**5. Field performance of promissory genotypes**

Besides the previously described genotypes, some more garlic accessions from the germplasm bank of INIFAP-CAEPAB (Fig. 1) were tested for their performance on the field (Aguascalientes, Mexico). These accessions have features suitable for breeding, as described below.

#### **5.1 Bulb size and number of cloves per head**

Higher values for bulb perimeter were found in **'**California' (23.1 ± 1.8 cm) and 'Coreano' (20.4 ± 0.7 cm) varieties, as well as in the cultivars 'Perla' 'C-37-1/8'(21.1 ± 0.6 cm) and 'Perla' 'C-3-1/25' (20.5 ± 0.7 cm) (Table 1). Three varieties of white garlic, 'California' (112.3 ± 22.8 g), 'Perla' 'C-37-1/8' (84.3 ± 8.1 g) and 'Perla' 'C-3-1/25' (79.2 ± 7.8 g), as well as a marbled one, 'Coreano' (82.3 ± 8.0 g), showed the greatest bulb weight. Regarding the number of cloves per bulb, variety 'Español' produced 7.5 (±0.9), while cultivars 'Perla' 'C-3- 1/25' and 'Perla C-37-1/8' had 10.9 (±1.3) and 11.9 (±1.9), respectively. Plants showing a smaller number of cloves per bulb appeared to have greater clove weights. 'Chino' and 'Coreano' varieties also showed a good clove weight performance. However, they are more susceptible to diseases and they require more time for bulb formation. Varieties with greater bulb weights appeared to be taller than those with smaller bulb weights (Table 1).
