Research Article
Influences of Seedling Age and Variety on the Growth and Bulb Yield of Onion in Northwest Ethiopia
Table 1
Selected physical and chemical properties of the soil of the experimental site.
| Soil properties | Units | Soil depth (0–20 cm) |
| Soil texture | Sand | % | 9 | Silt | % | 19 | Clay | % | 72 | Textural class | | Heavy clay |
| Chemical properties | pH (H2O) 1 : 2.5 g soil | — | 6.08 | Electrical conductivity | ds m−1 | 0.048 | Total nitrogen | % | 0.11 | Organic carbon | % | 1.33 | Organic matter | % | 2.29 | Available phosphorus | ppm | 3.58 | Available potassium | ppm | 240.59 | CEC | meq per 100 g soil | 61.05 |
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