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11 – Bermuda (Cynodon dactylon)

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, % 43.23 35.29 41.86 29.8 23.48 43.59 32.76 24.55 23.59 33.13 8.38
Yield, lb/ac 3168.83 132.97 265.93 1164.07 199.45 125.58 140.35 1108.06 339.8 738.34 999.82
CP, % 5.99 5.23 7.49 6.27 6.93 6.6 9.08 10.73 8.29 7.40 1.72
ADF, % 43.73 44.63 42.54 39.39 33.88 32.38 32.18 33.09 27.51 36.59 6.10
P, % 0.08 0.1 0.16 0.14 0.2 0.16 0.18 0.22 0.19 0.16 0.05
K, % 0.61 0.46 0.72 0.85 0.65 0.6 0.71 1.52 0.59 0.75 0.31
Ca, % 0.49 0.52 0.54 0.72 0.81 0.96 0.55 0.82 1.44 0.76 0.30
Mg, % 0.09 0.1 0.12 0.14 0.16 0.15 0.13 0.22 0.24 0.15 0.05
Na, % 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.04 0.07 0.06 0.07 0.05 0.04 0.05 0.01

Mn, ppm 48 69 46 58 93 146 42 77 93 74.67 32.93
Fe, ppm 493 2114 918 1534 2653 5774 1189 1412 2251 2,037.56 1,557.05
Cu, ppm 1 2 2 3 6 8 3 5 4 3.78 2.22
Zn, ppm 27 26 24 27 49 48 17 38 34 32.22 10.95
Bo, ppm 3 7 5 6 9 39 11 6 15 11.22 11.01


Tropical Forage Demonstration Garden, Glen K. Fukumoto

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Last updated on 11/29/02