Oakes Irrigation Research Site
Carrington Research Extension Center * North Dakota State University
P.O. Box 531, Oakes, ND 58474-0531, Phone: (701) 742-2744, FAX: (701) 742-2700, E-mail:									Walter.Albus@ndsu.edu
Table 1.  Onion hybrid performance trial at the Oakes Irrigation Research Site in 2012.
	Seed	Maturity	Half							Single	Total
Hybrid	Source	Days	Down1	> 4"	3 to 4"	2¼ to 3"	1 to 2¼"	Total	Culls	Center	Bulbs
				-----------------------------cwt------------------------------						%	/ac
Elbrus	SM	112	8/16	24	428	236	29	716	9	86	152552
Belmar	SM	118	8/25	82	680	153	18	933	10	90	158317
Ruffian	SM	116	8/21	79	576	138	24	816	16	86	145825
Marquette	SM	115	8/16	34	396	141	25	596	3	90	118918
Patterson	BE	105	8/20	0	363	138	15	516	1	86	106906
Hamilton	BE	118	8/22	64	707	136	20	927	12	90	156155
Sedona	BE	118	8/26	87	565	93	11	754	5	80	115795
Crockett	BE	118	8/25	66	451	73	9	600	5	76	95134
Calibra	BE	115	8/17	40	554	171	20	784	13	70	141981
Delgado	BE	115	8/17	66	685	132	16	899	6	76	143662
Gunnison	BE	110	8/14	27	662	150	20	859	3	96	160239
Talon	BE	110	8/17	19	412	70	13	513	3	80	90090
Frontino	NZ	125	8/23	165	653	89	9	915	10	90	132852
Maverick	NZ	120	8/22	137	601	96	11	844	10	96	125885
Cruiser (37-64)	NZ	115	8/15	5	451	252	29	738	5	76	161200
Ventura (4012)	NZ	113	8/14	25	504	171	23	722	2	80	136696
Mean			8/19	57	543	140	18	758	7	84	133888
CV%			12.0	39.0	12.0	19.0	31.0	10.0	103.6	18.0	10.0
LSD.05			3	32	97	38	8	110	NS	1	18953
1Date when 50% of onion tops down.
Planting date = April 20; Harvest date = September 6; Previous crop = barley.
Detailed material and methods
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