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06b. – Mealani pangola (Digitaria decumbens)

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, % 31.64 17 24.55 24.1 16.57 20.47 23.38 23.69 19.6 22.33 4.61
Yield, lb/ac 7950.59 1389.81 1873.64 2504.49 635.29 258.55 1063.74 3414.67 1093.28 2,242.67 2,348.33
CP, % 5.51 8.74 5.98 5.94 6.88 8.26 6.93 5.65 8.84 6.97 1.33
ADF, % 49.68 42.46 45.13 43.94 36.25 33.32 35.83 35.73 26.72 38.78 7.06
P, % 0.11 0.25 0.2 0.23 0.24 0.26 0.2 0.14 0.21 0.20 0.05
K, % 0.34 0.47 0.45 0.42 0.36 0.53 0.95 0.37 0.31 0.47 0.19
Ca, % 0.51 1.29 0.8 0.79 1.08 1.17 0.69 0.38 1.42 0.90 0.36
Mg, % 0.21 0.45 0.35 0.41 0.34 0.36 0.28 0.19 0.3 0.32 0.09
Na, % 0.16 0.17 0.18 0.17 0.2 0.24 0.26 0.25 0.29 0.21 0.05

Mn, ppm 117 100 63 182 100 119 48 81 116 102.89 38.71
Fe, ppm 749 1447 630 5175 2092 3846 683 1675 3408 2,189.44 1,610.28
Cu, ppm 4 6 2 6 5 10 2 5 33 8.11 9.64
Zn, ppm 26 14 12 16 10 12 11 11 24 15.11 5.90
Bo, ppm 6 9 8 18 10 30 8 9 18 12.89 7.74


Tropical Forage Demonstration Garden, Glen K. Fukumoto

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Last updated on 11/29/02