Table 2. Alfalfa forage quality by harvest for winter kill demonstration at Fargo, ND, in 2007 (mean of 2 cultivars). |
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| Treatment | Quality component†|
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| CP | ADF | NDF | HEMI | RFV | ||
----------% of dry matter---------- |
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Cut 1 |
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| 3 cuts | 26.3 | 20.6 | 30.4 | 9.8 | 226 | |
| 4 cuts | 26.1 | 20.3 | 28.9 | 8.5 | 240 | |
| LSD (0.05) | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | |
Cut 2 |
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| 3 cuts | 23.6 | 24.3 | 33.1 | 8.7 | 200 | |
| 4 cuts | 23.6 |
23.3 | 31.1 | 7.9 | 212 | |
| LSD (0.05) | NS | NS | NS | * | NS | |
Cut 3 |
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| 3 cuts | 25.6 | 19.8 | 27.3 | 7.5 | 251 | |
| 4 cuts | 25.6 | 18.6 | 27.0 | 8.4 | 256 | |
| LSD (0.05) | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | |
Cut 4 |
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| 4 cuts | 18.2 | 21.2 | 29.2 | 7.8 | 230 | |
†CP=crude protein; ADF=acid detergent fiber; NDF=neutral detergent fiber; |
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| HEMI=hemicellulose (NDF-ADF); RFV=relative feed valve. |
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