Yield and Quality of Wheat, Triticale, and Elytricum Forage in the Southern Plains
S.C. Raoa,
S.W. Colemana,b and
J.D. Voleskya,c
a USDA-ARS, Grazinglands Research Laboratory, 7207 W. Cheyenne St., El Reno, OK 73036 USA
b USDA-ARS, STARS, 22271 Chinsegut Rd. Brookeville, FL 34601-4672 USA
c Univ. of Nebraska, West Central Research and Extension Center, Rt. 4 Box 46, North Platte, NE 69101 USA

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Fig. 1 Seasonal dry matter accumulation and precipitation patterns during 1993 to 1997 growing seasons. LSD values at 0.05 level represent statistically significant sampling dates
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Fig. 2 Nitrogen concentrations in the aboveground biomass from seeding to harvest during 1993 to 1997 growing seasons. LSD values at 0.05 level represent statistically significant sampling dates
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Fig. 3 In vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) concentrations in the aboveground biomass from emergence to harvest during the 1993 to 1997 growing seasons. LSD values at 0.05 level represent only statistically significant sampling dates
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