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

Table 9. MRelative feed value at each cutting for alfalfa under different treatments in 2016 and 2017.

Treatment	2016					2017
Treatment	Cut 1	Cut 2	Cut 3	Cut 4	Cut 5	Cut 1	Cut 2	Cut 3	Cut 4	Cut 5
Harvest interval
28-day	144^a	109	133^a	118	135	134	151^a	142^a	153^a	147
35-day	107^b	111	101^b	130	-	126	120^b	130^b	140^b	-
SE	3.1	3.1	3.7	4.1	2.3	6.3	2.7	2.7	2.9	1.9
Seeding rate
17 kg ha⁻¹	123	109	117	123	132	132	135	136	148	144
20 kg ha⁻¹	126	108	119	124	134	128	135	138	147	147
23 kg ha⁻¹	127	113	115	124	140	130	137	134	146	149
SE	3.2	3.7	4.3	4.1	4.7	5.4	3.1	3.1	3.5	3.1
Variety
Hi-Gest 360	126	107	120	134^a	140	139^a	140	137	154^a	152^a
Gunner	127	108	111	116^b	135	129^ab	132	136	145^ab	142^b
RR Tonnica	123	115	120	122^ab	132	122^b	134	135	142^b	146^ab
SE	3.0	3.7	4.1	4.1	4.7	5.4	3.1	3.0	3.4	3.1

^a,b

Different letters are significant at p < 0.05.