Effect of nutrient management through organic sources on yield and quality of garlic (Allium sativum L.) under organic farming

Abstract

An experiment was conducted on medium black calcareous soil atJunagadh (Gujarat) to evaluate FYM, biofertilizers and botanicals for organic cultivation of garlic (var. Gujarat Garlic 4) during Rabi season of 2017-18 and 2018-19. The results revealed that the growth parameters, yield attributes and yield were significantly influenced by the various organic treatments in both years and pooled results. The experimental results revealed that the application of FYM @ 10 t/ha + Panchgavya as foliar spray @ 3% at 30 and 60 DAS (T1) produced significant effect on growth parameters, yield attributes and yield obtained significantly higher bulb yield (68.04, 71.28 and 68.99 q/ha) and straw yield (8.63, 9.47 and 8.87 q/ha) in 2018, 2019 and pooled results, respectively.