. 2018 May 28;96(7):2907–2922. doi: 10.1093/jas/sky190

Table 6.

Concentration of ADF (%, DM basis) in stockpiled “Tifton 85” bermudagrass receiving different rates of N fertilization, and in “Tifton 85” bermudagrass hay in years 1 and 2

Year	Sampling date	Treatment¹				Mean
Year	Sampling date	56N	112N	168N	HAY	Mean
1	Oct 24	27.9^b	27.4^b	26.9^b	36.6^a	30.1^e
	Nov 28	31.2^b	28.6^b	29.2^b	34.7^a	30.5^e
	Dec 13	34.1^a	32.7^a,b	31.3^b	34.3^a	33.1^d
	Jan 4	36.1	34.7	34.3	34.0	34.8^c
	Jan 16	34.7	36.5	34.5	34.6	34.7^c
	Mean	32.8^g	31.9^g,h	31.2^h	34.8^f
2	Nov 11	30.8^k	29.8^k	29.7^k	38.0^j	32.1ⁿ
	Nov 25	28.1^k	26.7^k	27.7^k	33.0^j	28.9^o
	Dec 10	30.0^k	28.5^k	29.6^k	34.2^j	30.6^n,o
	Jan 7	31.7^k	32.1^j,k	32.1^j,k	34.1^j	32.5ⁿ
	Jan 21	31.1^j,k	33.7^j	29.0^l	33.1^j,k	31.7ⁿ
	Mean	30.3^r	30.2^r	29.6^r	34.5^q

^a,bWithin a row, means without a common superscript differ (P < 0.05; SEM = 0.93; n = 2).

^c–eWithin a column, means without a common superscript differ (P < 0.05; SEM = 0.93; n = 8).

^f–iWithin a row, means without a common superscript differ (P < 0.05; SEM = 1.31; n = 10).

^j–mWithin a row, means without a common superscript differ (P < 0.05; SEM = 0.75; n = 2).

^n–pWithin a column, means without a common superscript differ (P < 0.05; SEM = 0.75; n = 8).

^q–sWithin a row, means without a common superscript differ (P < 0.05; SEM = 1.06; n = 10).

¹56N = 56 kg N/ha; 112N = 112 kg N/ha; 168N = 168 kg N/ha; HAY = “Tifton 85” hay cut in August prior to stockpiling.