Studies on Planting Methods and Clove Size on Growth and Yield of Garlic (Allium sativum L.)
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2017-07
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University of Agricultural Science, Dharwad
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An investigation was carried out to determine the effect of different planting methods and clove size on growth and yield of garlic during kharif 2016 and rabi 2016-17 at Saidapur Farm, Main Agricultural Research Station, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad.
Significant differences were observed among planting methods and the size of planting materials. The dome shape method (P4) of planting was consistently superior for growth parameters during both kharif and rabi season with highest plant height (51.10 cm and 57.22 cm, respectively), number of leaves (7.42 and 8.26, respectively), leaf area (34.85 dm2 and 57.70 dm2, respectively) and was on par with BBF method. Whereas, broad base furrow (BBF) method recorded the highest dry matter accumulation (60.13 g and 53.57 g), bulb weight (14.56 g and17.89 g), bulb diameter (14.92 mm and 38.05 mm), number of cloves (10.62 and 26.51), clove size (1.05 cm2 and 1.57 cm2) and total bulb yield (6.35 t/ha and 9.88 t/ha) respectively, during kharif and rabi seasons, and was followed by dome shape method. Further, planting large clove was noticed to be superior for the plant height (51.10 cm and 56.80 cm), number of leaves (7.42 and 8.31), leaf area (34.85 dm2 and 53.77 dm2), dry matter accumulation (60.13 g and 50.57 g), bulb weight (14.56 g and 17.56 g), bulb diameter (14.92 mm and 36.51 mm), number of cloves (10.62 and 24.83), clove size (1.05 cm2 and 1.67 cm2) and total bulb yield (6.35 t/ha and 9.72 t/ha) during both kharif and rabi season, respectively. The interaction effects between BBF method with large clove were found significant for growth and yield parameters. BBF method of planting with large clove (>1 g) was found to be superior over all the treatments as it resulted in better growth and higher yield with highest B:C ratio.