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Stable White Onion Yields: Working with the Eisber Hybrid

When planning to grow white salad onions, the main challenge isn't just achieving a marketable appearance, but keeping it fresh until mid-winter. Working with this variety, you realize it is a choice for predictability.

Agronomics and Field Performance

A maturity period of up to 90 days fits perfectly into the operational windows for most farms. In the field, Eisber acts like a reliable workhorse: it is not particularly demanding but requires standard moisture management. Its resistance to root rot is especially satisfying — even in years with excessive rainfall, losses are minimal, which significantly simplifies the agronomist's life during the active growth phase.

Product Quality and Storage

The bulbs are uniform and round, which is critical for machine sorting and packing. The weight varies, providing a range from compact 80–90g bulbs to large 160–170g ones. The snow-white skin combined with a dry matter content of 10–12% makes it an ideal salad product: it is juicy, mild, and lacks excessive bitterness.

Storage is the trump card of this variety. 5–6 months under proper warehouse temperature control is a realistic figure.