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

Means with the same letter are not significantly different. LSD: least significant difference. STD: standard deviation.