Table 1: Soil characteristics of the experimental area before onion seedling transplantion.

Parameters Soil Depth (cm)
0-15 16-30
Total N (%) 0.084 0.075
Available K (ppm) 33.2 38.4
Available S (ppm) 6.4 5.8
Available P (ppm) 16.8 12.7
OC (%) 0.81 0.71
OM (%) 1.4 1.22
pH (1:2.5 water) 6.67 6.8
EC (ds/m) 0.17 0.08

OC: organic carbon; OM: organic matter; EC: electronic conductivity.