Effect of foliar spray with lithovit on dry weight productivity and storability of two garlic cultivars

Abstract EN

A field experiment was carried out during the two successive winter seasons of 2015 /2016 and 2016/2017 in a Vegetative Private Farm at Hehia Distract, Sharkia Governorate, Egypt, to study the effect of lithovit as foliar application on dry weight, productivity and storability of two garlic cultivars (Balady and Sides 40).

The obtained results were as follows: the interaction between Balady cultivar and spraying with lithovit at 5 g/l, increased dry weight of leaves, bulb and leaves + bulb dry weight/plant at 105 and 135 days after planting, and decreased fresh weight loss percentage in bulbs during storage period (180 days from storage) in both seasons.

Also, the interaction between Balady cultivar and spraying with lithovit at 3 g/l, increased yield of grades 1, 2 and 3, exportable, marketable and total yield, as well as average bulb weight.

On the other hand, Sides 40 cultivar without spraying with lithovit recorded the maximum values in yield of grade 4 in both seasons.