Title:	Early garlic as an alternative for planting in low-altitude regions in the semi-arid region.
Authors:	PEREIRA, D. de F. GRANGEIRO, L. C. RESENDE, F. V. OLIVEIRA, R. R. T. MORAIS, E. G. SANTOS, E. da N. QUEIROZ, G. C. M. de SILVA, I. B. M. SOUSA, L. M. da S. FERREIRA, E. de S. CARMO, L. H. de A. MEDEIROS, G. B. F. de GONÇALVES, F. das C. COSTA, R. M. C.
Affiliation:	DALBERT DE F. PEREIRA, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DO SEMI-ÁRIDO; LEILSON C. GRANGEIRO, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DO SEMI-ÁRIDO; FRANCISCO VILELA RESENDE, CNPH; RENATA R.T. OLIVEIRA, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DO SEMI-ÁRIDO; ÉRIC G. MORAIS, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DO SEMI-ÁRIDO; ELIDAYANE DA N. SANTOS, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DO SEMI-ÁRIDO; GABRIELA C.M. DE QUEIROZ, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DO SEMI-ÁRIDO; ILMARA B.M. SILVA, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DO SEMI-ÁRIDO; LUCAS M. DA S. SOUSA, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DO SEMI-ÁRIDO; ENOCH DE S. FERREIRA, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DO SEMI-ÁRIDO; LUIZ H. DE A. CARMO, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DO SEMI-ÁRIDO; GERSON B.F. DE MEDEIROS, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DO SEMI-ÁRIDO; FRANCISCO DAS C. GONÇALVES, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DO SEMI-ÁRIDO; ROMUALDO M.C. COSTA, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DO SEMI-ÁRIDO.
Date Issued:	2025
Citation:	Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research, v. 85, n. 1, p. 123-134, Feb. 2025.
Description:	Early garlic (Allium sativum L.) cultivars are an alternative for growing this vegetable in low-altitude semi-arid regions, due to its lower requirement for mild temperatures and photoperiod. However, it is necessary to identify the cultivars that best adapt to these environmental conditions to improve management and maximize their production characteristics. In this sense, the objective was to evaluate early garlic cultivars’ biometric, yield, and quality characteristics under low altitude conditions in the semi-arid region. Two field trials were carried out in a Brazilian semi-arid region to evaluate 14 early-cycle and virus-free garlic cultivars. The climatic variations between the experiments influenced the performance of some cultivars in terms of biometric, yield, and quality characteristics. ‘Inhumas Casca Roxa’ (65.25 and 57.62 cm; 6.49 and 6.48 t in 2022 and 2023, respectively) and ‘Ugarte’ (61.70 and 55.14 cm; 6.34 and 5.62 t in 2022 and 2023, respectively) showed higher height and total yield. Likewise, ‘Inhumas Casca Roxa’ and ‘Ugarte’ stood out for bulb mass (20.00 and 19.61 g respectively), and percentage of bulbs in classes 5 (30.6% and 32.8%, respectively) and 6 (8.3% and 9.2%). These materials also showed good post-harvest quality characteristics, such as high pungency for fresh consumption and/or processing by industry. It is recommended to cultivate ‘Inhumas Casca Roxa’ and ‘Ugarte’ for garlic production in low-altitude semi-arid conditions.
Thesagro:	Allium Sativum Mudança Climática Alho
NAL Thesaurus:	Climate change Garlic
ISSN:	0718-5839
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CNPH)