| Flaming treatment | Weevil damage3 | Weed density4 | Total forage yield | Alfalfa yield6 | |
| Timing1 | Intensity2 | ||||
| 0 to 5 | Mg/ha5 | ||||
| Fall | Low | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.20 | 1.26 |
| Medium | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.26 | 2.39 | |
| High | 2.7 | 2.0 | 3.32 | 1.96 | |
| Spring | Low | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.38 | 1.78 |
| Medium | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.04 | 2.13 | |
| High | 2.8 | 2.0 | 3.36 | 2.61 | |
| Spring pesticides7 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2.67 | 2.67 | |
| No treatment | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.00 | 3.00 | |
| LSD(0.05) | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.53 | 1.01 | |
| Means, flaming treatment | |||||
| Fall | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.26 | 1.17 | |
| Spring | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.26 | 1.24 | |
| LSD(0.05) | NS | NS | NS | NS | |
| Low | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.28 | 1.52 | |
| Medium | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.14 | 2.25 | |
| High | 2.7 | 2.0 | 3.34 | 2.29 | |
| LSD(0.05) | NS | 1.0 | NS | NS | |