Field preparation and nutrient management in garlic crops

Land preparation

Now the sowing of garlic is about to take place, at this time it is necessary that the farmer’s brother should prepare the field well. For good germination and growth of plants, it is necessary to have friable soil. After harvesting the previous crop, ploughing should be done with a soil turning plough and after that, FYM at the rate of 4 tonnes + Speed kompost @ 4 kg per acre should be applied evenly in the field. and do 2-3 ploughing with the help of a harrow. Remove the other unwanted material present in the field, if the soil moisture is less then first irrigate, then prepare the field, and lastly make the field level by rolling the levelar.

  • Plant to plant distance and row to row distance should be 15 x 10 cm.

  • Before sowing, take seed treatment with Startup saaf (Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 63% WS) @ 2.5 gm per kg of garlic clove.

  • Irrigate before sowing and on the third day after sowing, and keep one light irrigation in a week.

Nutrient Management

Urea @ 20 kg + SSP @ 50 kg + DAP @ 30 kg + MOP @ 40 kg + Garlic New Samriddhi Kit (TB-3, @ 3 kg + Taba G @ 4 kg + Rhizocare @ 500 gm + Tri-coat Maxx @ 4 kg ) + Fury (Carbofuran 3% Gr) @ 13 kg + Agromin (Zinc, Iron, Manganese, Copper, Boron and Molybdenum) @ 5 kg per acre broadcast evenly in the field.

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