The nature of onion dormancy and changes over time
Within the onion bulb, a succession of internal changes take place, preparing it for regrowth see Section 6.11 . In agreement with Brewster 1987 , Miedema 1994a, b and Miedema and Kamminga 1994 showed with Japanese, Dutch and US culti-vars that dormancy exists in bulbs soon after maturation, followed by rest, during which slow internal preparation for rooting and sprouting takes place, unless temperatures are very low near 0 C or above 25 C. Onion dormancy can be rapidly broken under favourable...
