Onion Seed Producer E-Learning
Virtual training of onion seed producers is an occupation in the field of agriculture that is related to occupations such as food buyers and food sellers.
Summary of this course:
Importance and necessity of onion cultivation:
Onion is one of the most important and widely used vegetables in the nutrition and food industries of the world and has a large amount of production in a large part of agriculture around the world. This plant is native to southwest Asia. So, in a way, we can say that Iran is one of the centers and centers of onion diversity.
Onion has been used as food since ancient times in Iran and the world, onion is eaten fresh (raw and cooked in a variety of foods), processed (fried and onion powder) and also medicinal.
Botanical characteristics of onions:
Onion is a monocotyledonous plant of the onion family (Alias), biennial for flower and seed production and annual for onion or onion production.
Root: The root of the onion is superficial and sprayed and comes out from the short lower parts and diffusion of the disc stem. The length of these roots is relatively
Short and its spread in the soil in 10 to 20 cm above the soil of the field.
Seeds: Black onion seeds are 3 to 4 mm long and 0.5 to 1 mm in diameter. The weight of a thousand seeds is 2.7 to 4 grams. Onion seeds retain their vigor for 1 to 2 years in the best storage conditions, but it is better to sow annual seeds.
Topics of Onion Seed Virtual Training Course:
- Selecting and preparing a suitable place for growing and producing onion seeds
- Preparing the culture medium
- Onion cultivation operations
- Operation had onions
- Onion seed harvesting operation
- Timely marketing, sales and marketing of the product
Prerequisites for onion seed producer training course:
This course does not require any special prerequisites and is taught from the ground up.