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15 – Brachiaria humidicola

Dry Matter, Yield and Nutrient Compostion at 12-weeks

Fall Winter Spring Summer Fall Winter Spring Summer Fall Average Standard
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12/10/96 03/10/97 06/10/97 09/10/97 12/10/97 03/10/98 06/16/98 09/17/98 12/16/98

DM, %


22.8 17.99 25.24 20.77 19.29 20.66 21.13 2.58
Yield, lb/ac 8435.97 738.71 192.06 1196.7 4483.36 930.77 2,662.93 3,212.48
CP, % 5.97 10.8 8.32 9.16 5.02 7.6 7.81 2.11
ADF, % 43.3 30.64 30.7 32.68 37.13 29.09 33.92 5.37
P, % 0.06 0.11 0.09 0.13 0.13 0.18 0.12 0.04
K, % 1.32 1.12 0.54 1.07 0.91 0.59 0.93 0.31
Ca, % 0.18 0.53 0.85 0.38 0.25 1 0.53 0.33
Mg, % 0.14 0.25 0.39 0.15 0.14 0.28 0.23 0.10
Na, % 0.36 0.33 0.21 0.37 0.24 0.31 0.30 0.07
Mn, ppm 34 72 80 34 26 62 51.33 22.83
Fe, ppm 746 2382 2959 429 173 1383 1,345.33 1,118.32
Cu, ppm 6 8 7 4 3 4 5.33 1.97
Zn, ppm 23 18 15 18 6 25 17.50 6.72
Bo, ppm 4 7 20 6 2 9 8.00 6.36


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Last updated on 11/29/02