Product Type: Vegetables –Onion
Stage: Production & Harvesting, Handling & Storage
Problem: Bacterial rot from mold and fungal infestation
Solution: Curing and drying, controlling harvest time, storage humidity and temperature

1. Onion is affected by multiple kinds of pathological disorders including: botryris neck rot, black mold, blue mold, soft rot, slippery skin, and sour skin.
2. Bacterial rot makes onion unsuitable for sale and consumption:
   
3. Production & Harvesting, Handling & Storage: Neck rot and other bacterial rots occur when mechanical injuries (bruising, freezing injury, etc.) allows infection and wet conditions lead to condensation in onion bulbs. Harvesting onions at full maturity, taking care to minimize bruising, and then drying and curing onions helps prevent infection:
   
4. Handling & Storage: Maintaining proper storage conditions is most crucial. Low-humidity storage prevents condensation and watery scales which are key factors leading to onion rot.