Claim · model-written summary
Oat hay companion crop yielded 5.17 metric tons per hectare in establishment year.
- Taxon
- alfalfa
Medicago sativae0 - Interactor
- oat
Avena sativae0other - Outcome
- oat hay companion crop yieldede0
- Value
- 5.17 metric tons (12% moisture)/hae0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.


Verbatim
e0“During the establishment year the oat hay companion crop yielded 5.17 metric tons (12% moisture)/ha, while alfalfa grown alone yielded 4.03 metric tons/ha.”
Title
Herbicides vs Oat Companion Crops for Alfalfa Establishment1
A. R. Schmid; R. Behrens Agronomy Journal 1972. doi:10.2134/agronj1972.00021962006400020009x
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Intervention effect EPTC followed by 2,4‐DB was most effective for weed control.
- Observation Establishing alfalfa with oats harvested for grain and straw gave the favored net return at stated prices.
- Observation Alfalfa grown alone yielded 4.03 metric tons per hectare in establishment year.
- Observation Oat grains averaged 2,205 kg/ha.
- Observation Oat straw yield averaged 5.46 metric tons/ha.
- Intervention effect Alfalfa stand counts were generally higher without companion crop in fall of seeding year.
- Association The stand count difference did not affect following year yield.