Bulb Onion Culture and Management, Circular 563, 2000
Serial publication focused on agricultural research and resources available to state residents through the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
NMSU Cooperative Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station Publications, 1889-Present
Date
2000-02
Decade
2000s
Author
Corgan, Joe
Wall, Marisa
Cramer, Chris
Sammis, Ted
Lewis, Brad
Schroeder, Jill
Subject (LCSH)
Onions--New Mexico
Onions--Varieties--New Mexico
Onion industry--New Mexico
Subject (NALT)
onions
New Mexico
Table of contents
The New Mexico industry
Risks and rewards
Sites and soils
Green manure crops and crop rotation
Land preparation
Seeding
Varieties and planting dates
Overwintering fall-planted varieties
Transplanting
Fertilization
Water requirements and irrigation
Irrigation methods
Water in the soil
Evapotranspiration
Irrigation frequency and amounts
Irrigation efficiency
Weed management
Onion insects
Cutworm species
Spotted cucumber beetle
onion-infesting maggots
Thrips species
Diseases
Harvest and handling
Additional resources
Extent
19 pages
Notes
Circular containing information on various aspects of raising bulb onions in New Mexico, including land preparation, planting, fertilization, insect and disease recognition, and harvesting
Original publisher
New Mexico State University
Cooperative Extension Service
College of Agriculture and Home Economics
Place of publication
Las Cruces (N.M.)
Frequency
frequency varies
Digital publisher
New Mexico State University Library
Source
NMSU College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences (ACES)