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Combining Ability of Binary Mixtures of Introduced, Cool- and Warm-Season Grasses and Legumes

^a USDA-ARS, Southern Plains Range Research Station, 2000 18th St., Woodward, OK 73801
^b Kansas State Univ., Western Kansas Agricultural Research Centers, Hays, KS 67601
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View larger version (37K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 1. Forage dry matter (DM) yield for pure stands of ‘Cimarron’ alfalfa (A), rhizomatous birdsfoot trefoil (BT), ‘Luna’ intermediate wheatgrass (IW), ‘Max-Q’ novel endophyte–‘Jesup’ tall fescue (TF), ‘Morpa’ weeping lovegrass (WL), and ‘Spar’ yellow bluestem (YB) at three harvests (1, 15 May; 2, 5 July; and 3, 1 September) averaged across years (2002–2003). Within harvest, bars with the same letter are not significantly different at P 0.05 (adjusted Tukey test).

View larger version (41K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 2. Crude protein (CP) yield for pure stands of ‘Cimarron’ alfalfa (A), rhizomatous birdsfoot trefoil (BT), ‘Luna’ intermediate wheatgrass (IW), ‘Max-Q’ novel endophyte–‘Jesup’ tall fescue (TF), ‘Morpa’ weeping lovegrass (WL), and ‘Spar’ yellow bluestem (YB) at three harvests (1, 15 May; 2, 5 July; and 3, 1 September) averaged across years (2002–2003). Within harvest, bars with the same letter are not significantly different at P 0.05 (adjusted Tukey test).