At first and second harvests, mortality (%) and dry matter content (%) were not significantly different (p = 0.05) though these observations increased over each harvest. The second harvest was characterized by an increase in dry matter yield (Table 3). This boost in forage yield was partly attributed to an increase in the fertilizer rate to 100 kg/ha of N (that is, double the initial dose of 50 kg/ha
of N) after first harvest and the availability of moderately low soil moisture, high relative humidity and solar radiation evidenced in late September to early November, 2010 (Table 2).