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Effect of Potassium and Zinc on Growth, Yield and Nutrient Uptake by Garlic


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A field experiment was conducted on fixed plot during rabi 2000-01 to 2003-04 on medium black calcareous soil (Typic Ustocrepts) with garlic cv. GG-3 to study the effect of potassium (three levels 0, 50 and 75 kg K2O ha-1), and zinc (two levels 0 and 25 kg ZnSO4 ha-1) and FYM (20 t ha-1) in a RBD having three replications. Significantly the highest bulb yield, leaves yield and bulb weight were recorded under application of ZnSO4 @ 25 kg ha-1 with potassium @ 75 kg ha-1. Application of zinc and potassium also significantly increased the uptake of Zn and K by garlic. Available K and Zn progressively increased with increase in levels of respective elements.

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Garlic, Potassium, Zinc, Bulb Yield.
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Authors

H. L. Sakarvadia
Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh (Gujarat), India
K. B. Polara
Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh (Gujarat), India
K. B. Parmar
Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh (Gujarat), India
N. B. Babaria
Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh (Gujarat), India
B. B. Kunjadia
Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh (Gujarat), India

Abstract


A field experiment was conducted on fixed plot during rabi 2000-01 to 2003-04 on medium black calcareous soil (Typic Ustocrepts) with garlic cv. GG-3 to study the effect of potassium (three levels 0, 50 and 75 kg K2O ha-1), and zinc (two levels 0 and 25 kg ZnSO4 ha-1) and FYM (20 t ha-1) in a RBD having three replications. Significantly the highest bulb yield, leaves yield and bulb weight were recorded under application of ZnSO4 @ 25 kg ha-1 with potassium @ 75 kg ha-1. Application of zinc and potassium also significantly increased the uptake of Zn and K by garlic. Available K and Zn progressively increased with increase in levels of respective elements.

Keywords


Garlic, Potassium, Zinc, Bulb Yield.