At the last ploughing: FYM 50 t/ha, Azospirillum 2 kg and phosphobacteria 2 kg/ha, NPK 75:40:40 kg/ha and 40 kg sulphur. Apply nitrogen as ammonium sulphate, not urea. To reduce rubbery cloves, reduce irrigation frequency, and spray boron 0.2% and zinc sulphate 0.25% on days 30, 60 and 90. Weed on the 30th and 60th day.
Pending expert review
Source
Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Garlic – Fertilizer; controlling rubberisation; weeding, p. 154
