Table 2. Effect of cutting number on yield and nutritive values of teff across all cultivars and first-cutting times

Item Cutting number SEM p-value
1 2 3
DM yield (g/pot) 14.6b 19.3a 8.3c 0.7 0.001
DM (g/kg) 199.6c 267.2b 313.7a 9.2 < 0.001
aNDFom (g/kg of DM) 594.0b 634.0a 638.0a 4.0 < 0.001
CP (g/kg of DM) 199.7a 82.3b 59.0b 4.5 < 0.001
Means with different superscripts are significantly different (p < 0.05).
DM, dry matter; aNDFom, ash-free neutral detergent fiber with amylase; CP, crude protein.