Table 2. Traffic effects on forage yield of several alfalfa cultivars at Fargo, |
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ND, in 2006, a drier year. |
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Harvest dates in 2006 |
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| Traffic † |
2004: |
6-1 |
6-30 |
7-31 |
9-26 |
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| treatment |
2005: |
5-31 |
7-5 |
8-8 |
10-20 |
total |
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FA-04, 2004 seeding |
| No traffic |
3.05 |
1.17 |
0.64 |
1.01 |
5.87 |
| Traffic |
2.92 |
1.08 |
0.54 |
0.93 |
5.47 |
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LSD (0.05) |
NS |
* |
NS |
NS |
NS |
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FA-05, 2005 seeding |
| No traffic |
3.02 |
1.62 |
0.68 |
0.68 |
6.00 |
| Traffic |
2.99 |
1.40 |
0.60 |
0.63 |
5.62 |
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LSD (0.05) |
NS |
10% |
NS |
NS |
10% |
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