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Table 3 Number of branches/vetch plant in oat–vetch mixtures at different cutting times

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

Species

Harvesting stages

HS1

HS2

HS3

Mean

Vicia villosa

12.6bc

13.43ab

14.57a

13.53a

Vicia dasycarpa

10.57d

11.27cd

12.47bc

11.43b

Mean

11.58b

12.35ab

13.52a

12.48

SE

0.98

   

CV

7.84

   

P value (species)

0.0011

   
  1. SE standard error, CV coefficient of variation, HS harvesting stage
  2. a–dSpecies means values having same superscript within a row are not significantly different (P > 0.05)