Abstract:
Field
Experiments
were
carried
out
at the
Usmanu
Danfodiyo
University
Teaching
and
Research
Fadama
Farm,
Kwalkwalawa
about
5km
from
Sokoto
Town
(latitude
13°
Ol"N
and
longitude
05°l5"E,
300m
above
sea
level.)
to investigate
the
performance
of garlic
(Alliui
sativum
L) to varying
levels
of irrigation
interval.
The
treatments
consisted
of four
irrigation
intervals
in days
(3, 5, 7 and
9days).
Treatments
were
laid
out
in a randomized
complete
block
design
with
three
replications.
The
experiments
were
conducted
in 2 seasons
(2002/03
and
2003104)
The
results
obtained
revealed
that
3-day
irrigation
interval
significantly
affected
number
of leaves
per
plant,
plant
height
at maturity,
bulb
yield
bulb
weight,
number
of cloves
per
bulb
and
clove
weight
throughout
the
period
of investigation,
while
increase
in the
number
of days
between
irrigation
interval
negatively
affected
both
growth
and
yield
performance
of
garlic.
Generally,
3-day
irrigation
interval
resulted
in better
growth
and
yield
of garlic
in
both
seasons.
