Table 3. Above ground production (lb/ac) for fertilizer treatments on moderately grazed mixed grass prairie at Central Grasslands Research Extension Center, Streeter. |
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Fertilizer Treatment |
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|
Year |
Control |
May 1 24 lb P/ac |
May 1 48 lb P/ac |
June 20 24 lb P/ac |
June 20 48 lb P/ac |
June 20 33 lb N/ac |
June 20 66 lb N/ac |
Cool-season grass |
2000y |
2174abcd |
2736abcd |
3166bcd |
2512abcd |
2671abcd |
2034abc |
1936abc |
2001y |
2656abcd |
3127bcd |
2520abcd |
2740abcd |
2131abcd |
2877abcd |
3291cd |
|
2002x |
1787ab |
1868ab |
1717a |
2036abc |
1931abc |
1985abc |
2198abcd |
|
2003y |
2447abcd |
2535abcd |
2522abcd |
2292abcd |
2337abcd |
2932abcd |
3435d |
|
Warm-season grass |
2000 |
36 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
160 |
64 |
2001 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
192 |
1 |
0 |
|
2002 |
31 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
20 |
2 |
3 |
|
2003 |
0 |
0 |
61 |
62 |
65 |
0 |
0 |
|
Forb |
2000z |
676ab |
532ab |
918abc |
1008abc |
748abc |
1421bc |
1169abc |
2001y |
973abc |
439a |
828abc |
649ab |
773abc |
620ab |
441a |
|
2002x |
533ab |
263a |
325a |
306a |
364a |
529ab |
271a |
|
2003z |
1040abc |
773abc |
1656a |
1220abc |
797abc |
656ab |
539ab |
|
Shrub |
2000z |
367 |
573 |
69 |
281 |
541 |
449 |
390 |
2001xy |
191 |
247 |
189 |
174 |
263 |
255 |
315 |
|
2002x |
88 |
218 |
111 |
92 |
226 |
187 |
269 |
|
2003xy |
265 |
263 |
166 |
411 |
279 |
246 |
224 |
|
Total |
2000y |
3254 |
3844 |
4156 |
3801 |
3962 |
4066 |
3561 |
|
2001y |
3821 |
3833 |
3538 |
3564 |
3362 |
3755 |
4048 |
|
2002x |
2441 |
2352 |
2154 |
2434 |
2542 |
2705 |
2741 |
|
2003y |
3753 |
3572 |
4407 |
3986 |
3479 |
3835 |
4199 |
1Means in a plant class followed by a different letter differ (P<0.05). 2 Means in the year column in each plant class followed by a letter differ (P<0.05). |