Effect of Foliar Application of Salicylic Acid and Ethrel on Growth, Yield and Quality of Garlic (Allium Sativum L.) var. G-282 (original) (raw)

In order to study the effect of salicylic acid and ethrel on growth, yield and quality of garlic as a randomized block design with three replications each with 13 treatments viz. Control (T0), salicylic acid 200 ppm with single spray (T1), salicylic acid 200 ppm with single spray (T2), salicylic acid 300 ppm with single Spray (T3), ethrel 100 ppm with single spray (T4), ethrel 200 ppm single spray (T5), ethrel 300 ppm with single spray (T6), salicylic acid 100 ppm double spray (T7), salicylic acid 200 ppm double spray (T8), salicylic acid 300 ppm double spray (T9), ethrel 100 ppm double spray (T10), ethrel 200 ppm double spray (T11) and ethrel 300 ppm double spray (T12) .The growth regulators salicylic acid and ethrel with 100, 200 and 300 ppm each were used and sprayed at 45 and 60 DAP with 13 treatment and three replication. The application of treatment T8 (salicylic acid 200 ppm with double spray) in parameters i.e. plant height (91.56 cm), length of leaves (59.49cm), clove length (3.74), clove diameter (1.10cm), yield of bulb per plot (3.57 kg), While T12 (ethrel 300 ppm with double spray) in parameters i.e. neck diameter (1.17 cm), number of cloves per bulb (27.71), vitamin C in bulb (12.0 mg/100 g of edible portion), nitrogen content in bulb (2.97 per cent) and protein content in bulb (18.54 per cent) were found most effective as compare to control.