Performance of garlic cultivars under Kodagu conditions of Karnataka

Garlic is an important spice crop of India. The garlic cultivation in the western ghat areas of Karnataka is not much popular. An attempt was made to evaluated some garlic varieties under Coorg condition of Karnataka. The result revealed that highest yield (87 q/ha) was obtained in in cv. G-41 which was significantly higher than other varieties. The bulb size and clove size was higher in this cultivar than other cultivars. Thrips and disease infection was higher in all the cultivars.