Attributes

Model-Building Data Set

Validation Data Set

Full bloom

Pre-bloom

Full bloom

Vegetative regrowth

Combined

Location

Buffalo, SDa

Brookings, SDb

Brookings, SDb

Brookings, SDb

Brookings, SDb

Sampling dates

July 2008

June 2015

July 2015

August 2015

-

July 2009

July 2010

Total plants (n)

1168

90

88

35

213

Alfalfa populations

Pure falcata (n)

2

6

6

3

6

Predominanly falcata (n)

4

3

3

3

3

Hay-type sativa (n)

3

1

1

1

1

Pasture-type sativa (n)

2

0

0

0

0

Canopy volume

determination

Dimension measurements

Dimension measurements

Dimension measurements

Dimension measurements

Dimension measurements

Biomass

determination

Reference unit methodc

Clippingd

Clippingd

Clippingd

Clippingd

Biomass

Mean (g∙plant−1)

60

200

288

44

211

Median (g∙plant−1)

39

192

285

32

188

Range (g∙plant−1)

0.2 - 686

34 - 449

26 - 669

8 - 134

8 - 669

Standard error (g∙plant−1)

2.2

9.0

16.9

5.6

9.8

CV (%)e

125

43

55

75

68