Mixing system

Berseem only (B)

Ryegrass only^®

75% B:25% R

50% B:50% R

25% B:75% R

Fertilizers

1^st cut

2^nd cut

3^rd cut

1^st cut

2^nd cut

3^rd cut

1^st cut

2^nd cut

3^rd cut

1^st cut

2^nd cut

3^rd cut

1^st cut

2^nd cut

3^rd cut

Fresh forage yield (ton/fed.)

Control

9.06

10.73

7.70

5.94

6.67

6.20

11.65

11.80

8.77

10.93

10.27

8.10

9.43

9.16

7.00

Organic

10.81

11.75

8.83

7.06

7.70

7.01

12.17

13.47

9.52

11.72

11.36

8.91

10.36

10.43

7.64

Bio-fertilizer

10.30

11.18

8.48

6.54

7.09

6.72

12.09

12.67

9.10

11.73

11.52

8.49

9.94

10.47

7.29

Chemical

12.55

14.12

11.05

9.50

9.40

8.08

12.86

13.85

10.35

13.06

13.77

10.20

11.44

12.20

9.67

Bio + Organic

11.87

12.67

9.17

7.80

8.08

7.14

14.11

14.43

11.88

12.02

12.53

9.57

10.47

11.53

8.64

Organic + Chem.

13.28

15.03

11.79

10.09

10.33

8.94

15.94

14.91

12.20

13.83

14.37

11.15

12.00

13.22

10.45

Bio + Chemical

12.88

14.20

11.41

9.68

9.87

8.72

15.54

14.90

12.00

13.11

14.20

10.88

11.40

12.86

9.94

Bio + Org. + Chem.

14.03

15.64

12.36

11.51

11.27

9.37

16.60

16.12

13.15

15.04

15.98

10.97

12.52

13.87

10.77

Mean

11.85

13.16

10.10

8.52

8.80

7.77

13.87

14.02

10.87

12.68

13.00

9.78

10.94

11.72

8.92

LSD

0.81

N.S

N.S

0.810

N.S

N.S

0.810

N.S

N.S

0.810

N.S

N.S

0.810

N.S

N.S

Dry forage yield (ton/fed.)

Control

0.73

1.74

2.52

0.71

1.52

2.34

1.07

2.10

3.13

1.03

1.93

2.96

0.90

1.75

2.75

Organic

0.87

1.97

2.80

0.82

1.67

2.59

1.17

2.31

3.28

1.11

2.12

3.16

0.99

1.95

2.94

Bio-fertilizer

0.82

1.87

2.74

0.76

1.59

2.48

1.13

2.20

3.23

1.06

2.03

3.04

0.95

1.87

2.80

Chemical

1.07

2.25

3.32

1.08

1.87

3.20

1.23

2.36

3.41

1.24

2.45

3.58

1.10

2.27

3.38

Bio + Organic

0.94

2.08

2.94

0.89

1.74

2.65

1.38

2.53

3.69

1.17

2.23

3.31

1.06

2.05

3.05

Organic + Chem.

1.14

2.38

3.61

1.19

2.02

3.46

1.50

2.67

3.93

1.35

2.58

3.71

1.17

2.45

3.57

Bio + Chemical

1.10

2.31

3.45

1.12

1.98

3.31

1.41

2.60

3.76

1.29

2.46

3.66

1.12

2.35

3.45

Bio + Org. + Chem.

1.19

2.46

3.83

1.30

2.10

3.60

1.56

2.76

4.11

1.39

2.68

3.82

1.31

2.54

3.68

Mean

0.98

2.13

3.15

0.98

1.81

2.96

1.30

2.44

3.57

1.21

2.31

3.41

1.08

2.15

3.20

LSD 5%

N.S

N.S

N.S

N.S

N.S

N.S

N.S

N.S

N.S

N.S

N.S

N.S

N.S

N.S

N.S

Dry weed (gm/m²)

Control

170.2

124.8

85.3

129.1

92.2

56.2

153.3

136.4

78.9

146.3

128.1

64.8

118.6

109.1

283.1

Organic

154.6

112.5

79.1

105.4

86.0

51.7

143.2

127.0

76.3

134.0

121.3

60.8

111.3

102.5

266.8

Bio-fertilizer

164.3

119.3

81.1

110.7

89.2

51.5

143.3

130.3

76.0

132.4

121.4

63.5

115.0

102.5

271.9

Chemical

128.7

101.0

67.1

87.4

76.3

46.8

123.3

112.2

66.3

118.1

103.1

54.1

102.5

87.8

236.3

Bio + Organic

141.3

109.3

74.6

99.4

83.0

49.2

130.8

122.8

72.3

124.4

115.2

58.5

109.9

96.7

258.4

Organic + Chem.

116.0

96.2

60.6

79.4

69.9

43.9

118.1

111.7

62.2

108.2

102.5

50.1

97.2

82.5

223.8

Bio + Chemical

120.3

98.3

63.0

81.8

71.6

41.9

126.6

111.8

61.9

113.6

101.2

51.6

97.9

83.0

225.5

Bio + Org. + Chem.

99.8

92.9

55.4

70.6

66.4

38.3

111.6

103.6

58.2

103.2

94.7

48.0

88.9

78.2

207.1

Mean

136.9

106.8

70.7

95.5

79.3

47.4

131.2

119.5

69.0

122.5

110.9

56.4

105.2

92.8

246.6

LSD 5%

9.5

N.S

N.S

9.5

N.S

N.S

9.5

N.S

N.S

9.5

N.S

N.S

9.5

N.S

N.S