Practice Name:

Increase Bulb Size in Garlic Crop

Details

Category	Crop Production
Crop	Garlic
Crop Family	Amaryllidaceae
Scientific Name	(Allium sativum)
Vernacular Name	Lesun, roshun
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Ash of firewood
Details Of Innovation	To increase the bulb size in garlic (Allium sativum) crop, use ash of the firewood instead of the chemical fertilizers. After 20-25 days of planting, when garlic sprouts, ash is added to field after hoeing. Thereafter irrigation is given. Thus increase the size of bulb due to the turning up of the soil. For an area of the measuring 6 ft2 3-4 kg ash is must.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Gangabahen Mithabhai Lathia
District	Bhavnagar
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Address	Mu Chhampa Ghogha Bhavnagar Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	364050

PAS 1	“Growth, bolting and yield of garlic (Allium sativum L.) in response to clove chilling treatment”https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304423815300935
PAS 2	“The alliin content in bulbs could be doubled by S fertilization.”https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1081/PLN-200026433
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain (5.1) , Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and hills region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra, South Saurashtra (GJ-6,GJ-7)
Practice ID	DTP0010000002675
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/343
Reference	Lok(4)2, April-1999, pg.no-5
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY

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