Question: In Onion 'bolting' takes place due to:
Options:
High temperature
Low temperature
Excess of nitrogen
Deficiency of nitrogen
✅Explanation:
– Under this condition bulbs become light and fibrous and show very poor keeping quality.
– Under this condition bulbs become light and fibrous and show very poor keeping quality.
✏️Bolting may occur due to:
-Heredity differences in variety
-Extreme fluctuations in temperature
-Stunted growth of plants in seed beds
-Poor seed quality
-Very low temperature in the beginning of the growth favours bolting
Bolting in onions refers to the premature production of a flower stalk. This is undesirable as it reduces bulb quality and makes the onion unsuitable for storage.