This study was carried out from April to October 1991, in the experimental field of UFLA, Lavras, Brazil, with the objective of evaluating the influence of nitrogen rates and planting bulbs types on yield and marketable traits of garlic (Allium sativum L.). The experimental design was a randomized complete block in a 5 x 2 factorial scheme, with four replications. The first factor was N rates (0; 40; 80; 120 and 160 kg/ha N) and the second one was planting bulbs types (normal and bulbs with secondary growth). Both normal and secondary growth garlic bulbs were feasible for planting. No differences between them were observed in total yield, commercial yield, average weight of bulb, number of cloves per bulb, and secondary growth bulbs. Total yield was increased with N rates up to 149.2 kg/ha, but the marketable yield was linearly reduced as N rates increased. Bulb average weight and secondary growth bulbs percentage increased linearly with the increase in N. Clove number per bulb was not influenced by treatments.
Allium sativum L.; nitrogen; yield; secondary growth bulbs; average bulb weight; number of cloves per bulb
