Causes and Preventive measures of braiding garlic

Braided garlic means that after the formation of garlic bulbs, the terminal buds of garlic grow into many slender clumps of leaves such as ponytail, so it is called braided or ponytail garlic. It will lead to the abnormal growth of new leaves of garlic and slow development of garlic bolts in summer of photosynthesis, which seriously affects the yield and quality of garlic. So what is the reason why garlic is braided? Let's take a look at the detailed introduction.

1. Improper selection of garlic

Garlic braid is also called secondary growth, the main reason is the heredity and variety of garlic, some areas of garlic is not pure, not suitable for the local environment to grow, it is easy to appear secondary growth phenomenon. In addition, the quality of garlic is poor, and braids will occur in the later stage.

Preventive measures: to choose virus-free garlic according to local conditions, garlic requires white color, hypertrophy of terminal bud, disease-free and injury-free, and garlic cloves with broken buds, rot and yellow stem disk should be eliminated in time.

2. Improper sowing time

Garlic cloves are formed by the axillary buds of the upper leaves of the bulb, which will be affected by temperature, light and nutrients. If sowing early, it will lead to flower bud differentiation and scale bud differentiation in advance, and secondary growth will occur in low temperature climate in early spring, resulting in braiding.

Preventive measures: the spring sowing time of garlic is generally around the middle of March in spring, the daily average temperature is stable at 3-6 degrees, while the autumn sowing time is from September to October, and the daily average temperature is 20-22 degrees. The specific sowing time should also be determined according to the local climate and varieties, and should not be sown blindly.

3. Improper handling of garlic seeds.

In order to improve the emergence rate before planting, garlic seeds will be treated, but some farmers will cool garlic seeds at low temperature and sow seeds, which will lead to prolonged differentiation of scales, resulting in secondary growth resulting in braids.

Preventive measures: to carry out the correct treatment of garlic seeds, put the garlic seeds in the sun for 2-3 days before sowing to make the cloves loose. The residual stem disk of garlic skin should be removed when sowing, which can not only reduce the secondary growth of garlic, but also promote the early germination and neat emergence of garlic.

4. Improper management of fertilizer and water.

If excessive nitrogen fertilizer is applied during fertilization, it will lead to delayed dormancy of garlic cloves, resulting in secondary growth. In addition, poor watering is also the reason for the secondary growth of garlic. After the differentiation of scale buds, if too much watering and watering will increase the probability of secondary growth of garlic.

Preventive measures: generally, sufficient fertilizer and water are needed in the whole growth stage of garlic, but it is not suitable to apply too much water at one time, less water is needed in the seedling stage, basically no watering is needed, and small water is needed frequently in elongation, usually once every 7-10 days. During the expansion of garlic, trace element water-soluble fertilizer of 5-10 kg per mu can be sprayed to promote the expansion of garlic cloves and prevent or reduce the phenomenon of braiding.

The above is the introduction of the causes and preventive measures of garlic braids. I hope I can help you. If you want to know more about it, please follow us.