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Table 6 Dry matter yield (t/ha) of oats–vetch mixtures at different harvesting

From: Evaluation of biomass yield and nutritional quality of oats–vetch mixtures at different harvesting stage under residual moisture in Fogera District, Ethiopia

Oats–vetch mixtures

Harvesting stages

HS1

HS2

HS3

Mean

Oats CI-8237 + Vicia villosa (O1V1)

3.99d

6.16a

5.11b

5.09a

Oats CI-8237 + Vicia dasycarpa (O1V2)

3.73d

5.32b

4.46c

4.5b

Oats CI-8251 + Vicia villosa (O2V1)

3.18e

4.54c

3.27e

3.66c

Oats CI-8251 + Vicia dasycarpa (O2V2)

2.76f

3.93d

2.99ef

3.22d

Mean

3.42c

4.99a

3.96b

4.12

SE

0.1599

   

CV

3.882

   

P value (mixtures)

0.0001

   
  1. SE standard error, CV coefficient of variation, HS harvesting stage
  2. a–fMean values with different superscripts across a row and across a column are significantly different (P < 0.001)