Onion

Descriptors
Category: CHEMICAL
  1. Dry matter content (DRY_MAT_CONT2) Unit: ⸤⸥; Codes: ⸤3= [Small], 5= [Medium], 7= [Large]⸥; Scale: ⸤⸥; Standard: ⸤k857⸥; Description: ⸤⸥
Category: MORPHOLOGY
  1. Bulb: root disc (BULB_ROOT_DISC) Unit: ⸤⸥; Codes: ⸤1= [flat], 3= [slightly depressed], 5= [much depressed in the bulb]⸥; Scale: ⸤⸥; Standard: ⸤k857⸥; Description: ⸤Position of root disc on the bulb.⸥
  2. Bulb: shape in longitudinal section (BULB_SHA_LON_SEC) Unit: ⸤⸥; Codes: ⸤1= [tall oval], 3= [globe-tall globe], 4= [globe], 5= [globe-flat globe]⸥; Scale: ⸤⸥; Standard: ⸤k857⸥; Description: ⸤⸥
  3. Bulb: skin color (BULB_SKIN_COL) Unit: ⸤⸥; Codes: ⸤1= [light straw yellow], 2= [straw yellow], 3= [light bronze], 4= [bronze], 5= [dark bronze], 6= [red], 7= [dark red]⸥; Scale: ⸤⸥; Standard: ⸤k857⸥; Description: ⸤⸥
  4. Bulb: skin quality (BULB_SKIN_QUAL) Unit: ⸤⸥; Codes: ⸤1= [good skin], 3= [acceptable skin], 5= [slightly bad skin], 7= [bad skin with many cracks]⸥; Scale: ⸤⸥; Standard: ⸤k857⸥; Description: ⸤⸥
  5. Bulb: skin thickness (BULB_SKIN_THICKN) Unit: ⸤⸥; Codes: ⸤3= [thin], 5= [medium], 7= [thick]⸥; Scale: ⸤⸥; Standard: ⸤k857⸥; Description: ⸤This characteristic is examined when the onions are fully developed and dried at harvest.⸥
  6. Onion: top color (ONION_TOP_COL) Unit: ⸤⸥; Codes: ⸤1= [light green], 2= [green], 3= [dark green], 4= [blue green]⸥; Scale: ⸤⸥; Standard: ⸤k857⸥; Description: ⸤⸥
  7. Onion: top size (ONION_TOP_SIZE) Unit: ⸤⸥; Codes: ⸤3= [Small], 5= [Medium], 7= [Large]⸥; Scale: ⸤⸥; Standard: ⸤k857⸥; Description: ⸤⸥
  8. Onion: top stem diameter (ONION_TOP_STEM_DIA) Unit: ⸤⸥; Codes: ⸤3= [Small], 5= [Medium], 7= [Large]⸥; Scale: ⸤⸥; Standard: ⸤k857⸥; Description: ⸤Diameter of the stem just above the bulb.⸥
  9. Bulb: size (UPOV_TG/46/3_8) Unit: ⸤⸥; Codes: ⸤3= [Small], 5= [Medium], 7= [Large]⸥; Scale: ⸤⸥; Standard: ⸤UPOV_TG/46/3_8⸥; Description: ⸤⸥
Category: PHENOLOGY
  1. Onion: earliness (ONION_EARLINESS) Unit: ⸤⸥; Codes: ⸤1= [very early], 3= [early], 5= [medium], 7= [late], 9= [very late]⸥; Scale: ⸤⸥; Standard: ⸤k857⸥; Description: ⸤The time for harvest maturity, when foliage fall-over.⸥
Category: PRODUCTION
  1. Storage: ability (1-9) (STOR_ABIL) Unit: ⸤⸥; Codes: ⸤1= [none], 2= [22.22% of very good], 3= [little], 4= [44.44% of very good], 5= [medium], 6= [66.67% of very good], 7= [good], 8= [88.89% of very good], 9= [very good]⸥; Scale: ⸤1 to 9⸥; Standard: ⸤k857⸥; Description: ⸤⸥
  2. Yield (3-9 scale) (YIELD4) Unit: ⸤⸥; Codes: ⸤3= [Small], 5= [Medium], 7= [Large], 9= [very large]⸥; Scale: ⸤⸥; Standard: ⸤k857⸥; Description: ⸤⸥