National Agricultural Research Project Quarterly Report of activities and Progress October - December 1998

Abstract

Out of 16 cultivars in the trial at NHRC, Thika, four cul1ivars namely_Sivan, Tropicana Hybrid, BOS71 and Capri F 1 were identified as the most promising. However, in overall rating of the varieties, the consumers ranked the cultivar Tropicana hybrid as the best followed by Red Synthetic, Sivan, BOS71 and Carpi F 1 based on medium size and red colour of bulbs.