INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF MANURE AND CLOVE SIZE ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF GARLIC

Abstract

The experiment was conducted in the Horticulture Farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, during the period from November, 2021 to April, 2022 to investigate the performance of different types of manure and clove size on the growth and yield of garlic. BARI Garlic-3 was used as planting material in this experiment. The experiment consisted of two factors. Factor A: Three types of manure such as M 0 : Control (No manure), M 1 : Cowdung (15t/ha), M 2 II : Vermicompost (6t/ha), M 3 : Mushroom spent compost (6t/ha) and Factor B: Three levels of clove size; C 1 : Small clove size (50g/100 cloves), C 2 : Medium clove size (70g/100 cloves and C 3 : Large clove size (90g/100 cloves). The experiment was laid out in RCBD with three replications. In case of mushroom spent compost maximum number of cloves per bulb (24.44), highest fresh weight of bulb (18.89 g) and the highest yield (9.92 t/ha) was recorded from M 3 , while all the above parameters was the lowest at M 0 . In case of clove size maximum number of cloves per bulb (25.50), highest fresh weight of bulb (18.27 g) and the highest yield (9.43 t/ha) was recorded from C 3 treatment while C 1 treatment gave the minimum. Considering combined effect maximum number of cloves per bulb (26.00), highest fresh weight of bulb (21.08 g) and the highest yield of bulb (11.42 t/ha) was recorded from M 3 C 3 and the lowest (5.49 t/ha)was recorded from M 0 . From the above results it may be concluded that M 3 C 3 treatment combination was found best for improving growth and yield of garlic.