Table 6. The effect of various amounts of intercropped green garlic on available soil N, P and K, organic carbon and rhizosphere pH in the experiment carried out during the spring of 2012.

Treatment	Amount of intercropped bulbs (g)	Available soil N (mg kg−1)	Available soil P (mg kg−1)	Available soil K (mg kg−1)	Soil organic carbon (g kg−1)	Rhizosphere pH (1∶1 soil: water)
CK	0	115.7±1.7	186.2±9.4	287.2±5.9	14.77±0.08	7.66±0.02
T1	150	116.2±1.1	190.6±1.1	388.9±0.3***	16.91±0.07***	7.32±0.02***
T2	300	122.5±0.4*	216.8±5.8*	348.5±1.4***	16.96±0.25***	7.53±0.02**
T3	450	128.1±2.5**	190.6±5.3	329.6±1.1***	16.99±0.09***	7.37±0.02***
T4	600	126.2±2.0**	226.8±11.9**	375.6±0.9***	17.34±0.09***	7.27±0.04***
T5	750	126.9±3.6**	214.7±11.9*	407.8±1.5***	17.51±0.09***	7.43±0.01***

Values are the means ± standard error of three replicates.

^*Significant at the 0.05 probability level.

^**Significant at the 0.01 probability level.

^***Significant at the 0.001 probability level.