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Shallot Production Status in Ethiopia: A Research Review

Awoke Ali Zeleke^*

Department of Agricultural Research, Fogera National Rice Research and Training Center, Woreta, Ethiopia

Received Date: Jul 22, 2022 / Published Date: Jan 18, 2023

Citation: Zeleke AA (2023) Shallot Production Status in Ethiopia: A Research Review. Adv Crop Sci Tech 11:556

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Shallot (Allium cepa var. ascalonicum Backer) is an important bulb vegetable crops which grown under main rain fall and irrigation condition. The paper reviewed focus on the production of shallot in Ethiopia. The main constraint for shallot production is lack of improved varieties and planting materials, inappropriate agronomic practices, disease and insects, pre and post-harvest loss management. Shallot reproduces through their bulb and true seed. The use of seed propagating shallot varieties more useful than bulb propagating varieties in terms of lower seed cost and volume of seed, higher bulb yield and quality, free disease and insect transmission, lower cost of transportation and long storage capability. Seed propagated varieties should be demonstrated and addressed for farmers.