Optimizing Planting Method and Fertilizer Application Rate for Producing High Quality Nursery of Onion cv. Phulkara

• Published in: Proceedings Vol. 36; no. 1; p. 84
• Main Authors: Khurram Ziaf, Muhammad Wasim Haider, Aman Ullah Malik, Raheel Anwar, Rehan Riaz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 01.01.2020
• Subjects: allium cepa; diammonium phosphate (list three to ten pertinent keywords specific to the article; fertilizer management; seedling production; sowing method; yet reasonably common within the subject discipline.

Onion (Allium cepa L.), locally famous as "Piaz", occupies a prominent place among commercial crops of Pakistan, by supplementing the income of small/marginal land-hold farmers. One of the major constraints of onion farming in Pakistan is poor nursery due to adoption of traditional plantin...