Visual and Keeping Quality of Stored Bulb Onions as Affected by Harvest and Postharvest Treatments

Table 1

Treatment combinations.

Main plot (harvesting stage)	Sub-plot (curing period)	Sub-sub plot (time of topping)
At 75% top fall	No curing	Topped at harvesting
		Topped 2 weeks after harvesting
	1-week curing	Topped at harvesting
		Topped 2 weeks after harvesting
	2 weeks’ curing	Topped at harvesting
		Topped 2 weeks after harvesting
At 50% top fall	No curing	Topped at harvesting
		Topped 2 weeks after harvesting
	1-week curing	Topped at harvesting
		Topped 2 weeks after harvesting
	2 weeks’ curing	Topped at harvesting
		Topped 2 weeks after harvesting
At 25% top fall	No curing	Topped at harvesting
		Topped 2 weeks after harvesting
	1-week curing	Topped at harvesting
		Topped 2 weeks after harvesting
	2 weeks’ curing	Topped at harvesting
		Topped 2 weeks after harvesting