Response of garlic crop (Allium sativum L.) to the application of two bioproducts in the soil and climate condition of the east central part of Las Tunas province, Cuba

Abstract

Indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers in the cultivation of garlic (Allium sativum L.) makes his productions unsustainable especially from the ecological point of view, hence the importance of implementing viable alternatives in their nutrition. An experimental plot was set up in areas of the farm “Los Pérez” Credit and Service Strengthened Cooperative (CCSS) “Niceto Pérez García” Las Tunas municipality, between 2011 and 2014. A design of random blocks with four treatments and six replicates was used. The treatments consisted of single and combined  use of EcoMic® and Fitomas E® and a control without application. The effect of these treatments in some morphological parameters and performance (pseudostem diameter, mass of bulbs, bulbs diameter, number of teeth by bulb, mass and width of the teeth and determined performance in t ha-1). The data were subjected to analysis of variance dual classification and comparison of means. The application of all the alternatives showed positive results in the studied parameters compared to a control without fertilization at showing the feasibility of its use in the conditions of climate and soil in the center of Las Tunas province and contributes to the sustainability of these agroecosystems.