Effect of FYM and NPK on growth and yield of garlic (Allium sativum L.)

Abstract

The present investigation was conducted during winter season of 2017 at research farm of Agriculture Faculty, Department of Horticulture Kandahar University, Afghanistan the experiment was conducted in randomized block design with nine treatments and three replications. Effect of Garlic (Allium sativum L.) on growth and Yield to different levels of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potash (NPK). Doses 100:75:75 and 120:75:75 kg per hectare combination with farm yard manure (FYM), 20 and 25 t ha-1. The statistical analysis using F test revealed that FYM, NPK and combination of these two fertilizers significantly affected all growth and yield parameters studied. Maximum plant height (56.25 cm), was recorded in plots fertilized with NPK 120:75:75 kg ha-1 + FYM 25 t ha-1, whereas maximum leaf length (47.33 cm), maximum number of leaves per plant (11.8), Maximum polar diameter of bulb (6.22 cm), maximum equatorial diameter of bulb (5.16 cm), fresh weight of bulb (84.60 g) and bulb yield ( 19.55 t ha-1).