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03b. – (Panicum maximum) Natsukaze guinea

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, % 28.4 19.82 26.55 25.32 22.19 27.41 24.77 19.95 23.97 24.26 3.09
Yield, lb/ac 3627.41 1329.67 2239.46 2150.12 1602.99 797.8 805.19 1122.83 1026.8 1,633.59 916.27
CP, % 8.97 14.51 5.1 5.41 6.3 9.57 7.68 9.32 5.83 8.08 2.96
ADF, % 47.16 38.21 47.04 47.11 38.75 33.72 39.31 35.46 39.57 40.70 5.15
P, % 0.1 0.2 0.15 0.14 0.16 0.18 0.21 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.03
K, % 1.99 2.2 1.59 1.34 1.27 1.6 1.5 1.87 1.39 1.64 0.32
Ca, % 0.75 0.9 0.63 0.57 0.72 0.82 0.72 0.52 0.67 0.70 0.12
Mg, % 0.21 0.28 0.19 0.2 0.26 0.28 0.21 0.16 0.22 0.22 0.04
Na, % 0.12 0.17 0.07 0.04 0.09 0.09 0.05 0.07 0.09 0.09 0.04

Mn, ppm 15 300 22 85 114 480 23 128 48 135.00 156.73
Fe, ppm 225 1894 1013 5743 3224 10976 978 3153 2386 3,288.00 3,312.95
Cu, ppm 7 10 3 5 4 22 1 9 2 7.00 6.40
Zn, ppm 54 40 24 25 17 36 20 23 18 28.56 12.33
Bo, ppm 4 52 6 15 18 166 7 34 11 34.78 51.60


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Last updated on 11/29/02