EFFECT OF POTASSIUM APPLICATION METHODS ON GARLIC PLANTS GROWN UNDER SANDY SOIL CONDITIONS

Zyada, Hany G.; Bardisi, Enas A.

doi:10.21608/zjar.2018.47734

EFFECT OF POTASSIUM APPLICATION METHODS ON GARLIC PLANTS GROWN UNDER SANDY SOIL CONDITIONS

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Hort. Dept., Fac. Agric., Zagazig Univ., Egypt

10.21608/zjar.2018.47734

Abstract

Two field experiments were carried out during the two consecutive winter seasons of
2015/2016 and 2016/2017 at El-Khattara Experimental Farm, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig
University, Sharkia Governorate, Egypt, to study the effect of potassium sulphate 50% K2O (60, 90,
120 and 150 kg/fad.) as soil application, potassium silicate (0.0, 3.0 and 6.0 cm3/l) as foliar application
and their interaction on the growth characters, plant dry weight, total yield and bulb quality of garlic
cv. Balady grown in sandy soil under drip irrigation system. The results emphasized that potassium
sulphate at 120 or 150 kg/fad., was the best levels used for its superiority in producing the tallest
plants, number of leaves/plant, bulb and neck diameters, the heaviest dry weight of bulbs, leaves and
roots, total yield/fad., TSS and NPK percentages in bulb and leaves of garlic compared to the lowest
levels under study. Meanwhile, foliar spray by potassium silicate at 6.0 cm3/l gave the highest values
of growth, NPK in leaves and bulbs and total yield in both seasons. The present study recommends
that using potassium sulphate 120 kg/fad., combined with 6.0 cm3/l of potassium silicate for increasing
total yield per fad., of garlic (cv. Balady) grown in sandy soil under similar field conditions.

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