Data on germination percentage, seedling emergence andseedling growth parameters were statistically analyzed by one-wayANOVA (P < 0.05). Data for the growth dynamics during the vege-tative and bulb forming stages, and the yield and yield parametersof the two experimental years were pooled for each harvest andanalyzed by two-way ANOVA (P < 0.05) to determine the effects ofmagnetic treatments compared to the controls. Means were com-pared using the Newman–Keuls test (Stell and Torrie, 1992). TheKolmogorov–Smirnov procedure was used to test data normality;Bartlett’s test was used to test homogeneity of variances amongtreatments