From: Influence of drought stress on afalfa yields and nutritional composition
Water-soluble carbohydrate fraction (WSC, %DM) | |||||
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 | Condition | Gold Queen alfalfa | Suntory alfalfa | ||
Early harvest | Late harvest | Early harvest | Late harvest | ||
Spring 2013 | Control | 6.58 ± 0.04a | 6.84 ± 0.02a | 6.40 ± 0.04a | 6.72 ± 0.48a |
Moderate spring drought | 6.52 ± 0.14a | 6.74 ± 0.92a | 6.40 ± 0.14a | 6.69 ± 0.41a | |
Severe spring drought | 6.53 ± 0.03a | 6.83 ± 0.02a | 6.38 ± 0.03a | 6.70 ± 0.05a | |
Control | 6.52 ± 0.03a | 6.83 ± 0.01a | 6.38 ± 0.02a | 6.66 ± 0.05a | |
Moderate summer drought | 6.52 ± 0.03a | 6.82 ± 0.02a | 6.38 ± 0.02a | 6.66 ± 0.05a | |
Severe summer drought | 6.57 ± 0.04a | 6.87 ± 0.02a | 6.50 ± 0.06b | 6.74 ± 0.05a | |
Spring 2014 | Control | 6.5 ± 0.03a | 6.82 ± 0.02a | 6.36 ± 0.03a | 6.70 ± 0.04a |
Early spring severe drought | 6.34 ± 0.02b | 6.71 ± 0.02b | 6.31 ± 0.04a | 6.55 ± 0.05b,c | |
Late spring severe drought | 6.28 ± 0.02b | 6.62 ± 0.03c | 6.30 ± 0.03a | 6.46 ± 0.07c | |
rainfed | 6.48 ± 0.03a | 6.80 ± 0.02a | 6.33 ± 0.03a | 6.66 ± 0.04a,b |