Table 3. Dry matter yield and nutritive value of combining the first and second cuttings for alfalfa in 2016 and 2017 as determined by variety and harvest schedule treatment

Treatment	DM (Mg ha⁻¹)		CP (g kg⁻¹)		ADF (g kg⁻¹)		NDF (g kg⁻¹)		RFV
Treatment	2016	2017	2016	2017	2016	2017	2016	2017	2016	2017
Variety
Gunner	7.4^a	4.9	150	161	381	350^a	468^a	447^a	120	128^b
Hi-Gest 360	6.8^b	4.8	157	174	373	338^b	454^b	434^b	124	136^a
LSD	0.6	1	16	22	21	8	11	10	6	2
Harvest schedule
1. “Standard” + 30 d	7.0^bc	5.6^a	160	172	340^c	349^ab	418^b	430^b	141^a	134^ab
2. “Standard” + 35 d	7.6^a	5.5^a	160	171	343^c	352^a	410^b	450^a	142^a	128^b
3. “Standard + 5 d” + 30 d	6.6^c	4.8^bc	149	170	400^ab	334^bc	480^a	437^ab	112^b	134^ab
4. “Standard + 5 d” + 35 d	7.1^abc	4.1^c	150	165	414^a	332^c	481^a	430^b	110^b	137^a
5. “Standard + 10 d” + 30 d	7.0^abc	4.4^bc	150	165	388^b	344^abc	495^a	435^ab	111^b	133^ab
6. “Standard + 10 d” + 35 d	7.4^ab	4.8^b	152	162	379^b	352^a	483^a	450^a	116^b	128^b
LSD	0.6	0.9	15	14	24	16	20	17	12	7

Means significantly different at the 95% level of confidence.
DM, dry matter; CP, crude protein; ADF, acid detergent fiber; NDF, neutral detergent fiber; RFV, relative feed value; LSD, least significant difference.