Onion detopping operation is tedious, time consuming and labour intensive which increases cost of operation. About 12.5 man-hours are required in manual detopping operation of 1 MT onion bulbs. The onion detopping is calls for its mechanization to reduce the losses in field and for timeliness in operation, fetching good market price and better storability. Therefore, a power operated onion detopper was developed for reducing the drudgery and labour involved in onion detopping operation. It consists of main frame, conveying unit, cutting unit, safety guard and power transmission unit. Electric...