Table 5. Alfalfa forage yield with varying maturities at harvest at Fargo, ND,
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in 2007. |
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| Treatment | Cut 1 |
Cut 2 |
Cut 3 |
Cut 4 |
Total |
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- - - - - - - - - - - - tons DM/acre - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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| 26”, LB, 30%, RI | 2.09 |
1.99 |
1.80 |
1.06 |
6.94 |
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| 26”, LB, 50% | 2.39 |
2.08 |
2.01 |
-- |
6.48 |
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| MB, 10%, 30% | 2.25 |
2.18 |
1.69 |
-- |
6.12 |
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| 26”, LB, 30%, KF | 2.13 |
2.08 |
1.78 |
0.86 |
6.85 |
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| 26”, LB, 30%, RI2 | 2.30 |
2.08 |
1.85 |
1.00 |
7.23 |
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| LSD (0.05) | 0.23 |
NS |
NS |
NS |
0.46 |
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| CV, % | 6.8 |
8.8 |
9.7 |
13.1 |
4.5 |
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† See Table 3 for identification of the treatment abbreviations |