Abstract

PRATO-SARMIENTO, Andrés Iván. Financial evaluation of garlic (Allium sativum L.) purple Nacional and Peruvian in the highlands Cundiboyacense, Colombia. Corpoica cienc. tecnol. agropecu. [online]. 2016, vol.17, n.1, pp.43-53. ISSN 0122-8706.

Garlic has been linked to mankind since ancient times in many different applications, such as culinary, alternative medicine, allelopathy and organic farming. In Colombia, only purple type garlic is grown. However, there is a gap in access, government regulations and knowledge of the cultivars planted, which limits its optimal commercialization. The objective of this study was to evaluate the financial behavior of Nacional and Peruvian cultivars in the region of Cundinamarca and Boyacá highland. Sowing was carried out from 24 to the 29 of February of 2012, with a density of 210,000 plants/ha. Before of bulbs grew, 85 to 90 days after sowing (DAS), the National cultivar registered a lower dry weight of the aerial part (49 %) and bulb formation (57 %), number of leaves (10 %) and plant height (11 %) versus the Peruvian cultivar; nonetheless, after the 117 DAS there was no difference. The growth and phenology of both cultivations were quite similar. Approximately one month before harvest (130 DAS) the cost/ha was estimated to be 17.3 % higher in the Peruvian cultivar, mainly due to the larger amount of seed used (95.6%). The local producer is very vulnerable to the price of the propagation material fixed by a few marketers, and even in the final product sale.

Keywords : Production; Commercialization; Phenology.

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