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Table 1. Sulfur effects in alfalfa-orchardgrass mixture at |
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Harvest date |
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Treatment† |
6-16 |
7-20 |
9-7 |
Total |
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Check |
0.82 |
1.08 |
0.81 |
2.71 |
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Ammonium sulfate‡ |
0.90 |
0.99 |
0.65 |
2.53 |
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Zinc sulfate |
2.01 |
1.98 |
0.94 |
4.94 |
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Gypsum |
1.99 |
1.95 |
1.15 |
5.09 |
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S-15 |
1.98 |
2.00 |
1.09 |
5.07 |
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Elemental sulfur |
1.37 |
1.72 |
1.13 |
4.21 |
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Max-In |
0.99 |
1.01 |
0.76 |
2.76 |
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50lb P + 100lb K/A§ |
0.94 |
0.94 |
0.72 |
2.61 |
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LSD 0.05 |
0.15 |
0.34 |
0.20 |
0.44 |
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CV, % |
7.7 |
15.9 |
15.3 |
7.9 |
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Sulfur applied at 20 lb S/acre, obviously short in third harvest. |
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Wrong treatment, the bag said ammonium sulfate, but we believe it was ammonium nitrate. |
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All plots except the check received this treatment plus the sulfur treatment |
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