An Investigation on Forage Yield Capacity of Kermes Oak (Quercus coccifera L.) and Grazing Planning of Mediterranean Maquis Scrublands for Traditional Goat Farming

Table 2

Green herbage yield, dry matter ratio, and dry matter yield results.

Period	Green herbage yields g*m^−2		Green herbage yield	Dry matter yield ratio %		Dry matter yield
	Min–Max	Mean ± SD	kg*ha^−1	Min–Max	Mean ± SD	kg*ha^−1
April	80.0–410.0	241.00^d ± 98.83	2410.0	31.75–32.38	32.03^d ± 0.32	772.0
May	175.0–750.0	441.83^c ± 174.53	4418.3	42.55–43.97	43.26^c ± 0.71	1,911.3
June	260.0–890.0	574.66^b ± 196.84	5746.6	53.07–54.80	53.83^b ± 0.88	3,093.3
July	280.0–980.0	635.00^a ± 212.40	6350.0	56.26–57.42	56.85^a ± 0.58	3,610.0
August	290.0–990.0	636.33^a ± 214.82	6363.3	57.13–57.72	57.35^a ± 0.32	3,649.3
September	280.0–980.0	636.66^a ± 210.45	6366.6	57.79–58.13	57.95^a ± 0.17	3,689.4

a, b, c, and d means in the same column followed by the same letters are not significantly different at the 0.05 level.
SD: standard deviation.