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. 2021 Sep 30;63(5):1098–1113. doi: 10.5187/jast.2021.e97

Table 3. Dry matter yield for alfalfa under different treatments in 2015, 2016 and 2017.

Treatment 2015 2016 2017 Total
Harvest interval (Mg ha−1)
 28-day 5.83a (4-cut) 12.93a (5-cut) 10.24b (5-cut) 29.00
 35-day 4.99b (3-cut) 11.35b (4-cut) 12.58a (4-cut) 28.92
 SE 0.15 0.33 0.27 0.53
Seeding rate
 17 kg ha−1 5.36 12.28 11.21 28.85
 20 kg ha−1 5.40 12.15 11.72 29.26
 23 kg ha−1 5.48 12.28 11.29 28.77
 SE 0.16 0.32 0.23 0.48
Variety
 Hi-Gest 360 5.28b 12.23 11.32 28.83
 Gunner 5.31ab 12.21 11.65 29.18
 RR Tonnica 5.65a 11.98 11.25 28.88
 SE 0.14 0.27 0.23 0.46
a,b

Different letters are significant at p < 0.05.