Response and productivity of Garlic (Allium Sativum L.) by different levels of potassium fertilizer in farm soils

Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 2 Effect of potassium on growth, yield and quality of garlic

Treatment	Fresh weight plant⁻¹ (g)		Dry weight plant⁻¹ (g)		Moisture content (%)		Diameter of bulb (cm)	Cloves bulb⁻¹ (No.)	Yield pot⁻¹ (g)
Treatment	Bulb	Leaves	Bulb	Leaves	Bulb	Leaves	Diameter of bulb (cm)	Cloves bulb⁻¹ (No.)	Yield pot⁻¹ (g)
K0	8.00	5.77	2.47	0.99	70.17	81.13	2.07	13.13	50.50
K100	8.46	6.30	2.90	1.05	65.95	83.22	2.53	15.41	50.76
K125	9.27	6.73	2.64	1.10	64.95	83.23	2.59	18.67	55.43
K150	9.84	6.87	3.13	1.11	68.64	83.43	2.58	17.40	56.95
K175	9.17	7.47	3.05	1.18	69.46	83.73	2.55	15.59	53.03
K200	11.56	8.10	3.47	1.32	70.02	82.27	2.74	19.12	62.59
K250	9.25	6.70	2.53	1.18	73.10	82.03	2.26	15.22	51.66
LSD	1.282	0.910	0.418	0.247	7.887	6.731	0.485	1.936	4.478
Significance	**	**	**	*	*	NS	*	**	**
CV(%)	7.82	7.59	8.28	12.62	6.54	4.64	11.19	6.76	4.70

* Significant at 5% level of probability, ** significant at 1% level of probability, NS not significant, LSD least significant difference, CV coefficient of variation