Research Article
Phenotypic Response of Two Garlic Varieties to Different Nitrogen Fertilization Grown under Irrigation in Sudan Savannah Ecological Zone of Nigeria
Table 2
Effect of variety and nitrogen rates on the yield and yield components of garlic during the 2010/2011 dry season at Ajiwa.
| Treatment | Matured bulb diameter (cm) | Individual bulb weight (g) | Number of cloves per bulb | Cloves weight per bulb (g) | Number of bulbs | Fresh bulb yield (kg/ha) | Cured bulb yield (kg/ha) |
| Variety | | | | | | | | ex-kofa | 0.53 | 1.41 | 6.55 | 1.25 | 20.42 | 422.50 | 224.17 | ex-sokoto | 0.71 | 1.77 | 7.33 | 1.64 | 29.75 | 625.00 | 429.17 | Mean | 0.62 | 1.59 | 6.94 | 1.45 | 25.09 | 523.75 | 326.67 | STD± | 0.13 | 0.25 | 0.55 | 0.28 | 6.60 | 143.19 | 144.96 | LSD () | 0.12 | 0.32 | 0.70 | 0.32 | 5.26 | 185.81 | 126.49 |
| Nitrogen rates (kg/ha) | | | | | | | | 0 | 0.62 | 1.62 | 6.70 | 1.48 | 28.17 | 611.67 | 361.67 | 50 | 0.73 | 1.88 | 7.33 | 1.70 | 30.17 | 661.67 | 410.00 | 100 | 0.57 | 1.50 | 7.03 | 1.40 | 22.83 | 506.67 | 298.33 | 150 | 0.55 | 1.35 | 6.70 | 1.20 | 19.17 | 315.00 | 236.67 | Mean | 0.62 | 1.59 | 6.94 | 1.45 | 25.09 | 523.75 | 326.67 | STD± | 0.07 | 0.19 | 0.26 | 0.18 | 4.34 | 132.87 | 65.33 | LSD () | — | — | — | — | 7.44 | 262.77 | 140.98 |
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Means with the same letter are not significantly different. LSD: least significant difference. STD: standard deviation.
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