Genetic Variability in Garlic (Allium sativum L.)

By : Suman Gathala , K D Ameta , R B Dubey , R A Kaushik , Hari Singh , V K Kapuriya

Page No: 45-50

Abstract
An experiment was conducted to assess the genetic variability among 35 genotypes of Garlic (Allium sativum L.) during winter season of 2015-2016. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with three replications. The results showed that considerable variability was present for all the 18 characters and high GCV and PCV were observed for sulphur content followed by yield per plant, yield per plot, weight of 10 cloves and volume of 10 cloves. High PCV and moderate GCV were recorded for stem diameter and number of cloves per bulb. High heritability was observed for sulphur content, yield per plant, yield per plot, weight of 10 cloves, volume of 10 cloves, number of cloves per bulb, clove diameter, leaf width, stem diameter, plant height at harvest. High heritability along with high genetic advance as per cent of mean were recorded for sulphur content, yield per plant and yield per plot.

Authors :
Suman Gathala, K D Ameta, R B Dubey, R A Kaushik, Hari Singh and V K Kapuriya : Department of Horticulture, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan-313001