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International Journal for Asian Contemporary Research, 6(1): 1-10

Research Article

Effects of Seedlings Transplanting Time and Variety on the Yield and Quality of Summer Onion (Allium cepa L.) Seed

Mst. Sabina Begum,
Mst. Sabina Begum,

Department of Agronomy and Agricultural Extension, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Md. Arifur Rahman,
Md. Arifur Rahman,

Department of Agronomy and Agricultural Extension, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Md. Abdur Rahim
Md. Abdur Rahim

Department of Agricultural Science, Daffodil International University, Birulia, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

and Md. Abdul Alim*
Md. Abdul Alim*

Department of Agronomy and Agricultural Extension, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.


Received: 04 January, 2026 || Accepted: 10 February, 2026 || Published: 20 February, 2026

 

A B S T R A C T

The experiment was carried out at the Pakuria village under the Bagha Upazilla of Rajshahi district during the year of 2018-2019 to find out the effect of seedlings transplanting time on the yield and quality seed production of summer onion. The experiment was laid out in a Split-plot design with three replications in which seedlings transplanting times was used as main plots and varieties as sub-plots. These treatments include- Seedlings transplanted at November 20(D1), Seedlings transplanted at December 10 (D2) and Seedlings transplanted at December 30 (D3) while the varieties treatments were BINA Piaz-1 (V1), BINA Piaz-2 (V2) and BARI PIAZ-3(V3). The total number of unit plots in the entire experimental plot was 27 (3´3´3). The unit plot size was 2 m´2 m=4m2. The plot to plot distance was 0.5m and the block to block distance was 1.0m. The soil pH was 8.15. Results showed significant variations among the yield and quality characters of summer onion seeds due to seedlings transplanting time. The highest quality summer onion seed yield (802.83 kg ha-1) was obtained from seedlings transplanted at December 10 (D2) that was at par with seedlings planted at November 20 but the lowest seed yield (728.57 kg ha-1) was found in late transplanting time at December 30(D­3). On the other hand, the variety BINA PIAZ-1 (V1) produced the highest amount (816.82 kg ha-1) quality seed and the lowest seed yield was obtained from BARI PIAZ-3(V3). The combined effect of BINA PIAZ-1 with seedlings transplanted at December 10 (D1V1) give the highest yield (892.25 kg ha-1) summer onion seed and the lowest (616.03 kg ha-1) one was exerted from the combination of D3V3. From the study, it can be suggested that onion seedlings transplanted at early to middle of the growing season produced superior quality seeds summer onion while the late transplanting give the inferior quality and minimum seed yield of summer onion.

Keywords: Seedling, transplanting time, variety, quality, seed yield and summer onion .

 

Copyright information: Copyright © 2026 Author(s) retain the copyright of this article. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License


    To cite this article: Begum,, M.S., Rahman,, M.A., Rahim, M.A., and Alima, M.A. (2026). Effects of Seedlings Transplanting Time and Variety on the Yield and Quality of Summer Onion (Allium cepa L.) Seed. International Journal for Asian Contemporary Research, 6(1): 1-10.  

 

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