Morphological characterization of garlic (Allium sativum L.) germplasm

Abstract

A total of 25 garlic (Allium sativum L.) germplasm were collected from different location of Bangladesh and also from different countries of the world. Each germplasm was planted in each plot of 1m2 at the Allium Field Laboratory, Horticulture Farm, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh. This study was conducted during October, 2010 to March, 2011 in the field, using randomized complete block design with three replications. All germplasm were characterized on number of leaves, height of plant, leaf length, fresh weight of leaf, dry weight of leaf, number of cloves per bulb, length and diameter of bulb, fresh weight of bulb, dry weight of bulb, yield per plot and yield per hectare. Analyses of variances showed that garlic germplasm with different origins were significantly different for all characters. Different germplasm resulted better performances but germplasm G49 from Vietnam gave the highest results in respect of number of leaves per plant (10.63), leaf length (43.57 cm), fresh leaf weight (92.47g), dry leaf weight (6.13g), fresh weight of bulb (21.37g), total number of cloves per bulb (42.13), bulb diameter (4.13cm), fresh weight of bulb (21.37g), dry weight of bulb (5.73g) and yield (9.83 t/ha) which could help future researchers in garlic selection program and improvement of yield.

​Performance of Garlic Genotypes under Sub montane Zone of Maharashtra

“…It could be mainly attributed to the higher vegetative growth parameters like plant height, number of leaves per plant neck thickness and higher yield attributes viz., weight of bulb, bulb diameter, weight of clove, etc. The results of present findings are in agreement with the results reported by Salahuddin et al (2019), Mishra and Balaji (2017), Kowser et al (2018) and Bagchi et al (2020) in garlic genotypes.…”

“…The variation in number of leaves per plant in garlic genotypes might be due to the genetic potential of genotypes slightly modified by the new environment. The result of present findings are in close conformity with the earlier findings reported by Sharma et al (2015) and Salahuddin et al (2019) in garlic genotypes. The highest neck length at harvest was recorded in Phule Baswant (8.36 cm) whereas, the lowest recorded in G-119 (5.47 cm).…”

“…The garlic production needs to be increased either by increasing the area or by developing the high yielding varieties. Evaluation, characterization, documentation and conservation of germplasm provide a rapid, reliable and efficient tool of information to augment the utilization of germplasm through the development of suitable varieties Knowledge about the morphological characteristics of garlic germplasm is mo st im portan t fo r selection of th e app ropriate gen otyp es fo r ap prop riat e place an d ach ievement of hig h yield b esid es a sub sequ ent information to introduce, select and improve the existing varieties (Salahuddin et al, 2019). Keeping these points in mind, the present investigation was carried out at RCSM College of Agriculture, Kolhapur during Rabi, 2019.…”

Evaluation of Garlic Genotypes under Farmer’s Field Condition of Jumla, Nepal

“…Significant variation for number of leaves per plant was due to the difference between genotypes. Similar types of results were reported by researchers [16,17]. 2).…”

“…Generally, the lowest number of cloves per bulb was recorded from medium to large sized cloves. Similar observations were made by different researchers [17,10,21] who reported that clove size had significant effects on the number of cloves per bulb.…”