Onion [Allium cepa L.] is one of the most important commercial vegetable crops of Chitradurga district. It is mainly grown by small and marginal farmers. It is mainly grown for commercial bulb production during Kharif. Very less number of farmers goes for seed production during Rabi season with local varieties. This new extension approaches may help to farmers for technical interventions on seed production and self-reliance for quality seeds in district. The ICAR-KVK Chitradurga planned to take up quality seed production through participatory seed production in onion variety Arka Kalyan from 2016-17 to 2018- 19. Total 80 farmers by covering area 45 ha were taken up seed production activities and produced 264 q of quality seeds with worth of Rs. 39, 60, 000/-. |
