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| A New Purple Peel Onion Variety—‘Liandong No.8’ |
| Miu Meihua,Xue Zhentai,Yang Haifeng,Huang Xiaofeng |
| Lianyungang Institute of Vegetable; Jiangsu 222006 |
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Abstract Liancong No.8 is a new onion variety developed by system selection from crossing combination with Ribenzipi and Hanchengziyu.It is middle maturity and takes about 250 days from sowing to harvest.The plant grows vigorously.Its bulb is oblate with dark purple peel,lightly pungent,and has good market quality.The average bulb weight is about 250 g,Its yield is 75-90 t·hm-2.
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Received: 13 February 2007
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