Effect of Different Levels of Organic Manures and Munch Materials on Garlic (Allium sativum L.) under Fatehgarh Sahib Conditions

An investigation was carried out on “Effect of different levels of organic manures and munch materials on garlic (Allium sativum L.) under Fatehgarh Sahib condition” was conducted for two consecutive years (2018-19 and 2019-20) at Experimental Research Farm, Kharora, Department of Agriculture, Mata Gujri College, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, India. The experiment comprised of sixteen treatments involving with four levels of factor O (Organic manures) viz., O0: No manure @ 0 t/ha, O1: Farm yard manure (FYM) @ 20 t/ha, O2: Vermicompost @ 5 t/ha, O3: Poultry manure @ 10 t/ha and four levels of factor M (Mulch materials) viz., M0: No mulch @ 0 t/ha, M1: Paddy straw @ 6 t/ha, M2: Saw dust @ 10 t/ha, M3: Rice husk @ 5 t/ha. The experiment was laid out in factorial randomized block design with three replications. The treatment consisted of O0M0: No Manure @ 0 t/ha + No Mulch @ 0 t/ha, O0M1: No Manure @ 0 t/ha + Paddy Straw @ 6 t/ha, O0M2: No Manure @ 0 t/ha + Saw Dust @ 10 t/ha, O0M3: No Manure @ 0 t/ha + Rice Husk @ 5 t/ha, O1M0: FYM @ 20 t/ha + No Mulch @ 0 t/ha, O1M1: FYM @ 20 t/ha + Paddy Straw @ 6 t/ha, O1M2: FYM @ 20 t/ha + Saw Dust @ 10 t/ha, O1M3: FYM @ 20 t/ha + Rice Husk @ 5 t/ha, O2M0: Vermicompost @ 5 t/ha + No Mulch @ 0 t/ha, O2M1: Vermicompost @ 5 t/ha + Paddy Straw @ 6 t/ha, O2M2: Vermicompost @ 5 t/ha + Saw Dust @ 10 t/ha, O2M3: Vermicompost @ 5 t/ha + Rice Husk @ 5 t/ha, O3M0: Poultry Manure @ 10 t/ha + No Mulch @ 0 t/ha, O3M1: Poultry Manure @ 10 t/ha + Paddy Straw @ 6 t/ha, O3M2: Poultry Manure @ 10 t/ha + Saw Dust @ 10 t/ha, O3M3: Poultry Manure @ 10 t/ha + Rice Husk @ 5 t/ha. Pooled data over two years revealed that maximum plant height (68.56 cm), number of leaves per plant (8.41), leaf length (60.18 cm), neck thickness (4.34 cm), number of cloves per bulb (28.19), clove length (4.05 cm), clove width (1.41 cm), average weight of bulb (40.01 g), average weight of clove (3.04 g), marketable yield per hectare (155.83 q), total yield per hectare (390.97 q) were recorded with the application of vermicompost @ 5 t/ha + Paddy Straw @ 6 t/ha. In terms of economics revealed that the application of vermicompost @ 5 t/ha + Paddy Straw @ 6 t/ha produced the highest gross returns of Rs. 935000.00, highest net income of Rs. 778783.39 and highest benefit cost ratio (4.99).

Lovepreet Singh1, Sandeep Kumar Singh*2 and Rajneesh Thakur3 Click here to download file

Research Article | Published online : 06-Apr-2026