Table 5:Total and marketable fresh bulb yield of onion as affected by different rates of N and P grown in Menschen fÜr Menschen Demonstration Site, Harar ETHIOPIA.

It was observed that application of N has pronounced effects on both total and marketable bulb yields of onion.

 

Treatments

Fresh Bulb yield (kg per plot)

Total

Marketable

Control

2

1.08

50 kg ha-1 N Source of Urea

3.72

2.73

75 kg ha-1 P Source of DAP

1.66

0.42

50 kg ha-1 N &75 kg ha-1 P Source of Urea& DAP

1.4

0.4

SE(±)

0.33

0.26

SD(±)

0.46

0.37

CV (%)

27.33

0.24

LSD (5%)

1.12

0.91