Effect of Sulphur and Vermicompost on Growth, Yield and Quality of Garlic (Allium sativum L.)

A field experiment was conducted during the rabi season of 2013–14 to find out dose of sulphur and vermicompost to obtain better growth, yield and quality of garlic (Allium sativum L.). Sixteen treatment combinations of 4 levels of sulphur (0, 25, 50 and 75 kg S/ha) and 4 levels of vermicompost (0, 2, 4 and 6 t/ha) were tested. Application of 50 kg sulphur and 4.0t vermicompost/ha individually recorded significantly higher plant height, number of leaves per plant, neck thickness of bulb, polar diameter of bulb, equatorial diameter of bulb, number of cloves per bulb, fresh weight of 20 cloves, fresh weight of bulb, dry weight of bulb, bulb yield, TSS, volatile oil content and sulphur content of bulb. This combination significantly increased the bulb yield by 25.7 and 20.69 per cent over their respective control.