Studies on Characterization of Garlic (Allium sativum L.) Genotypes based on Morphological characters

Author: Siddappa R.*, M. Ananthan, A. Ramar, N.K. Hegde, S. Rajeswari, Krishna Surendar and G. Karthikeyan

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Abstract

The present investigation entitled on studies on characterization of Garlic (Allium sativum L.) genotypes for yield and quality was carried out during 2019-20 at HREC, Karnataka. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design with 3 replications and forty five genotypes collected from different parts of the country. Garlic cultivation depends on performance of genotypes that are suitable to different conditions imposed by specific environments. Socharacterization and evolution of garlic cultivation is basic step towards its population for its successful cultivation. The garlic genotypes were categorized on the basis of density of leaves, leaf length, width, pseudostem length, width, bulb size, shape, number of cloves, distribution of cloves, clove color, size, color of flesh. The material assessed in the investigation showed wide range of variation for various charters observed. Based on results, there are variation in garlic genotypes especially with respect to leaves

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Garlic, Characterization, Gentotypes, Clove, Bulb.