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of Onion
A Presentation By …
Country
Middle East and
(Dubai, Sharjah
Agri Export Zones
Windrow curing
• Sorting and grading should be done at field level to minimize
post-harvest losses at subsequent stages.
• Use of consumer packing for graded bulbs, avoid drop of
bulbs from more than 30 cm height, avoid sunscald by
eliminating over-drying of outer scales directly in sun etc.
improve shelf-life of onions.
• Perforated hessian bags and plastic-woven bags are used for
onion packing to permit proper ventilation.
• Tier system of transportation on poor roads, restriction of
loading height in trucks and wagons, providing ventilation in
railway wagons and quick movement of onion wagons or
truck loads minimize the post-harvest losses of onions.
• Use of irradiation improves shelf-life of onions.
Harvesting
• Manual harvesting
• Mechanical harvesting
• Two-phase harvesting of onions
Cleaning
• Freedom from any impurity, which may materially alter
the appearance or eating quality, is essential.
(b) allow sufficient ventilation for the air around the bulbs to maintain
relative humidity in the required range, and
• Onion Bags
Sacks and nets used for onion packaging fall into three groups:
• Means of transport
Ship, aircraft, truck, railroad
• Symbols :
Container transport
O2
D esign
Cargo Handling
Ventilation
destination
concerned.
Odour
• dehydrated
• onion flakes
onion