Year: 2025 | Month: April | Volume: 12 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 400-412
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20250447
Performance of Garlic (Allium sativum L.) Varieties as Affected by Different Shading Materials
Pamela S. Immatong1, Kevin E. Elias1
1College of Agriculture, Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University, North La Union Campus, Sapilang, Bacnotan, La Union, 2515, Philippines
Corresponding Author: Pamela S. Immatong
ABSTRACT
This study examined the effects of different shading materials on garlic varieties at the Organic Agriculture Training and Demonstration Farm in Brgy. Baroro, Bacnotan, La Union, from October 6, 2022, to February 29, 2023. Using a Split Plot in a Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications, the treatments were: S0 - No Shade, S1 - Feed Sack White, S2 - Feed Sack Plastic, and S3 - Black Mesh Net, while the garlic varieties included V1 - Mexican, V2 - Miracle, and V3 - Ilocos Pink. The findings revealed that garlic grown under feed sack shade exhibited the highest plant height (59.48 cm), number of leaves (11.79), bulb weight (14.67 g), fresh weight (22.6 kg), and dry bulb yield (0.50 kg). The Ilocos Pink variety achieved the highest leaf length (45.17 cm), bulb weight (14.94 g), bulb diameter (3.44 cm), fresh bulb yield (0.71 kg), and dry bulb yield (0.45 kg). These results suggest that using shading materials, particularly feed sack shades, can significantly enhance the growth and yield of garlic, with the Ilocos Pink variety showing superior performance across several parameters.
Keywords: Garlic cultivation, Shading materials, Growth and Yield
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