Worku Mengesha
Aksum
Ethiopia
Research Article
Effect of Spacing in Incidence and Severity of Garlic Rust (Puccinia Allii
(Rudolphi.) and Bulb Yield and Related Traits of Garlic at Eastern Ethiopia
Author(s): Worku Mengesha and Azene Tesfaye
Worku Mengesha and Azene Tesfaye
Garlic rust is caused by Puccinia allii (Rudolphi) extremely hinder the productivity of Alliaceae species, especially garlic (Allium sativum). The disease has been found wherever garlics are cultivated and at present no system of control has been found that fully prevents the occurrence of the disease. A field experiment was conducted to determine the optimum planting density for abating garlic rust in order to maximize yield of garlic. The experiment was laid out in RCBD with three replications, garlic local cultivar (Chiro) and three levels of intra-row spacing (10 cm, 15 cm and 20 cm) were included in the study. Disease incidence and severity, plant height, Bulb yield, bulb diameter, Days to maturity, Plant height, Total yield (t/ha), Bulb weight (gm), Bulb diameter, Number of cloves per bulb and Clove weight were analyzed using SAS software. The r.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2157-7471.1000314