Table 7 Mean (± SE) quality parameters for large diameter onion bulbs at harvest, May 2010 and 2011, Hidalgo County, Texas

Fertilizer

2010

94.8 ± 0.2

3.9 ± 0.2

6.1 ± 0.2

Compost

95.2 ± 0.2

4.0 ± 0.2

6.1 ± 0.1

C + F^b

95.5 ± 0.3

4.1 ± 0.2

6.0 ± 0.2

F^c

2.37

0.35

0.24

P

0.1437

0.7120

0.7932

Fertilizer

2011

94.5 ± 0.1

5.0 ± 0.3

4.8 ± 0.2

Compost

94.8 ± 0.3

5.1 ± 0.1

4.8 ± 0.1

C + F^b

94.6 ± 0.2

5.0 ± 0.2

4.8 ± 0.1

F^c

2.40

0.20

0.09

P

0.1530

0.8201

0.9159