A note on frost induced garlic (Allium sativum L. var. sagitatum Kuz.) mutant with larger aerial bulbils

Abstract

A natural frost induced mutant of garlic (Allium sativum L. var. sagitatum Kuz. cv. Agri FoundParvati), producing normal clove-sized aerial bulbils, was isolated from extreme cold-aridtrans-Himalayan deserts of Ladakh (9,000–18,500 ft above MSL), India. The yield after aseason’s growth from mutated bulbils (42.3 g) was slightly less than that realized from secondseason’s growth in conventional bulbils (46.7 g) and greater than that from normal cloves(39.3 g). This mutant, ensuring commercial garlic production from aerial bulbils within asingle season itself, was stable over two successive generations.