Table 9. Mean NDF concentration (g/kg DM) in 2016 and 2017
| 2016 | 2017 |
Cut 1 | Cut 2 | Cut 3 | Cut 4 | Average | Cut1 | Cut 2 | Cut 3 | Cut 4 | Cut 5 | Average |
Variety |
RA | 404a | 418b | 426a | 446b | 423b | 422a | 399b | 406b | 415b | 378b | 404b |
A | 409a | 436a | 433a | 463a | 435a | 428a | 421a | 430a | 436a | 396a | 422a |
LA | 369b | 386c | 404b | 410c | 392c | 371b | 372c | 371c | 375c | 360c | 370c |
Last cut |
15-Sep | 400a | 420a | 429a | 440a | 422a | 406a | 397a | 405ab | 404a | 363b | 395b |
30-Sep | 406a | 420a | 420ab | 436a | 421a | 402a | 398a | 396b | 408a | 369b | 395b |
15-Oct | 386b | 406b | 416b | 443a | 413b | 413a | 392a | 400b | 409a | 388a | 400a |
30-Oct | 382b | 406b | 419ab | 441a | 413b | 407a | 404a | 410a | 413a | 391a | 405a |
p-value |
Variety | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
Last cut | *** | ** | 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.
NDF, neutral detergent fiber; DM, dry matter; RA, Roundup Ready Tonica alfalfa; A, Gunner conventional alfalfa; LA, low-lignin Hi-Gest 360 alfalfa; NS, not significant.