Recommended onion varieties for different seasons and regions of the country are given below:-
Varieties |
Colour |
Season |
Region |
Days to maturity |
Yield potential |
| Bhima Super | Red | Kharif | Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu
|
100-105 days | 20-22 t/ha |
| LateKharif | Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra | 110-120 days | 40-45 t/ha | ||
| Bhima Red
|
Red | Kharif | Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu
|
105-110 days | 19-21 t/ha
|
| LateKharif | Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra
|
110-120 days | 45-50 t/ha | ||
| Rabi | Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra | 110-120 days | 30-32 t/ha | ||
| Bhima Raj | Dark Red | Kharif | Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra | 100-105 days | 24-26
|
| LateKharif | Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra | 115-120 days | 40-45 t/ha | ||
| Rabi | Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana and Rajasthan | 115-120 days | 25-30 t/ha | ||
| Bhima Dark Red | Dark Red | Kharif | Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu | 100-110 days | 22-24 t/ha |
| Bhima Shakti
|
Red | LateKharif | Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra
|
125-135 days | 35-40 t/ha
|
| Rabi | Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Orissa, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh | 125-135 days | 28-30 t/ha | ||
| Bhima Kiran
|
Light red | Rabi | Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh | 125-135 days | 28-32 t/ha |
| Bhima Shubra | White | Kharif | Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu | 110-115 days
|
18-20 t/ha
|
| LateKharif | Maharashtra | 120-130 days | 36-42 t/ha | ||
| Bhima Shweta | White | Kharif | Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu | 110-120 days | 18-20 t/ha
|
| Rabi | Andhra Pradesh , Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh |
Source-
- Directorate of Onion and Garlic Research
