[Retracted] The Impact of Seeding Density and Nitrogen Rates on Forage Yield and Quality of Avena sativa L
Table 3
Analysis of variance of different seeding rates, nitrogen doses, and their interactions on forage and dry matter yields, crude fiber, crude protein, and total ash of forage oat.
SOV
DF
SS
MS
value
Forage yield
Seed rate (S)
2
338.71
169.356
0.0000
Nitrogen doses (N)
4
3213.35
803.338
0.0000
8
28.89
3.612
0.0151
Dry matter yield
Seed rate (S)
2
3.7773
1.8887
0.0008
Nitrogen doses (N)
4
83.3142
20.8286
0.0000
8
4.2604
0.5326
0.0268
Crude protein
Seed rate (S)
2
1.2379
0.6189
0.0304
Nitrogen doses (N)
4
72.2770
18.0692
0.0000
8
6.8236
0.8529
0.0003
Crude fiber
Seed rate (S)
2
53.324
26.6618
0.0037
Nitrogen doses (N)
4
226.558
56.6395
0.0000
8
97.847
12.2309
0.0111
Total ash
Seed rate (S)
2
9.3352
4.66760
0.0000
Nitrogen doses (N)
4
11.2192
2.80480
0.0000
8
4.8808
0.61010
0.0029
SOV: source of variation, DF: degree of freedom, SS: sum of squares, MS: mean squares, : significant, NS: nonsignificant.