METHOD FOR PREPARING OF SPECIAL BULB ONION FOR STORAGE Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC A01G25/00 A23B7/00 

FIELD: process for preparing of fresh bulb onion for storage to be further used in space feeding.

SUBSTANCE: method involves wiping preliminarily inspected bulb onion at predetermined wiping mode parameters with ethyl alcohol solution; removing non-tightly adhering covering scale; holding in suspension of preparation produced from Mortierella marburgensis micromycet biomass using predetermined process; cutting-off neck and cleaning stem; washing with ethyl alcohol solution; drying; wiping with ethyl alcohol solution; exposing to ultraviolet radiation; packaging each bulb in smoking paper and placing in polymeric trays. Method allows bulb onion storage time to be increased up to 45 days for further usage in space feeding.

EFFECT: prolonged bulb onion storage time.