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Table 10 Neutral detergent fiber content (%) of oats–vetch mixtures at different harvesting stages

From: Evaluation of biomass yield and nutritional quality of oats–vetch mixtures at different harvesting stage under residual moisture in Fogera District, Ethiopia

Oats–vetch mixtures

Harvesting stages

HS1

HS2

HS3

Mean

Oats CI-8237 + Vicia villosa (O1V1)

46.58e

52.80bc

57.09a

52.16a

Oats CI-8237 + Vicia dasycarpa (O1V2)

45.85e

48.85d

54.73b

49.81b

Oats CI-8251 + Vicia villosa (O2V1)

45.50e

49.12d

54.28b

49.63b

Oats CI-8251 + Vicia dasycarpa (O2V2)

45.95e

51.72c

53.45bc

50.38b

Mean

45.98c

50.63b

54.89a

50.49

SE

1.18

   

CV

2.34

   

P value (mixtures)

0.0006

   
  1. SE standard error, CV coefficient of variation, HS harvesting stage
  2. a–eMean values with different superscripts across a row and across a column are significantly different (P < 0.001)