IC0598236: A Potential Genotype of Great Headed Garlic (Allium ampeloprasumvar.ampeloprasumL.)

Abstract

The experiments on characterization and evaluation of collected germplasm of garlic were conducted at Vegetable Research Block of Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry, Ranichauri Campus, Tehri-Garhwal, during 2012–13 and 2013–14. A few plants exhibiting long, dark green, broader and leathery leaves, pink umbels with micro-cloves (bulbils), large bulbs and cloves were selected and multiplied clonally to generate population of uniform plants. The germplasm submitted to National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, was given IC0598236. Regarding morpho-agronomic performance, reactions to biotic and abiotic stresses, bulb yield and related traits indicated that IC0598236 was botanically Allium ampeloprasum var. ampeloprasum L. It exhibited about 38.9% higher mean bulb yield (239.8 q/ha) than Agrifound Parvati (174.2 q/ha), a commercial variety of common garlic (A. sativum L.), due to larger bulb size (68.4 g mean bulb weight) and cloves (62.6 g, 10 clove weight). The genotype IC0598236 was comparable with commercial cultivar Agrifound Parvati of A. sativum in relation to TSS and dry matter in cloves. Under field conditions, it can withstand moisture and biotic stresses very well. On the basis of these many beneficial characteristics, IC0598236 (Allium ampeloprasum var. ampeloprasum) could be recommended as a potential commercial crop of Uttarakhand hills.