Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences, Debre Berhan University, P.O. Box 445, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia.
Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Sciences, Debre Berhan University, P.O. Box 445, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia.
ScientificWorldJournal. 2021 Nov 5;2021:7351873. doi: 10.1155/2021/7351873. eCollection 2021.
Garlic is an important cash crop in many regions of Ethiopia. However, the yield of the crop is constrained by several factors. Among these, inappropriate clove size is one of the major agronomic practices that can decrease the yield of the crop. Hence, a field experiment was conducted during the 2020/21 main cropping season at Debre Berhan University, College of Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences, demonstration and research site to evaluate the effect of clove size on growth and bulb yield of garlic ( L.). The treatments consisted of five clove sizes: 1-1.49 g, 1.5-1.99 g, 2-2.50 g, 2.51-2.99 g, and 3-3.5 g. An improved variety "Tseday" was used as a planting material. The experiment was laid out as a randomized complete block design in a factorial arrangement and replicated for three times. The results revealed that clove size significantly influenced all growth and yield parameters of garlic. Planting of 3-3.5 g cloves reduced days to emergence by 11 and 6.33 days and days to maturity by 28.33 and 18.00 days, respectively, as compared to planting of 1-1.49 g and 2-2.5 g cloves. This treatment also increased total bulb yield by 25.88% and 15.58%, respectively, as compared to planting of 1-1.49 g and 2-2.5 g cloves. In addition, this treatment significantly increased most of the growth and bulb yield components. Hence, it can be concluded that planting of 3-3.5 g cloves could be recommended to enhance early emergence, good vegetative growth, and total bulb yield of garlic.
大蒜是埃塞俄比亚许多地区的重要经济作物。然而，作物的产量受到多种因素的限制。其中，蒜种大小不当是主要的农艺措施之一，会降低作物的产量。因此，在 2020/21 年度主要种植季节，在德布雷伯翰大学农业和自然资源科学学院的示范和研究点进行了田间试验，以评估蒜种大小对大蒜（ L.）生长和鳞茎产量的影响。处理包括五个蒜种大小：1-1.49 g、1.5-1.99 g、2-2.50 g、2.51-2.99 g 和 3-3.5 g。使用改良品种“Tseday”作为种植材料。试验采用完全随机区组设计，因子排列，重复三次。结果表明，蒜种大小显著影响大蒜的所有生长和产量参数。种植 3-3.5 g 的蒜种可分别将出苗天数减少 11 天和 6.33 天，将成熟天数减少 28.33 天和 18.00 天，与种植 1-1.49 g 和 2-2.5 g 的蒜种相比。与种植 1-1.49 g 和 2-2.5 g 的蒜种相比，该处理还分别增加了 25.88%和 15.58%的总鳞茎产量。此外，该处理还显著增加了大多数生长和鳞茎产量组成部分。因此，可以得出结论，种植 3-3.5 g 的蒜种可以推荐用于提高大蒜的早期出苗、良好的营养生长和总鳞茎产量。
