Comparative study of different garlic (allium sativum l.) varieties for rabi season under Telangana

Abstract

An investigation was conducted to ascertain the Garlic (Allium sativum L.) production depends on the performance of various varieties that are suitable to different conditions imposed by specific environment. Production of Garlic in Rabi season is more important to have continuous supply round the year. So evaluation of Garlic varieties is basic step towards its popularization for successful cultivation under Telangana conditions. Keeping this in view, field experiment was conducted at Vegetable research station, SKLTSHU, Rajendranagar. The Eight varieties viz., G – 304, G – 384 (c), JG-12-02, DG-08-12, Bhima Purple (c), G-363, G-189 (c), UHF G-12-2 were supplied by AINRP on Onion and Garlic. The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design with three replications for Rabi season of 2018-19. The characters studied were Average Bulb weight (g), Average number of cloves per compound Bulb, Average weight of 10 cloves (g) and Marketable yield per ha (q). Among the varieties tested, significantly the highest marketable yield was observed in the variety UHF G-12-2 (111.75 q) followed by G-304 (86.38 q), Bhima Purple (c) (84.64 q), G – 363 (83.76 q) are on par with each other and minimum yield was recorded for G-384 (c) (46.38 q). Thus, the high yielding variety from this study may be used for commercial cultivation.