Rubberification and premature sprouting of bulbs in Garlic

Rubberification and premature sprouting of bulbs are major physiological disorders in garlic.
This problem is mainly seen near the ripening of the garlic crop.
Its main symptom is that the buds prematurely germinate in the parent plant.
All the buds of the grown bulb sprout and a cluster of new leaves appear around the main stem. This spoils the garlic.
For its management, make balanced use of fertilizers do not use urea in excess and avoid irregular irrigation.
This problem is visible in those fields where nutrients accumulate on the lower surface during heavy rains.
This problem is more severe in the month of April-August when due to heavy rains the moisture level in the soil is high at the time of maturity of the crop.

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Rubberification and premature sprouting of bulbs are major physiological disorders in garlic.

This problem is mainly seen near the ripening of the garlic crop.

Its main symptom is that the buds prematurely germinate in the parent plant.

All the buds of the grown bulb sprout and a cluster of new leaves appear around the main stem. This spoils the garlic.

For its management, make balanced use of fertilizers do not use urea in excess and avoid irregular irrigation.

This problem is visible in those fields where nutrients accumulate on the lower surface during heavy rains.

This problem is more severe in the month of April-August when due to heavy rains the moisture level in the soil is high at the time of maturity of the crop.

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