Abstract

A field experiment was conducted at Horticultural Research Station, Mondouri, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Nadia, West Bengal during 2009–11 to assess the efficacy of some micronutrients, namely, zinc sulphate (0.10, 0.25 and 0.50%), borax (0.1, 0.2 and 0.3%), manganese sulphate (0.10, 0.25 and 0.50%) and ferrous sulphate (0.1, 0.2 and 0.3%). They were applied as foliar spray with the sticker at 45, 60 and 75 days after planting. There were 13 treatments including control. The design was randomised block design with three replications. Maximum plant height, leaf number, weight of bulb, number of cloves per bulb and yield were recorded with borax @ 0.2%. Both length and weight of large clove, weight of medium cloves, root number and breadth of bulb were observed with zinc sulphate @ 0.25%. Maximum length of bulb and length of roots were recorded in borax @ 0.1%. Borax @ 0.2% was found most effective for yield improvement of garlic followed by zinc sulphate 0.25%.