Centurion Bow

Centurion Bow
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Name synonyms: Centurion
  • Year of approval: 2006
  • Ripening terms: mid-early
  • Bulb weight, g: 110-150
  • The form: broadly ovoid
  • Dry scales: brown
  • Coloring juicy scales: white
  • Density: dense
  • Taste: spicy
  • Disease and pest resistance: stable
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Onions are a culture without which one cannot imagine the cuisine of any country. He enjoys universal love in Russia as well. Breeders around the world work tirelessly to create varieties for different regions and different ripening periods. Centurion F1 (synonymous with Centurion) is a versatile hybrid of the first generation.

Breeding history

The hybrid appeared thanks to the efforts of Dutch breeders. It contains the best indicators of the parent varieties: Stuttgarten Riesen and other representatives of the early category. The Centurion was approved for use in our country in 2006.

Description of the variety

Like all members of this family, Centurion is rich in phytoncides, which makes its taste pungent and pungent. In addition, the hybrid contains a large amount of vitamins C and B, iron, magnesium, potassium and phosphorus. There are phytosterols that help fight atherosclerosis.

The bow has:

  • large-fruited and high yields;

  • good keeping quality and ability to store up to 8 months;

  • 100% germination, winter hardiness, resistance to return frost;

  • strong immunity;

  • unpretentiousness.

At the same time, the hybrid hardly tolerates prolonged waterlogging - in a rainy summer it can be affected by powdery mildew, although it tolerates short-term cold snaps quite well. The centurion is popular, even though it is impossible to independently obtain seed. Such sevok or nigella cannot be bought on the market or from a private trader without the risk of being deceived.

Characteristics of the appearance of plants and bulbs

The dense head has a wide obovate shape. Dry surface scales are colored brown, juicy scales are white. Nesting of the hybrid: one-, two-bud, all bulbs grown in compliance with agrotechnical standards have the same parameters. Harvest storage - until spring (8 months). Average weight 110–150 g, dark green feather is characterized by increased thin skin when young, juiciness, balanced pungency, bright aroma and pleasant taste. The feather is suitable for fresh consumption. After heat treatment, the taste of the onion becomes soft, oily, sweetish, and a wonderful aroma appears. Small onions are ideal for pickling.

Purpose and taste

Centurion has a pungent pungent taste and is used for fresh consumption, cooking and canning.

Maturation

The hybrid belongs to the mid-early category: from germination to lodging of the feather takes from 70 to 77 days, the bulb is completely formed in 3 months.

Yield

The centurion gives rich harvests: on average, 252-420 centners are harvested per hectare.

Growing regions

The hybrid is adapted for growing in the central regions of the Russian Federation.

Planting dates with seeds, seedlings and seedlings

Landing times vary depending on the purpose. For seedlings, nigella is sown in early March, the winter planting of onion sets is carried out 3 weeks before the onset of winter cold. In the spring, such a ridge gives out greens early, the crop is harvested 2-3 weeks earlier than spring plantings. Centurion is, in principle, more suitable for growing as a winter crop and can withstand frosts down to –4ºC.

Growing and care

For planting a Centurion, well-lit areas with loose sandy loam soil are chosen. If the soil in a suitable place is heavy, clayey, then you will have to work on its structure.In this case, coarse sand, lime or dolomite flour are added if the pH is increased or alkalization of the soil is observed.

The hybrid has a two-year development cycle:

  1. the first year - sowing seeds (nigella);

  2. second year - planting onion sets grown from nigella.

The hybrid can be grown in 1 season in seedlings. In this case, the seeds are sown for seedlings in early March and at the end of February in the southern regions. Green arrows are transplanted into open ground after the soil warms up to + 15ºC.

For sowing or planting, raised beds of arbitrary size are made, the surface is powdered with wood ash, grooves are punched with a depth of 4 cm with a distance of 20-25 cm between them, after which nigella is sown and sprinkled with earth. For planting seedlings in the grooves, additional depressions are made, greens are laid, and covered with soil.

Further onion care is the same for any cultivation method.

  • Watering. The event should be timely and regular (weekly) in the first 30 days after planting, when 1 sq. m account for up to 8 liters of warm liquid. Then the frequency of irrigation is reduced, and 20 days before the harvest is stopped completely.

  • Weeding, loosening help to keep the surface layer in a light loose state, prevent the appearance of an earth crust, and provide oxygen access. Weeding removes weeds from the crop, which are able to draw out the lion's share of nutrients and moisture from the soil.

  • Top dressing:

    1. the first application is carried out 2-3 weeks after planting - nitrogen compounds;

    2. the second feeding is carried out 1.5-2 weeks after the first - the introduction of potassium-phosphorus preparations and mullein infusion;

    3. for the third time, the culture is fed when four feathers appear - 30 g of superphosphate and potassium sulfate are diluted in 10 liters of water.

Following these simple recommendations will allow you to grow an excellent harvest of healthy and tasty bulbs.

Since the onion is an unpretentious and cold-resistant plant, it can be planted both in spring and autumn. It is necessary to properly prepare the planting material, competently prepare the garden bed and determine the timing of planting.

To grow a large and tasty onion crop, you need to take good care of it from planting to harvesting. Watering is an important part of outdoor crop care. Thanks to timely watering, the onion will be able to grow normally, form a bulb, and grow greens.

The bow is not as unpretentious as it seems. For good growth, you need fertile soil, quality care and nutritious fertilizers. Without top dressing, the bulbs will grow small, and the greens will not be lush. At different stages, it should be fed with different substances. The vegetable needs organic and mineral feeding. A good result for fertilizing onions is the use of folk remedies.

Disease and pest resistance

Strong immunity protects its host from most diseases. The danger for the Centurion is only powdery mildew and Alternaria, but only in especially unfavorable seasons. In the fight against them, fungicides are used. From pests, onion fly and onion moth can be feared. Insecticides will help get rid of them, and as a preventive measure, planting onions with carrots can be combined. Gardeners and gardeners who do not use chemistry in the garden will be helped by folk remedies.

Despite the fact that the onion is a very useful plant, capable of repelling and killing many microbes and bacteria, it itself is often damaged and suffers from various misfortunes.Diseases and pests of onions can significantly reduce the yield. It is necessary to correctly determine the presence of this or that disease and take appropriate measures in time.

To get a good harvest, you should not only properly care for it, but also harvest it at a certain time. You can remove the onion from the garden only after it is fully ripe. Collecting bulbs in the middle lane usually begins in August, closer to the middle of the month.
After harvesting the onion, it is important to preserve it as long as possible, without losing quality. For this, the raw materials must be properly prepared. You can store onions in different ways. It is important to observe a certain mode of temperature and humidity in the room.
Main characteristics
Name synonyms
Centurion
Year of approval
2006
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onion
Category
hybrid
Appointment
for fresh consumption, for canning
Maturation
100%
Yield
high
Average yield
252-420 c / ha
Bulb
The form
broadly ovate
Bulb weight, g
110-150
Dry scales
brown
Coloring juicy scales
white
Density
dense
Taste
spicy
Nesting (primordiality)
one-, two-primordial
Evenness
even
Storage
up to 8 months
Keeping quality
excellent
Growing
Winter hardiness
withstands night frosts up to -4 degrees
Growing features
recommended for growing on a turnip in a two-year culture from seedlings
The soil
with humus
Watering
timely
Location
prefers well-lit areas
Growing regions
Central
Resistant to adverse weather conditions
cold-resistant
Disease and pest resistance
steady
Maturation
Ripening terms
mid-early
The period from germination to mass lodging of feathers
70-77 days
The period from sowing to seed ripening
90-100 days
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