Author(s):

PJ Karande, VS Kale, NV Mane, AM Sonkamble, AP Wagh and YV Ingle

Abstract: The present investigation on “Performance of different garlic mutants” was carried out during rabi season of 2019-2020 at Instructional farm, Department of Vegetable Science, Dr. P.D.K.V., Akola. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with three replications, fourteen mutants of M₃ generation such as GM-1, GM-2, GM-3, GM-4, GM-5, GM-6, GM-7, GM-8, GM-9, GM-10, GM-11, GM-12, GM-13 and Check (Buldhana Local) were used for study. The results indicated that the garlic mutants differed significantly as to the different growth characters. Among the tested mutants, GM-8 performed better for most of the growth characters like sprouting percentage, plant height, leaf area, and chlorophyll content index. GM-5, GM-13 and GM-14 required minimum days to sprouting. GM-7 produced maximum number of leaves per plant. Whereas, the mutant GM-11 recorded minimum neck thickness. The mutant GM-6 took minimum period for maturity of bulb crop. Weight of fresh bulb were maximum in the mutants GM-11.

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