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Improved Seed Varieties of Onion

» 1. Crop: Onion   ||  Variety: HORTIONO 6 (VI037375)  ||   Released in 2026  ||   Registered in 2026

Outstanding Characteristics : Medium pungency (6.3 µmol/g Fw), medium bulb size and resistant to black mold, purple blotch, stem and bulb nematode and leaf miner(28.2 t/ha)

» 2. Crop: Onion   ||  Variety: HORTIONI 5 (VI037366)  ||   Released in 2026  ||   Registered in 2026

Outstanding Characteristics : High pungency (7.14µmol/gFw), long shelf life, medium bulb size, resistant to bacterial soft rot, anthracnose and onion yellow dwarf virus (24.7 t/ha)

» 3. Crop: Onion   ||  Variety: HORTIONI 4 (VI043663)  ||   Released in 2026  ||   Registered in 2026

Outstanding Characteristics : Medium pungency (5.8µmol/g Fw), medium shelf life, medium bulb size, and resistant to downy mildew, neck and bulb rot and thrip. (26.5 t/ha)

» 4. Crop: Onion   ||  Variety: HORTIONI 3 (VI043668)  ||   Released in 2026  ||   Registered in 2026

Outstanding Characteristics : Medium pungency (6.2 µmol/g Fw), high bulb and leaves yield, big bulb size, dual purpose (Good for bulb and leaf production) and resistant to purple blotch, onion yellow dwarf virus and thrips.(32.1 t/ha)

» 5. Crop: Onion   ||  Variety: HORTIONI 2 (VI041439)  ||   Released in 2026  ||   Registered in 2026

Outstanding Characteristics : High pungency (8.5µmol/g Fw), high bulb yield, high shelf life, big bulb size, resistant to anthracnose, stem and bulb nematode, onion yellow sdwarf virus and leaf miner. (36.8 t/ha)

» 6. Crop: Onion   ||  Variety: HORTIONI 1 (V1037376)  ||   Released in 2026  ||   Registered in 2026

Outstanding Characteristics : High pungency (7.5µmol/g Fw), high bulb and leaves yield, big bulb size, dual purpose (Good for bulb and leaf production)and resistant to anthracnose, stem and bulb nematode, onion yellow dwarf virus and leaf miner.(30.3 t/ha)