Oakes Irrigation Research Site
	Carrington Research Extension Center * North Dakota State University
	P.O. Box 531, Oakes, ND 58474-0531, Phone: (701) 742-2744, FAX: (701) 742-2700, E-mail:								Walter.Albus@ndsu.edu
	Onion - Strip-Till vs Conventional
		Days to	Onion Yield by Bulb Size						Single	Total
	Tillage Treatment	Half Down1	>4"	3 to 4"	2 1/4 to 3"	1 to 2 1/4"	Culls	Total	Center2	Bulbs
			-------------------------------------------cwt/ac-------------------------------------------						%	1000/ac
	Conventional Tillage	9/16	176	573	105	13	34	867	80	128
	Strip Tillage	9/7	76	661	234	31	12	1002	78	182
	MEAN	11	126	617	169	22	23	934	79	155
	C.V.%	19	39	4	21	18	45	3	19	7
	LSD.05	5	NS	55	80	9	NS	58	NS	26
	1Days from planting to when half the onion tops have fallen over.  This is an indication of maturity.
	2Percent of onions with single centers from ten large onions selected at random
	Planting date = May 4; Harvest date = September 21; Previous crop = HRSW.
	Fertilizer Rate lb/ac: N = 150, P2O5 = 43, K20 = 54 and Sulfur = 22;  Irrigation 14"
	Hybrid = Sedona.
	See also Onion Hybrid Performance Trial
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