Effect of integrated nutrient management on growth characters of garlic (Allium Sativum l.) Cv. Yamuna Safed-3

Abstract

An experiment was carried out to assess the effect of integrated nutrient management on growth parameters of bulbous spice crop like garlic. Total ten treatments were tried including control with different combinations of inorganic fertilizers, organic fertilizers and bio-fertilizers. Among all the treatments, maximum plant height (80.07cm), number of leaves per plant (8.37), length of longest leaf (46.30cm), leaf width (2.12cm), collar height (6.27cm), collar width (1.44cm), fresh weight of plants (48.43g) and oven dry weight of plants (7.59g) were recorded with the application of 75% RDF + 40 kg sulphur + 3 ton FYM + 1 ton VC+ PSB +Azotobacter (T7) and the minimum values were expressed under control (T1). The maximum dry matter content (16.68%) was recorded in control and it was rated in minimum (15.54%) under T2 (RDF (100: 50: 50) followed by T5 (15.64%) and T7 (15.68%). More over maximum days to maturity (136.87 days) were taken by the plants raised in the treatment T1 (Control), whereas the plants fertilized with T7 (75% RDF + 40 kg sulphur + 3 ton FYM + 1 ton VC+ PSB +Azotobacter) had gave earliness in maturity (127.07 days). Therefore, treatment T7 (75% RDF + 40 kg sulphur + 3 ton FYM + 1 ton VC+ PSB +Azotobacter) was found to be superior in almost all the growth characters with comparison to the control.