Table 3.
Chlorophyll contents of silage corn and soybean plants cultivated as either monocrop or intercropped during the growing seasons.
| Treatments | Growing Season (2016–17) | |
|---|---|---|
| Corn | Soybean | |
| C1 | 42.53 ± 1.20bc | — |
| C2 | 41.17 ± 1.57c | — |
| S1 | — | 31.10 ± 1.77 |
| S2 | — | 31.66 ± 1.67 |
| S3 | — | 29.77 ± 1.38 |
| S1C1 | 45.03 ± 1.41ab | 27.55 ± 1.54 |
| S2C1 | 46.19 ± 1.12a | 27.34 ± 1.85 |
| S3C1 | 44.69 ± 1.21ab | 28.73 ± 1.36 |
| S1C2 | 46.07 ± 0.71a | 27.97 ± 1.83 |
| S2C2 | 46.67 ± 0.40a | 28.45 ± 1.35 |
| S3C2 | 43.88 ± 1.00abc | 27.63 ± 1.34 |
| Mono-(US) | 31.38 ± 1.16A | |
| Inter -(US) | 27.83 ± 0.78B | |
| Mono-(VS) | 29.77 ± 1.38 | |
| Inter-(VS) | 28.18 ± 0.92 | |
| Mono-C | 41.85 ± 0.97B | |
| Inter-C | 45.42 ± 0.41A | |
| Mono-S | 30.85 ± 0.90A | |
| Inter-S | 28.01 ± 0.60B | |
Values are means ± standard errors. Mean values in each column followed by the same superscripts are not significantly different at alpha 0.05. C: corn; S: soybean; C + S: corn + soybean; C1: Yukon-R; C2: DKC26-28RIB; S1: Big Fellow RR; S2: Game Keeper RR; S3: Kester’s Bob White Trailing Soybean; S1C1: Big Fellow RR + Yukon-R; S2C1: Game Keeper RR + Yukon-R; S3C1: Kester’s Bob White Trailing Soybean + Yukon-R; S1C2: Big Fellow RR + DKC26-28RIB; S2C2: Game Keeper RR + DKC26-28RIB; S3C2: Kester’s Bob White Trailing Soybean + DKC26-28RIB; Mono-C: monocropping corn; Mono-S: monocropping soybean; Inter-S: intercropped soybean; Inter-C: corn intercropped with soybean; Mono-(US): monocropping upright soybean; Mono-(VS): monocropping vine soybean; Inter-(US): intercropped upright soybean; Inter-(VS): intercropped vine soybean.