Rate and Storage of Garlic || Crop Reformer

Garlic (Allium sativum) is a very important condiment crop of Pakistan and almost daily used for HANDI cooking in every home. Its sowing time was considered from mid of September to mid of October during previous decades. As a result of global warming intensity of heat and its duration has been extended to the end of September. Therefore, sowing of garlic in September has become rather risky and germination may be affected during most years. However, this year frequent rainfall has not only improve the soil moisture regime but relatively early planting of garlic has also been facilitated. For this purpose, heat tolerant varieties like TRARA which is frequently cultivated in the core garlic area of Punjab (Cheecha watni, Kasso wal and Mianchannu), may be planted within the month of September. Planting of Lehasan Gulabi, NS 756 may be started during the last week of September and NARC G1 at the end of October. Department of agriculture must revisit sowing time recommendations under the changing scenario of climatic conditions. Garlic (Allium sativum) is an important condiment crop of Pakistan and different varieties are planted all over the country. Weeds may lead to utter failure of garlic if not managed well in time. In this video, we have not only suggested the best solution of pre emergence herbicide but comparison of herbicides has also been discussed. According to our package of weed control, one hand weeding within a period of 45 days after planting has also been recommended. Management of weeds in garlic is a hard to deal task and this work may require a lot of effort if not managed in time. We need to choose best herbicide for weed control to maintain the loss due to weeds at a minimum level. Herbicide should be chosen carefully because the chosen medicine may be harmful for the crop. The dose of herbicide is also very important. A higher dose may damage the crop whereas lesser dose may not work for weeds properly. #garlic #cropreformer