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 |