Table 4.

Performance in production and characteristics of the varieties at different proportions (75% and 25%) in the L1/3 repartition compared to pure stands.

Variety name	Proportion	Grain yield (g.m²)				Biomass yield (g.m²)				Vegetative time (day)				Flowering time (day)				Plant heigth (cm)				Tiller number (nb)				Leaves number (nb)				Aerial biomass (g)
EARLY MUTANT IAC_165 (A)	25%	254	±	10	c	911	±	29	a	85	±	3	a	103	±	9	a	113	±	6	a	13	±	5	ab	62	±	19	ab	278	±	13	b
	75%	1 089	±	45	a	407	±	21	b	87	±	7	a	106	±	8	a	107	±	18	a	13	±	5	a	66	±	20	a	403	±	24	a
	100%	897	±	40	b	1 035	±	66	a	85	±	3	a	105	±	7	a	106	±	21	a	11	±	4	b	51	±	16	b	370	±	18	ab
FOFIFA 152 (B)	25%	338	±	14	b	1 027	±	31	a	84	±	4	ab	102	±	10	a	101	±	21	a	14	±	5	a	63	±	22	a	326	±	19	a
	75%	733	±	29	a	320	±	11	c	85	±	4	a	101	±	10	a	98	±	21	a	14	±	5	a	60	±	20	a	315	±	17	a
	100%	713	±	28	a	862	±	33	b	84	±	4	b	100	±	11	a	99	±	20	a	15	±	5	a	66	±	19	a	303	±	16	a
FOFIFA 154 (C)	25%	332	±	16	b	960	±	28	a	86	±	3	a	104	±	9	a	98	±	19	a	13	±	5	a	63	±	25	a	326	±	17	a
	75%	701	±	30	a	286	±	7	b	85	±	4	a	107	±	13	a	101	±	22	a	14	±	4	a	59	±	19	a	282	±	16	a
	100%	642	±	30	a	995	±	44	a	85	±	3	a	105	±	11	a	106	±	60	a	13	±	5	a	61	±	25	a	307	±	17	a
DOURADO PRECOCE (D)	25%	257	±	11	c	898	±	19	a	85	±	3	ab	105	±	10	a	109	±	21	ab	12	±	4	a	57	±	18	a	342	±	18	a
	75%	946	±	45	a	305	±	8	b	86	±	4	a	104	±	9	a	100	±	20	b	12	±	4	a	56	±	18	a	255	±	15	a
	100%	735	±	35	b	898	±	34	a	84	±	3	b	104	±	14	a	111	±	19	a	11	±	3	a	54	±	15	a	440	±	17	a

Mixture values represent the mean performance of the specific variety when it is combined with the three other varieties.

The values in bold represent the p-values, while the letters denote the multiple comparison groups resulting from the Fisher's test.