Abstract
In the previous paper, it was recognized that the poor growth of onion which followed cabbage was always accompanied with the poor absorption of phosphorus which seemed to be due to the stronger acidity resulting mainly from the heavy application of ammonium sulfate for cabbage cropping, In this report the authors describe the results of several investigations which have been executed to meet this situation as well as to ascertain our sup-position. The results obtained can be summarized as follows. 1) To get enough yield of onion, basic application of a large amount of water soluble phosphorus (as superphosphate) was required overall in this area and it was especially so when it followed cabbage. For example, to get yield over 20 tons per acre, no more than 200 to 300 pounds of phosphorus per acre for the onion following barley and much more than 400 to 500 pounds of phosphorus per acre for the onion following cabbage was required respec-tively, while without phosphorus application almost no yield could be obtained in both cases. The differ-ence of onion yields due to the kind of preceding crop, therefore, was most pronounced when 100 to 200 pounds of phosphorus per acre was applied, which is the most common practice in this area. To increase onion yield overall in this area and especially in the cases following cabbage, basic ap-plication of phosphorus as much as 500 pounds per acre was most effective and in addition controlling of soil acidity with lime or dolomite and application of increased potassium were also desirable in strongly acid soils. 2) A wide variation in onion yields was observed also in the area where onions had been grown suc-cessively year after year. The survey carried out in this area indicated that the yield of onion had the highest correlation with y1 value of the soil and succeedingly high correlation with pH (H2O), pH (KCl) and base saturation percentage in this order, while with 0.002N sulfuric acid extractable phos-phorus or exchangeable potassium no correlation could be found. 3) In the experiment field of our station onion was shown to be more sensitive to high soil acidity than cabbage. At soil reaction about pH 5. 2, the growth of onion was remarkably inferior to that of cabbage and at pH 4.2 almost no growth could be seen, while cabbage showed considerable growth 70 to 80% as much as at pH 6.2. 4) Among several properties of acid soil which influence on the plant growth, aluminum toxicity to which onion was thought to be especially sensitive and the influence of high concentrations of hydrogen ion were investigated by water culture method with onion and cabbage comparatively. The data showed that at 1 ppm aluminum the growth of onion as well as of cabbage was inhibited equally and to high concentrations of hydrogen ion cabbage was more sensitive than onion, though more precise investigations are necessary for this kind of comparison. 5) Besides the poor growth of onion which fol I-owed cabbage, abnormal growth of cabbage itself had become to be seen especially in the area where cabbage had been grown successively. Some of the distinctive features of this abnorma-ity, for example, the hooking and the development of thin and water soaked areas of light brown color around the margins of headed leaves and the dis-tortion, undulation and browning of tips of older leaves were quite similar to some of calcium defi-ciency symptoms induced in our laboratory by exclud-ing calcium supply in the middle stage of growth. In spite of this resemblance, however, there remains some possibility of boron or magnesium deficiency and much work should be done in order to evaluate this abnormality and further the possibility of its participation on the inferior growth of onion following cabbage.
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Claim · model-written summary
Onion following cabbage needed much more phosphorus than onion following barley to yield over 20 tons per acre.
- Taxon
- onion
Allium cepae1 - Treatment
- phosphorus per acree2
- Outcome
- yield over 20 tons per acree4
- Direction
- much moree2
- Value
- 400 to 500 pounds of phosphorus per acree2
- Comparator
- onion following barleye3
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Verbatim
e1“the poor growth of onion which followed cabbage was always accompanied with the poor absorption of phosphorus”
e2“much more than 400 to 500 pounds of phosphorus per acre for the onion following cabbage was required”
e3“no more than 200 to 300 pounds of phosphorus per acre for the onion following barley”
e4“to get yield over 20 tons per acre”
Claim · model-written summary
Without phosphorus application, almost no onion yield could be obtained.
- Taxon
- onion
Allium cepae1 - Treatment
- phosphorus applicatione5
- Outcome
- yielde5
- Direction
- almost no yield could be obtainede5
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e1“the poor growth of onion which followed cabbage was always accompanied with the poor absorption of phosphorus”
e5“without phosphorus application almost no yield could be obtained in both cases”
Claim · model-written summary
The yield difference due to the preceding crop was most pronounced at 100 to 200 pounds of phosphorus per acre.
- Taxon
- onion
Allium cepae1 - Treatment
- phosphorus per acree6
- Outcome
- onion yields due to the kind of preceding crope6
- Direction
- most pronouncede6
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Verbatim
e1“the poor growth of onion which followed cabbage was always accompanied with the poor absorption of phosphorus”
e6“The differ-ence of onion yields due to the kind of preceding crop, therefore, was most pronounced when 100 to 200 pounds of phosphorus per acre was applied”
Claim · model-written summary
Controlling soil acidity with lime or dolomite and increasing potassium are desirable in strongly acid soils.
- Taxon
- onion
Allium cepae1 - Treatment
- application of increased potassiume2
- Outcome
- controlling of soil acidity with lime or dolomitee2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e1“the poor growth of onion which followed cabbage was always accompanied with the poor absorption of phosphorus”
e2“controlling of soil acidity with lime or dolomite and application of increased potassium were also desirable in strongly acid soils”
Claim · model-written summary
Onion was more sensitive than cabbage to high soil acidity.
- Taxon
- onion
Allium cepae2 - Treatment
- high soil aciditye2
- Outcome
- sensitive to high soil aciditye2
- Direction
- more sensitivee2
- Comparator
- cabbagee2
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Verbatim
e2“onion was shown to be more sensitive to high soil acidity than cabbage”
Claim · model-written summary
At soil reaction about pH 5.2 the growth of onion was remarkably inferior to that of cabbage.
- Taxon
- onion
Allium cepae1 - Treatment
- soil reaction about pH 5. 2e1
- Outcome
- growth of onione1
- Direction
- remarkably inferiore1
- Comparator
- cabbagee1
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Verbatim
e1“At soil reaction about pH 5. 2, the growth of onion was remarkably inferior to that of cabbage”
Claim · model-written summary
At pH 4.2 onion showed almost no growth.
- Taxon
- onion
Allium cepae1 - Treatment
- pH 4.2e2
- Outcome
- growthe2
- Direction
- almost no growth could be seene2
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e1“At soil reaction about pH 5. 2, the growth of onion was remarkably inferior to that of cabbage”
e2“at pH 4.2 almost no growth could be seen, while cabbage showed considerable growth 70 to 80% as much as at pH 6.2”
Claim · model-written summary
Cabbage at pH 4.2 grew to 70 to 80% of its growth at pH 6.2.
- Taxon
- cabbage
Brassica oleracea var. capitatae1 - Treatment
- pH 4.2e1
- Outcome
- growthe1
- Direction
- showed considerable growthe1
- Value
- 70 to 80%e1
- Comparator
- pH 6.2e1
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Verbatim
e1“at pH 4.2 almost no growth could be seen, while cabbage showed considerable growth 70 to 80% as much as at pH 6.2”
Claim · model-written summary
At 1 ppm aluminum the growth of onion and cabbage was inhibited equally.
- Taxon
- onion
Allium cepae1 - Treatment
- 1 ppm aluminume1
- Outcome
- growth of onione1
- Direction
- inhibited equallye1
- Comparator
- cabbagee1
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Verbatim
e1“at 1 ppm aluminum the growth of onion as well as of cabbage was inhibited equally”
Claim · model-written summary
Cabbage was more sensitive than onion to high concentrations of hydrogen ion.
- Taxon
- cabbage
Brassica oleracea var. capitatae1 - Treatment
- high concentrations of hydrogen ione1
- Outcome
- sensitivee1
- Direction
- more sensitivee1
- Comparator
- onione1
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Verbatim
e1“to high concentrations of hydrogen ion cabbage was more sensitive than onion”
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