Evaluation of Five Garlic (Allium sativum L.) Varieties Using Drip Irrigation

The performance and adaptation of five  garlic varieties with the  use of drip irrigation in Hermosillo Coast was evaluated. The  varieties used were: Ampelo, Early California, Chino, Taiwan, and Rojo de Cuenca. All varieties were planted with a double row spacing between plants of 12 cm and 1 m between rows having an average population of 160,000 plants per hectare, with the exception of the Ampelo variety that was planted in single row  with a separation of 20 cm between plants and 1 m between rows with a population of 50,000 plants per hectare. The  results obtained  indicate a significance level of 5%, that the “Chino” and “Ampelo” varieties, were the most yielding through the utilization of a drip irrigation system (1188.20 and 1070 gr/ p.u., respectively). Considering the variable diameter of the bulb,  Ampelo variety resulted in the largest diameter (6.7 cm). In relation of varieties under flooding irrigation, “Chino”  was the best (1117.5 gr / p.u.), but in  the diameter of the Ampelo variety bulb was superior (6.2 cm .) In statistical analysis conducted on to the irrigation system used, the results indicated a significance level of 5%, that the varieties under drip irrigation system had superior performance over the  varieties under flooding irrigation (1026.1  to  915.10 g / p.u.). Using drip irrigation all varieties had better bulb diameter (5.6 cm.) that normal (flooding) with an average of 5.2 cm.