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02 – Bigalta (Hemarthria altissima)
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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, % 28.22 21.04 24.36 21.47 16.45 27.14 24.74 20.84 18.7 22.55 3.87
Yield, lb/ac 8806.87 834.74 1329.67 2181.95 664.84 280.71 354.58 1174.54 938.16 1840.67 2673.95
CP, % 6.41 6.83 6.2 4.16 6.43 6.17 7.33 6.88 6.45 6.32 0.89
ADF, % 41.72 38.41 40.13 42.16 33.76 34.62 31.2 34.43 31.17 36.40 4.30
P, % 0.08 0.17 0.16 0.13 0.18 0.12 0.18 0.20 0.20 0.16 0.04
K, % 1.13 1.19 1.04 0.88 0.97 0.35 1.14 0.80 0.70 0.91 0.27
Ca, % 1.18 0.97 0.61 0.43 0.76 1.32 0.8 0.73 1.09 0.88 0.29
Mg, % 0.31 0.21 0.23 0.2 0.28 0.36 0.26 0.38 0.43 0.30 0.08
Na, % 0.09 0.14 0.08 0.05 0.1 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.08 0.08 0.03

Mn, ppm 90 51 28 21 27 64 21 27 53 42.44 23.76
Fe, ppm 1081 1913 834 622 545 2415 468 726 1794 1155.33 706.33
Cu, ppm 3 8 8 6 9 9 5 6 7 6.78 1.99
Zn, ppm 25 20 17 16 18 19 12 10 21 17.56 4.56
Bo, ppm 5 10 5 4 5 21 8 5 10 8.11 5.35


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Last updated on 11/29/02