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