The onion (Allium cepa) also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is used
as a vegetable and is the
most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium. This genus
also contains several other species variously referred to as onions and
cultivated for food.
The agro ecological diversity obtained in the country enables production of onions almost around the year. However, production volumes greatly differ from crop to crops follows:
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June-July
Punjab
& KPK Plains (13%)
·
August-September KPK
Uplands (16%)
·
August-October Balochistan (26%)
·
November-May Sindh (45%)
Onion growing Districts of Pakistan
The major onion
growing districts are
Punjab
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Kasur
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Gujranwala
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Sheikhupura
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Vehari
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Khaneawal
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D.G. Khan
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Jhang
Sindh
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Hyderabad
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Mirpurkhas
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Sanghar
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Sukkar
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N. Feroze
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Badin
KPK
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Swat
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Balochistan
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Mastung
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Kalat
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Chagai
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Khuzdar
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Turbat
