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المستخلص
The onion (Allium cepa L.) is a crop of major economic and dietary importance in all parts of the world. Onions have world-wide importance,ranking second among all vegetables in economic importance after tomatoes . The average intake in the world is 7 kg per capita-1. Year-1,being Libya (32 kg per capita- 1. year-1) and Turkey (27 kg per capita-
1.year-1) the main consumers (FAOSTAT, 2002). In Egypt, onion is the
third vegetable more consumed (15 kg per capita-1.year-1), after potato
and tomatoes, and it is cultivated all over the country concentration in
delta area and Upper Egypt (84.3 % of total area) and new land areas
(15.7 %), being white (Giza-6) and red (Giza-20) onions the most
produced varieties. The current production area is being around 122,552
Feddan with total production 1.3 million ton.