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01 – Puerto Rican Stargrass (Cynodon nlemfuensis)
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Dry Matter, Yield and Nutrient Compostion at 12-weeks

Fall Winter Spring Summer Fall Winter Spring Summer Fall Average Standard
Deviation

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, % 43.56 25.37 36.14 30.18 22.35 41.25 29.63 24.83 21.64 30.55 8.08
Yield, lb/ac 6,841.33 753.48 1,743.35 1,949.46 1,137.61 243.77 472.77 539.26 1,167.16 1649.80 2029.31
CP, % 4.21 8.99 6.51 6.83 8.01 6.60 9.22 12.91 9.48 8.08 2.47
ADF, % 47.28 40.74 44.11 42.32 36.12 40.01 34.38 31.46 31.76 38.69 5.57

P, % 0.07 0.22 0.17 0.18 0.22 0.16 0.15 0.23 0.20 0.18 0.05
K, % 0.80 1.58 1.30 1.24 1.25 1.01 1.27 1.80 1.20 1.27 0.29
Ca, % 0.34 0.59 0.50 0.58 0.57 0.42 0.46 0.53 0.76 0.53 0.12
Mg, % 0.12 0.16 0.18 0.22 0.22 0.16 0.24 0.25 0.27 0.20 0.05
Na, % 0.09 0.17 0.06 0.06 0.08 0.06 0.10 0.08 0.05 0.08 0.04

Mn, ppm 37 70 49 47 70 61 44 44 57 53.22 11.87
Fe, ppm 309 1962 942 358 1861 2234 940 567 1303 1164.00 717.93
Cu, ppm 5 9 4 9 7 8 6 10 7 7.22 1.99
Zn, ppm 22 39 33 33 49 28 34 46 35 35.44 8.35
Bo, ppm 3 9 5 5 7 18 8 5 9 7.67 4.39


Tropical Forage Demonstration Garden, Glen K. Fukumoto
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Last updated on 11/29/02