Effects of different harvesting times and maturation periods on yield of shallot (allium cepa var. ascalonicum) on peat

A. C. Leong and Z. Abu

Abstract

This study was carried out on peat for two seasons to determine the best time of harvesting shallot and its effect on subsequent yield. Randomized complete block design was used with treatments replicated four times. The best time to harvest shallot on peat was at 70 DAP which coincided with 95% lodging and browning of the shallot leaves. The study also found that the maturation periods of the bulbs at the time of harvest affected subsequent yield. Locally produced planting material performed unfavourably compared with imported shallot. The number of bulbs and percentage of white tip were not affected by bulbs of different maturation periods.

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