%0 Journal Article %T Growth characteristic of Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum L.) grown from seeds and transplants %A Maria Tendaj %A Barbara Mysiak %J Folia Horticulturae %@ 2083-5965 %D 2011 %I %R 10.2478/v10245-011-0001-x %X The characteristic growth features of four Welsh onion cultivars (¡®Parade¡¯, ¡®Performer¡¯, ¡®Siedmiolatka Zielona¡¯, and ¡®Siedmiolatka Czerwona¡¯) dependant on growing method (seeds sown directly in the field and from transplants) were evaluated during the three-year study (2007-2009). The following traits were determined: plant height, number of leaves on a single plant, tendency to produce laterals, plant weight, as well as length and diameter of the pseudostem. Plants of the ¡®Parade¡¯ cultivar were the highest (76.0 cm, on average), while those of ¡®Siedmiolatka Czerwona¡¯ were the shortest (mean 68.6 cm). Pseudostem length was found to be the main factor determining the height of the Welsh onion. The longest pseudostems were observed for the ¡®Parade¡¯ and ¡®Performer¡¯ cultivars, while the ¡®Siedmiolatka Czerwona¡¯ had the shortest. In each of the tested cultivars, those grown from a transplant resulted in larger pseudostems and a larger number of leaves. Amongst the studied cultivars, ¡®Siedmiolatka Czerwona¡¯ had the most numerous leaves and laterals (45.2 leaves and 14.3 laterals, on average), while ¡®Performer¡¯ and ¡®Parade¡¯ had the least (mean 11.7 and 14.8 leaves and 2.4 and 2.6 laterals, respectively). The weight of a single plant with laterals significantly differed depending on the cultivar and growing method. At the end of the vegetation period (mid-October), the ¡®Parade¡¯ and ¡®Performer¡¯ cultivars grown from transplants were characterised by the highest weights (mean 518.2 g and 631.7 g), while ¡®Siedmiolatka Czerwona¡¯ and ¡®Siedmiolatka Zielona¡¯ grown from seeds had the lowest (222 g, on average). %K growing method %K cultivars %K growth features %U http://versita.metapress.com/content/75334w442g17371r/?p=265ea31675284c78b15cab8bb6baf4b5&pi=0