Abstract
Traditional methods of garlic fertilization involve large amounts of balanced fertilizer with equal proportions of N, P, and K, leading to nutrient imbalances, reduced yield and nutritional quality, and elevated risk of environmental pollution. This study for the first time measured garlic nutrient absorption and mineral elements status in garlic fields. In addition, a garlic-specific fertilizer formula and recommended rate were designed and applied in multiple garlic fields during the 2019–21 growing season. We assessed the performance of garlic-specific fertilizer in terms of yield, quality, and nutrient utilization efficiency. We showed that garlic prefers to absorb N and K, and its absorption of P was much lower. Deficiencies in Cl, Mn, S, and Fe are found in 98.7%, 56.1%, 22.8%, and 11.9% of garlic fields. Compared with farmer fertilization, the garlic-specific fertilizers increased sprout yield by 12.9% to 30.5%, bulb yield by 11.0% to 33.5%, and net income by 18.2% to 45.6%. Furthermore, it improved the nutritional quality [vitamin C (Vc), soluble sugar (SS), and soluble protein] of the garlic and reduced the accumulation of nitrate. The formula of special fertilizer was more in line with the law of garlic nutrient absorption, increasing the nutrient utilization effect, reducing the environmental risks. Application of specific fertilizer increased N, P, and K partial productivity by 26.6% to 50.1%, 82.6% to 116.5%, and 54.6% to 83.3%, respectively. These results suggest that replacing balanced fertilizers in the garlic market with garlic-specific fertilizers can improve garlic farmers' incomes and soil health.
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Claim · model-written summary
Garlic absorbed more N and K than P.
- Taxon
- garlic
Allium sativume0 - Outcome
- absorption of Pe0
- Direction
- much lowere0
- Comparator
- N and Ke0
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Verbatim
e0“garlic prefers to absorb N and K, and its absorption of P was much lower”
Claim · model-written summary
Cl deficiency occurred in 98.7% of garlic fields.
- Taxon
- garlicAllium sativume0
- Outcome
- Deficiencies in Cle0
- Value
- 98.7%e0
- Setting
- garlic fieldse0
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Verbatim
t0“Garlic-specific Fertilizer”
e0“Deficiencies in Cl, Mn, S, and Fe are found in 98.7%, 56.1%, 22.8%, and 11.9% of garlic fields”
Claim · model-written summary
Mn deficiency occurred in 56.1% of garlic fields.
- Taxon
- garlicAllium sativume0
- Outcome
- Deficienciese0
- Value
- 56.1%e0
- Setting
- garlic fieldse0
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Verbatim
t0“Garlic-specific Fertilizer”
e0“Deficiencies in Cl, Mn, S, and Fe are found in 98.7%, 56.1%, 22.8%, and 11.9% of garlic fields”
Claim · model-written summary
S deficiency occurred in 22.8% of garlic fields.
- Taxon
- garlicAllium sativume0
- Outcome
- Deficienciese0
- Value
- 22.8%e0
- Setting
- garlic fieldse0
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Verbatim
t0“Garlic-specific Fertilizer”
e0“Deficiencies in Cl, Mn, S, and Fe are found in 98.7%, 56.1%, 22.8%, and 11.9% of garlic fields”
Claim · model-written summary
Fe deficiency occurred in 11.9% of garlic fields.
- Taxon
- garlicAllium sativume0
- Outcome
- Deficienciese0
- Value
- 11.9%e0
- Setting
- garlic fieldse0
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Verbatim
t0“Garlic-specific Fertilizer”
e0“Deficiencies in Cl, Mn, S, and Fe are found in 98.7%, 56.1%, 22.8%, and 11.9% of garlic fields”
Claim · model-written summary
Garlic-specific fertilizers increased sprout yield by 12.9% to 30.5% compared with farmer fertilization.
- Taxon
- GarlicAllium sativumt0
- Treatment
- garlic-specific fertilizerse0
- Outcome
- sprout yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 12.9% to 30.5%e0
- Comparator
- farmer fertilizatione0
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Verbatim
e0“Compared with farmer fertilization, the garlic-specific fertilizers increased sprout yield by 12.9% to 30.5%”
t0“Garlic-specific Fertilizer”
Claim · model-written summary
Garlic-specific fertilizers increased bulb yield by 11.0% to 33.5% compared with farmer fertilization.
- Taxon
- GarlicAllium sativumt0
- Treatment
- garlic-specific fertilizerse0
- Outcome
- bulb yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 11.0% to 33.5%e0
- Comparator
- farmer fertilizatione0
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Verbatim
e0“Compared with farmer fertilization, the garlic-specific fertilizers increased sprout yield by 12.9% to 30.5%, bulb yield by 11.0% to 33.5%”
t0“Garlic-specific Fertilizer”
Claim · model-written summary
Garlic-specific fertilizers increased net income by 18.2% to 45.6% compared with farmer fertilization.
- Taxon
- GarlicAllium sativumt0
- Treatment
- garlic-specific fertilizerse0
- Outcome
- net incomee0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 18.2% to 45.6%e0
- Comparator
- farmer fertilizatione0
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Verbatim
e0“Compared with farmer fertilization, the garlic-specific fertilizers increased sprout yield by 12.9% to 30.5%, bulb yield by 11.0% to 33.5%, and net income by 18.2% to 45.6%”
t0“Garlic-specific Fertilizer”
Claim · model-written summary
The fertilizer improved garlic vitamin C, soluble sugar and soluble protein quality.
- Taxon
- garlicAllium sativume0
- Treatment
- garlic-specific fertilizerse1
- Outcome
- nutritional quality [vitamin C (Vc), soluble sugar (SS), and soluble protein]e0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Comparator
- farmer fertilizatione1
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Verbatim
e0“it improved the nutritional quality [vitamin C (Vc), soluble sugar (SS), and soluble protein] of the garlic”
e1“Compared with farmer fertilization, the garlic-specific fertilizers”
Claim · model-written summary
The fertilizer reduced garlic nitrate accumulation.
- Taxon
- GarlicAllium sativumt0
- Treatment
- garlic-specific fertilizerse1
- Outcome
- accumulation of nitratee0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Comparator
- farmer fertilizatione1
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Verbatim
e0“reduced the accumulation of nitrate”
e1“Compared with farmer fertilization, the garlic-specific fertilizers”
t0“Garlic-specific Fertilizer”
Claim · model-written summary
Specific fertilizer increased N partial productivity by 26.6% to 50.1%.
- Taxon
- GarlicAllium sativumt0
- Treatment
- specific fertilizere0
- Outcome
- partial productivitye0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 26.6% to 50.1%e0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Application of specific fertilizer increased N, P, and K partial productivity by 26.6% to 50.1%, 82.6% to 116.5%, and 54.6% to 83.3%, respectively”
t0“Garlic-specific Fertilizer”
Claim · model-written summary
Specific fertilizer increased P partial productivity by 82.6% to 116.5%.
- Taxon
- GarlicAllium sativumt0
- Treatment
- specific fertilizere0
- Outcome
- partial productivitye0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 82.6% to 116.5%e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Application of specific fertilizer increased N, P, and K partial productivity by 26.6% to 50.1%, 82.6% to 116.5%, and 54.6% to 83.3%, respectively”
t0“Garlic-specific Fertilizer”
Claim · model-written summary
Specific fertilizer increased K partial productivity by 54.6% to 83.3%.
- Taxon
- GarlicAllium sativumt0
- Treatment
- specific fertilizere0
- Outcome
- K partial productivitye0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 54.6% to 83.3%e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Application of specific fertilizer increased N, P, and K partial productivity by 26.6% to 50.1%, 82.6% to 116.5%, and 54.6% to 83.3%, respectively”
t0“Garlic-specific Fertilizer”
Claim · model-written summary
The specific fertilizer formula better matched garlic nutrient absorption and reduced environmental risks.
- Taxon
- garlicAllium sativume0
- Outcome
- nutrient utilization effecte0
- Direction
- increasinge0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The formula of special fertilizer was more in line with the law of garlic nutrient absorption, increasing the nutrient utilization effect, reducing the environmental risks”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors suggest replacing balanced fertilizers with garlic-specific fertilizers to improve incomes and soil health.
- Taxon
- garlicAllium sativume0
- Outcome
- improve garlic farmers' incomes and soil healthe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“replacing balanced fertilizers in the garlic market with garlic-specific fertilizers can improve garlic farmers' incomes and soil health”
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