Agronomic Experiments and Analysis of Garlic Mechanization-Friendly Cultivation Patterns in China

Given the problem that traditional garlic cultivation patterns in China have difficulty in achieving comprehensive mechanized production, an experimental investigation on mechanization-friendly cultivation agronomy was conducted. In this study, an orthogonal experimental method was used to conduct c...

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Main Authors: Chunxia Jiang, Fengwei Gu, Zhengbo Zhu, Zhichao Hu, Qingqing Wang
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/15/7/1614
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Fengwei Gu
Zhengbo Zhu
Zhichao Hu
Qingqing Wang
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Qingqing Wang
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description Given the problem that traditional garlic cultivation patterns in China have difficulty in achieving comprehensive mechanized production, an experimental investigation on mechanization-friendly cultivation agronomy was conducted. In this study, an orthogonal experimental method was used to conduct continuous tracking experiments for three years in three major garlic production regions of China. All the experiments were used to verify the impacts of sprout orientation, planting mode, planting density, and row spacing on garlic bulb yield per hectare. For every impact, nine experiments were processed. The results indicated the following: (1) planting density influenced the garlic bulb yield per hectare extremely significantly, followed by row spacing, planting pattern, and sprout orientation; (2) the combination of sprout orientation (1–45°), planting pattern (large ridge), a planting density (42.75)/10,000 plants per hectare, and row spacing (26 + 10) led to the largest garlic bulb yield per hectare, which means this combination was the best form of cultivation agronomy. This study will provide a valuable reference for China’s farmland suitability for agricultural machinery operation (FSAM) production program.
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spelling doaj-art-4f188c8e438b4b7a975f01f1558073b12025-08-20T03:55:48ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952025-07-01157161410.3390/agronomy15071614Agronomic Experiments and Analysis of Garlic Mechanization-Friendly Cultivation Patterns in ChinaChunxia Jiang0Fengwei Gu1Zhengbo Zhu2Zhichao Hu3Qingqing Wang4College of Mechanical Engineering, Anhui Science and Technology University, Chuzhou 233100, ChinaNanjing Institute of Agricultural Mechanization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Nanjing 210014, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering/Jiangsu Engineering Center for Modern Agricultural Machinery and Agronomy Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, ChinaNanjing Institute of Agricultural Mechanization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Nanjing 210014, ChinaCollege of Mechanical Engineering, Anhui Science and Technology University, Chuzhou 233100, ChinaGiven the problem that traditional garlic cultivation patterns in China have difficulty in achieving comprehensive mechanized production, an experimental investigation on mechanization-friendly cultivation agronomy was conducted. In this study, an orthogonal experimental method was used to conduct continuous tracking experiments for three years in three major garlic production regions of China. All the experiments were used to verify the impacts of sprout orientation, planting mode, planting density, and row spacing on garlic bulb yield per hectare. For every impact, nine experiments were processed. The results indicated the following: (1) planting density influenced the garlic bulb yield per hectare extremely significantly, followed by row spacing, planting pattern, and sprout orientation; (2) the combination of sprout orientation (1–45°), planting pattern (large ridge), a planting density (42.75)/10,000 plants per hectare, and row spacing (26 + 10) led to the largest garlic bulb yield per hectare, which means this combination was the best form of cultivation agronomy. This study will provide a valuable reference for China’s farmland suitability for agricultural machinery operation (FSAM) production program.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/15/7/1614garliccultivation agronomyfarmland suitability for agricultural machinery operationsfield experiment
spellingShingle Chunxia Jiang
Fengwei Gu
Zhengbo Zhu
Zhichao Hu
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Agronomic Experiments and Analysis of Garlic Mechanization-Friendly Cultivation Patterns in China
Agronomy
garlic
cultivation agronomy
farmland suitability for agricultural machinery operations
field experiment
title Agronomic Experiments and Analysis of Garlic Mechanization-Friendly Cultivation Patterns in China
title_full Agronomic Experiments and Analysis of Garlic Mechanization-Friendly Cultivation Patterns in China
title_fullStr Agronomic Experiments and Analysis of Garlic Mechanization-Friendly Cultivation Patterns in China
title_full_unstemmed Agronomic Experiments and Analysis of Garlic Mechanization-Friendly Cultivation Patterns in China
title_short Agronomic Experiments and Analysis of Garlic Mechanization-Friendly Cultivation Patterns in China
title_sort agronomic experiments and analysis of garlic mechanization friendly cultivation patterns in china
topic garlic
cultivation agronomy
farmland suitability for agricultural machinery operations
field experiment
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/15/7/1614
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