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Effect of Sulphur Fertilization on the Growth and Yield of Garlic (allium Sativum L.)

M. S. ZAMAN
Senior Scientific Officer
ARS, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Jamalpur

M. A. HASHEM
Professor,
Department of Soil Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh

M. A. RAHIM
Professor
Department of Horticulture, BAU, Mymensingh,

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The experiment was conducted for two consecutive rabi seasons of 2005-06 and 2006-07 at the Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS), BARI, Jamalpur to find out an optimum dose of sulphur for yield maximization of garlic cv. Jamalpur local. There were six levels of sulphur viz., 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, and 75 kg/ha. A control treatment was in the experiment. The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design with three replications. The fertilizer package N150P60K120Zn4 B1 kg/ha was applied to each plot as blanket dose. Results revealed that most of the growth and yield parameters increased progressively with increasing rate of sulphur application. Bulb yield increased with successive increase in the level of sulphur up to 45 kg/ha and thereafter decreased. The highest bulb yield (7.05 t/ha in 2005-06 and 7.22 t/ha in 2006- 07) was achieved at 45 kg S/ha and the control treatment receiving no fertilizer had the lowest yield (3.21 t/ha in 2005-06 in and 3.26 t/ha in 2006-07). The yield benefit for 45 kg sulphur per ha was 34.2% in 2005-06 and 40.0% in 2006- 07 over no sulphur. Sulphur at 45 kg/ha produced 54.5% and 54.9% higher yield over control treatment in both the years. The optimum and economic dose of sulphur for the yield of garlic were 44.0 and 43.6 kg/ha, respectively.

Keywords: Sulphur, Garlic, Growth and yield

Location: Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS) Jamalpu

Start Date: 00-00-2005

End Date: 00-00-2007

Program Area: Crop-Soil-Water Management

Commodity: Garlic

Objectives:

To see the impact of sulphur applicantion on growth and yield of garlic.

Methodology:

The experiment was conducted at the research field of Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS) Jamalpur in two consecutive rabi seasons of 2005-06 and 2006-07. The objective of the study was to find out an optimum dose of sulphur for garlic production. The soil of the experimental field was silt loam in texture belonging to Sonatola Soil Series under the AEZ 9: Old Brahmaputra Floodplain (FAO, 1971). Organic matter content of the soil was low. The soil was acidic in nature. Total N and exchangeable K status of the soil were also low. The available phosphorus, sulphur, boron, and zinc were either at par or below the critical level (Table 1). Six levels of sulphur viz., 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, and 75 kg/ha were used in the experiment. There was a control treatment in the study. The fertilizer package N150P60K120Zn4 B1 kg/ha was applied to each plot as blanket dose. The experiment was carried out in randomized complete design with three replications. The unit plot size was 2.0 m x 1.5 m. Seeds of garlic (cv. BARI Rasun-1) were sown on first week of November at spacing of 15 cm and 10 cm. The crop was harvested on 28 March 2006 and 30 March 2007 when the plants attained maturity and showing drying up of most of the leaves and bending over. Harvesting was done with the help of a Nirani. Care was taken to avoid any kind of bulb injury during lifting. Intercultural operations were done as and whenever required. Data on plant growth, yield parameters, and bulb yield were taken and analyzed through MS STAT programme. The DMRT test was used for mean separations of the studied parameters.

Source of Information: Bangladesh J. Agril. Res. 36(4): 647-656, December 2011, ISSN 0258-7122

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Achievement/Findings:

Results revealed that most of the growth and yield parameters increased progressively with increasing rate of sulphur application. Bulb yield increased with successive increase in the level of sulphur up to 45 kg/ha and thereafter decreased. The highest bulb yield (7.05 t/ha in 2005-06 and 7.22 t/ha in 2006- 07) was achieved at 45 kg S/ha and the control treatment receiving no fertilizer had the lowest yield (3.21 t/ha in 2005-06 in and 3.26 t/ha in 2006-07). The yield benefit for 45 kg sulphur per ha was 34.2% in 2005-06 and 40.0% in 2006- 07 over no sulphur. Sulphur at 45 kg/ha produced 54.5% and 54.9% higher yield over control treatment in both the years. The optimum and economic dose of sulphur for the yield of garlic were 44.0 and 43.6 kg/ha, respectively.

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