This research was conducted in Bsiereen village of Hama province.
The objective of this research was to identify the optimal plant
density for the two varieties of garlic, namely Kiswany and Kurdy.
A split plot design was used in this experiment.
Kiswany and
Kurdy were considered as the main factor while the treatments of
the experiment were considered as a split factor [( 5 treatments for
plant density: plating on lines: with four treatments (10 × 20, 15 ×
20, 10 × 25, and 15 × 25), planting on both lines sides with a
distance of (10× 45 cm)]. The total replicates for each treatment
was three with an average of 10 plants for each replicate. The Gen
Stat 32 was used for the analysis of data and the LSD was
calculated at p≤ 0.05. The result of analysis shows the followings: -
Kiswany plants superseded Kurdy plants almost for all growth
indicators and this was reflected positively in its productivity. -
Treatment number 5 (planting on both sides of the line: 10 × 45 cm)
has proven to show the best results for almost all the studied
characteristics and indicators. -The interaction of a variety with
treatment 5 affected positively most of the characteristics of the
total green parts of the plants for both varieties of the treatment.
This was reflected as an increases in their productivity. - An
increases in a plant density for treatment one for Kiswany (planting
on lines: 10 × 20 cm) has increased the productivity but this was
not the case for Kurdy variety.
