Application of Expanding Agent on Allium sativum L.

The effects of expanding agent on garlic were studied.Treated by the Expanding agent,the yield of garlic sprout and garlic bulb increased by 6.1% and 16.7% respectively.It had no effect on the height and the leaf number of garlic.The best dose on garlic was 165 g/hm2 and the optimum time was the first expanding stage of garlic bulb.