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05 – Greenalta (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, % 32.71 22.14 32.68 27.05 23.55 28.28 26.97 24.85 23.19 26.82 3.89
Yield, lb/ac 7398.01 1484.8 1964.96 1107.74 1019.41 605.74 657.45 2639.86 1995.84 2,097.09 2,098.63
CP, % 5.2 7.42 5.95 6.86 6.98 8.12 7.67 7.01 7.35 6.95 0.89
ADF, % 41.82 37.62 38.39 36.27 31.22 28.31 31.18 33.31 28.75 34.10 4.67

P, % 0.04 0.13 0.18 0.19 0.16 0.13 0.13 0.12 0.1 0.12 0.08
K, % 0.71 0.89 0.72 0.45 0.5 0.62 0.73 0.73 0.59 0.66 0.13
Ca, % 0.33 0.64 0.55 0.75 0.93 1.24 0.55 0.52 1.01 0.72 0.29
Mg, % 0.1 0.15 0.14 0.23 0.21 0.25 0.23 0.28 0.32 0.21 0.07
Na, % 0.13 0.12 0.06 0.04 0.06 0.06 0.09 0.08 0.16 0.09 0.04

Mn, ppm 36 61 20 31 53 90 20 25 47 42.56 22.97
Fe, ppm 620 2578 374 571 1234 4232 452 428 1280 1,307.67 1,302.16
Cu, ppm 5 7 3 4 5 7 4 5 8 5.33 1.66
Zn, ppm 19 20 15 15 17 18 18 14 26 18.00 3.61
Bo, ppm 4 8 4 6 8 28 6 4 11 8.78 7.58


Tropical Forage Demonstration Garden, Glen K. Fukumoto

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Last updated on 11/29/02