Texas Grano Onion
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| Crop Remark: | Short day yellow onion with straw coloured skin. Popular across the globe for its sweet flesh and mild-medium pungent flavour. Highly tolerant to bolting |
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| Growing Areas: | Adapted to many tropical and sub-tropical regions |
| Seed rate/ acre: | 1000 - 1500 g |
| Approx. seeds/gm: | 300 seeds |
| Spacing: | (20 - 30 cm) x (5 -10 cm) |
| Foliage growth attitude: | Prostrate |
| Foliage cracking: | Strong |
| Maturity: | 90 days after transplanting |
| Bulb shape and uniformity: | uniform globe shaped bulbs |
| Bulb firmness: | Firm with thick multiple scales |
| Bulb skin colour: | Yellow onion with straw coloured skin |
| Bulb fresh colour: | White sweet flesh |
| Bulb size: | Large bulbs |
| Yield Potential: | 14-18 tons / acre |
| Pests: | Highly tolerant to onion thrips |
| Diseases: | Notable field resistance to Pink Root Rot |
| Usage: | Used as a flavoring or side dish. Can be boiled, baked, grilled, fried, roasted, eaten raw in salad |
| Health benefits: | Rich in vitamins B, C, minerals; fibre, carbs, potassium, has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, blood sugar regulation and medicinal properties against heart disease, mouth sore |
| Available pack sizes: | Kadogo (1 g), 10 g, 25 g, 50 g, 100 g, 250 g, 500 g |