Evaluating the performance of recently released onion (Allium cepa L.) varieties at highland areas of West Hararghe, Ethiopia

Abstract

Onion (Allium cepa L.) is widely produced by farmers and commercial growers throughout the year for local use and local markets as income generation by farmers and for export market by commercial growers in Ethiopia. Field experiment was conducted during 2018 to 2020 cropping season at highland areas of the west Hararghe aimed at evaluating the performance of recently released onion varieties. Treatments were composed of three released onion (Allium cepa L.) varieties such as Nafis; Nasik-Red & Bombay-Redar ranged in a randomized complete block design (RCBD). Onion parameter data were analyzed using R software (R 3.4.