Table 6. Mean and total dry matter yield (Mg/ha) in 2016 and 2017

	2016					2017
	Cut 1	Cut 2	Cut 3	Cut 4	Total	Cut1	Cut 2	Cut 3	Cut 4	Cut 5	Total
Variety
RA	7.3^a	2.1^b	2.9^a	3.3^a	15.6^a	3.4^a	2.9^a	2.6^a	3.2^a	1.7^a	13.8^a
A	7.0^ab	4.1^a	2.7^a	3.7^a	17.5^a	3.3^a	3.0^a	2.6^a	3.3^a	1.7^a	13.9^a
LA	6.1^b	3.5^ab	3.7^a	3.5^a	16.8^a	3.6^a	2.8^a	2.4^a	3.2^a	1.6^a	13.6^a
Last cut
15-Sep	6.9^a	3.2^a	3.2^a	3.3^bc	16.6^ab	3.4^a	3.2^a	2.7^a	3.7^a	1.2^c	14.2^ab
30-Sep	7.1^a	3.6^a	3.2^a	4.3^a	18.2^a	3.3^a	3.1^ab	2.8^a	3.6^ab	2.0^a	14.8^a
15-Oct	6.4^a	2.9^a	3.0^a	3.7^ab	16.0^ab	3.8^a	2.9^ab	2.2^a	3.1^bc	1.8^ab	13.8^ab
30-Oct	6.7^a	3.2^a	3.0^a	2.6^c	15.5^b	3.3^a	2.6^b	2.3^a	2.7^c	1.7^b	12.6^b
p-value
Variety	NS	NS	NS	**	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
Last cut	NS	NS	NS	**	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	***	***
Variety × Last cut	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS

Different letters in the same column are significant at α level of either 0.05 or 0.01.
**Significant at α level of 0.05 and ***Significant at α level of 0.01.
RA, Roundup Ready Tonica alfalfa; A, Gunner conventional alfalfa; LA, low-lignin Hi-Gest 360 alfalfa; NS, not significant.