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04 – Hosaka kikuyu (Pennisetum clandestinum)

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, % 21.99 21.64 39.3 24.4 20.9 31.03 23.72 26.44 19.42 25.43 6.24
Yield lb/ac 4927.82 760.87 664.84 855.52 819.96 132.97 480.16 509.71 1567.61 1,191.05 1,453.73
CP, % 7.13 8.32 7.47 7.92 8.39 7.76 8.66 10.43 8.47 8.28 0.95
ADF, % 38.43 39.08 38.09 36.31 30.34 28.68 29.21 24.19 25.38 32.19 5.84
P, % 0.15 0.22 0.18 0.25 0.22 0.21 0.2 0.22 0.19 0.20 0.03
K, % 1.18 0.99 0.76 1 1.01 0.81 1.51 1.04 1.19 1.05 0.22
Ca, % 0.44 0.55 0.52 0.52 0.67 0.87 0.5 0.87 1.23 0.69 0.26
Mg, % 0.22 0.29 0.27 0.33 0.27 0.35 0.25 0.34 0.37 0.30 0.05
Na, % 0.1 0.1 0.04 0.03 0.07 0.06 0.07 0.04 0.09 0.07 0.03

Mn, ppm 99 69 70 62 91 100 51 109 116 85.22 22.80
Fe, ppm 1279 1544 1615 1299 3245 3349 2433 2565 4282 2,401.22 1,060.82
Cu, ppm 7 4 5 3 3 5 4 4 4 4.33 1.22
Zn, ppm 35 38 38 27 24 43 19 40 40 33.78 8.36
Bo, ppm 6 9 9 9 13 26 13 15 19 13.22 6.18


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Last updated on 11/29/02