Yield (kg·ha−1)

Forage Crop × Fertility Interaction Effects

Crop

Fertility

ADF

CP

TDN

Alfalfa

No

2304ca

828a

3460b

Yes

2308c

836a

3537b

Bromegrass

No

1991d

412d

2907c

Yes

2866a

590c

4064a

Alfalfa + Bromegrass

No

2579b

711b

4015a

Yes

2797a

893a

4151a

P values

<.0001

0.0027

<.0001

SEM

67.6

29.0

95.5

Forage Crop × Cut 1 Date Interaction Effects

Time of first harvest

ADF

CP

TDN

Alfalfa

Late June

1890g

887b

3011e

Early July

2625bcd

1025a

3847b

Late July

2618cd

834bc

3911b

Late August

2090fg

581e

3224de

Bromegrass

Late June

2047g

657de

2927e

Early July

2326ef

616de

3426cd

Late July

2686bc

372f

3703bc

Late August

2655bc

359f

3885b

Alfalfa + Bromegrass

Late June

2371de

893b

3646bc

Early July

2880ab

926ab

4488a

Late July

2988a

723cd

4375a

Late August

2513cde

665de

3824b

P values

0.0030

0.0155

<.0001

SEM

93.4

41.0

128.0

Forage Crop Means

Crop

ADF

CP

TDN

Alfalfa

2306b

832a

3498b

Bromegrass

2428b

501b

3485b

Alfalfa + Bromegrass

2688a

802a

4083a

P values

0.0011

<0.0001

0.0004

SEM

50.1

19.9

74.0