Table 2.
Chemical composition of L. leucocephala and M. maximus in SPS and MMM at two cutting intervals (35 and 50 days).
| Specie | Cutting Interval (Days) | Content (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM | CP | ADF | NDF | ||
| L. leucocephala | 35 | 24.3 b | 29.0 a | 24.1 | 40.3 |
| L. leucocephala | 50 | 26.5 a | 26.1 b | 24.9 | 42.3 |
| M. maximus (associated) | 35 | 22.9 | 9.9 a | 39.8 | 63.7 b |
| M. maximus (associated) | 50 | 24.6 | 7.8 b | 41.3 | 68.4 a |
| M. maximus (monoculture) | 35 | 23.8 | 8.4 b | 40.9 | 68.6 a |
| M. maximus (monoculture) | 50 | 23.4 | 7.4 b | 42.5 | 69.7 a |
Different lower case letters in the same column indicate differences between means by the Tukey test at p <0.05.