

Summarized ANOVA results for yield and selected parameters of forage quality of Lp cultivars assigned to early, intermediate and late heading groups, ploidy level (diploid and tetraploid) and six weekly harvest dates (from 4th of May to 8th of June)_Tabelle 3_ Zusammengefasste, varianzanalytische Ergebnisse für Ertrag und ausgewählte Kennwerte zur Futterqualität von Lp-Sorten der frühen, mittleren und späten Reifegruppe, zweier Ploidiestufen (diploid und tetraploid) und sechs Ernteterminen im Wochenabstand (vom 4_ Mai bis 8_ Juni)_
| dependent variable | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yield [dt DM ha–1] | CP [g kg–1 DM] | dOM [%] | NEL [MJ kg–1 DM] | |
| heading group (hg) | sign. | sign. | n.s. | n.s. |
| ploidy level (pl) | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
| harvest date (hd) | sign. | sign. | sign. | sign. |
| hg × hd | sign. | n.s. | sign. | sign. |
| hg × pl | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
| hd × pl | n.s. | n.s | n.s. | n.s. |
| R² | 0.93 | 0.89 | 0.49 | 0.41 |
Energy concentration of Lp-cultivars during the course of the first growth (different letters indicate a significant difference (p < 0_05) between the heading groups at the respective cutting date)_Tabelle 2_ Energiekonzentration von Lp-Sorten im Verlauf des ersten Aufwuchses (unterschiedliche Buchstaben zeigen einen signifikanten Unterschied (p < 0_05) zwischen den Reifegruppen beim jeweiligen Schnitttermin)_
| MJ NEL kg–1 DM | 4th May | 11th May | 18th May | 25th May | 1st June | 8th June |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| early heading cultivars (n=12) | 6.82a | 7.12a | 7.22a | 7.13a | 6.83a | 6.60a |
| intermediate heading cultivars (n=14) | 6.40b | 6.85ab | 7.07a | 7.22a | 7.04a | 6.86ab |
| late heading cultivars (n=13) | 6.22b | 6.68b | 7.06a | 7.16a | 7.14a | 7.02b |
Yield dynamic of Lp cultivars during the course of the first growth (different letters indicate a significant difference (p < 0_05) between the heading groups at the respective cutting date)_Tabelle 1_ Ertragsdynamik von Lp-Sorten im Verlauf des ersten Aufwuchses (unterschiedliche Buchstaben zeigen einen signifikanten Unterschied (p < 0_05) zwischen den Reifegruppen beim jeweiligen Schnitttermin)_
| dt DM ha–1 | 4th May | 11th May | 18th May | 25th May | 1st June | 8th June |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| early heading cultivars (n=12) | 9.90a | 18.60a | 25.17a | 29.86a | 32.94a | 41.47a |
| intermediate heading cultivars (n=14) | 7.69b | 12.44b | 18.88b | 20.71b | 27.33b | 38.71a |
| late heading cultivars (n=13) | 5.86c | 12.11b | 16.78b | 19.78b | 24.60b | 34.12b |