RESPONSE OF SOWING DATE AND SULPHUR LEVELS ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF GARLIC (Allium sativum L.)

KAVITA CHOUDHARY¹, M.R. CHOUDHARY²*
¹Department of Horticulture, S.K.N. College of Agriculture, Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner, 303 329, Rajasthan, India
²Department of Horticulture, S.K.N. College of Agriculture, Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner, 303 329, Rajasthan, India
* Corresponding Author : mrcrau@gmail.com

Received : 14-04-2018     Accepted : 19-04-2018     Published : 30-04-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 8       Pages : 5791 - 5793
Int J Agr Sci 10.8 (2018):5791-5793

Keywords : Garlic, sowing dates, sulphur content, bulb yield, cloves
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to S.K.N. College of Agriculture, Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner, 303 329, Rajasthan, India
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

A field experiment was conducted to find out the suitable sowing date and optimum dose of sulphur to obtain good quality yield in garlic (Allium sativum L.). Sixteen treatment combinations with four dates of sowing viz., 10th October (D1), 25th October (D2), 10th November (D3) and 25th November (D4) and four levels of sulphur (control, 30, 60 and 90 kg/ ha) were taken. Sowing of garlic crop on 25th October along with application of sulphur @ 60 kg/ ha significantly increased polar diameter of bulb, average weight of bulb and yield. It may be concluded that most suitable time for sowing of garlic crop is 25th October and a dose of 60 kg/ ha sulphur found better to harvest a good crop with good yield and net returns under semi-arid region of Rajasthan.

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