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Effect of Different Organic Manures on the Growth and Yield of Two Garlic Varieties

A. Akter
Department of Horticulture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

M. A. Rahim
Department of Horticulture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

H. Rahman
Department of Horticulture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

A field experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of organic manures on the growth and yield of two garlic varieties in the Horticulture farm, Bangladesh Agricultural University Mymensingh, during the period from October 2005 to March 2006. The experiment consisted of two varieties viz., BAU Rashun-1 and BAU Rashun-2 and eight organic manures viz., cowdung (T₁), compost (T₂), bone meal (T₃), mustard oil cake (T₄), biomeal (T₅), biogold (T₆), biostar (T₇) and A-Salam brand item (T₈). The two factorial experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. There were significant variations in growth, yield contributing characters and yield between the varieties. The higher plant height (47.96 cm) was obtained from BAU Rashun-1 and it produced the higher yield (12.075 t/ha) than BAU Rashun-2 yield (9.325 t/ha). Different manures showed significant variation on growth, yield components and yield of garlic. The highest plant height (50.57 cm) was obtained from the treatment of cowdung and the lowest (39.05 cm) was from the A-salam brand. Incase of yield, the treatment cowdung was produced the highest yield (13.72 t/ha) and the A-Salam band showed the lowest (5.95 t/ha) result. On the other hand the treatment combinations of BAU Rashun-1 with mustard oil cake and BAU Rashun-1 with cowdung gave the maximum bulb yield (15.975 t/ha) while the lowest (5.375 t/ha) was found in the treatment combination of BAU Rashun-1 with A- Salam brand item. Therefore, in field performance BAU Rashun-1 is better than BAU Rashun-2 and among the organic manures cowdung and mustard oil cake were better than others.

Keywords: Organic manures, Yield, Garlic, BAU varieties

Location: Horticulture Farm, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

Start Date: 29-11-2005

End Date: 04-04-2006

Program Area: Crop-Soil-Water Management

Commodity: Garlic

Objectives:

1. To study the growth and yield of garlic variety as influenced by the application of different organic manures.

Methodology:

The two factor experiment was carried out in the Allium project of USDA following RCBD with three replications. Factor A: Two varieties of garlic namely BAU Rashun-1 (V₁) and BAU Rashun-2 (V₂) Factor B: Eight different types of organic manure namely Cowdung (T₁), Compost (T₂₎, Bonemeal (T₃), Mustard oil cake (T₄), Biomeal (T₅), Biogold (T₆), Biostar (T₇) and A-Salam Brand item (T8). The experiment was carried out at the field of USDA Allium project at Horticulture Farm, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh. The whole experimental field was first divided into three blocks and each of which was then divided into 16 unit plots. The treatment combinations were randomly distributed among the unit plots of each block so that all treatments were placed once in each block. Each unit plot size was 1 m × 1m. The distances between the blocks and plots were 50 cm and 30 cm, respectively. Planting was done by placing cloves at a depth of 5 cm in the soil with the use of a pointed stick. For maintaining spacing of 10 × 20 cm, fifty cloves were planted in each unit plot. Doses of organic manures were cowdung (15 t/ha), compost (10 t/ha), bonemeal (3 t/ha), mustard oil cake (5 t/ha), biomeal (51.87 kg/ha), biogold (24.7 kg/ha), biostar (19.76 kg/ha) and A-Salam brand item (51.87 kg/ha). Total amount of manure were added to the soil in unit plot during final land preparation. Data were recorded on plant weight (cm), No. of leaves per plant, fresh weight of leaves per plant (g), dry weight of leaves per plant (g), fresh weight of roots per plant (g), dry weight of roots per plant (g), fresh weight bulbs per plant (g), dry weight of bulbs per plant (g), diameter of bulbs (cm), no. of cloves per bulb, yield of bulb per plot (kg) and yield of bulb per hectare (t). Data were collected from 29 November, 2005 and continued up to 4 April, 2006.

Source of Information: J. Agrofor. Environ. 1(2): 103-105, 2007; ISSN 1995-6983

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Achievement/Findings:

In field performance BAU Rashun-1 is better than BAU Rashun-2 and among the organic manures cowdung and mustard oil cake were better than others.

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