Publication: Off-season production of garlic (Allium sativum L.) planting material under protective structure: effect of soil media and planting density
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2023-05
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Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University- North La Union Campus
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BEDAN, ZENITH B. (2023). Off-season Production of Garlic (Allium sativum L.) Planting Material Under Protective Structure: Effect of Soil Media and Planting Density, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Major in Crop Science-Horticulture. Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University North La Union Campus, College of Agriculture, Sapilang, Bacnotan, La Union.
Adviser: Amoyen, Julius Caesar M., M.Sc.
The demand for garlic in the Philippines exceeds its current production capacity, leading to a shortage of garlic in the market. To address this issue, it is essential to explore potential solutions such as growing garlic during the off-season under a protective structure. One of the major components of this kind of technology is to optimize soil media (M1 - 1kg CRH: compost mixture/sqm, M2 - 10kg CRH: compost mixture/sqm, M3 - 20kg CRH: compost mixture/sqm) and planting density (D1 - 5x5cm, D2 - 10x10cm, D3 - 15x15cm) to enhance soil fertility and crop productivity. In light of this, a study was conducted at the Greenhouse Facility (16°43'38.0’’N 120°23’12.4’’E) of the College of Agriculture at Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University North La Union Campus, Sapilang, Bacnotan, La Union from January to April 2022. The objective was to determine the effect of soil media, planting density, and the interaction between soil media and planting density on garlic yield under protective structure. The experimental design employed was a split-plot design in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three blocks.
The findings of the study revealed that garlic plants grown in soil applied with a 10 kg CRH: compost mixture exhibited the highest number of leaves, tallest plant height, widest bulb diameter, the greatest number of cloves, and the highest yield per plot. No significant differences observed on planting density and the interaction of planting density and soil media.
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Bedan, Z.B. (2023). Off-season production of garlic (Allium sativum L.) planting material under protective structure: effect of soil media and planting density. [Unpublished Undergraduate Thesis]. Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University- North La Union Campus, Bacnotan, La Union.