| Growing area | : | Latitude 20º-35º (subtropical, semi-arid, arid): queensland, southern africa, northern brazil, southern europe |
| Market aim | : | Fresh market |
| Day length | : | Early short day for hot dry to hot humid conditions |
| Storability | : | Short (2-4 months) |
| Sowing period | : | South hem 25º-35º: mch-may, north hem: 25º-35º: sep-nov, tropical 0º-25º: depending on rainy seasons, (in all regions a few weeks earlier if by transplant seedlings) |
| Harvest period | : | Approx 22-26 weeks after seeding, depending on planting date, local and seasonal factors, south hem: aug-nov, north hem: feb-may |
| Shape | : | Grano-globe |
| Size | : | Medium to large (70-110 mm), depending on seasonal factors, sow date and location |
Early Short Day, yellow skinned onion. This variety has large, globe-shaped, highly single centred bulbs with good skin retention and excellent yield potential. Samurai has partial resistance to Pink Root disease and it has also shown some partial resistance to Downy Mildew and other foliar diseases compared to many other Short Day varieties of its type. It has a sweet flavour with good firmness and storage ability for this type of onion