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13 – Katambora rhodes (Chloris gayana)

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, % 38.19 20.72 30 24 37.6 25.27 23.52 23.25 19.22 26.86 6.93
Yield, lb/ac 6478.55 1923.94 2171.79 2935.14 1388.77 679.61 1521.73 4261.65 2649.14 2,667.81 1,761.95
CP, % 5.02 7.72 6.59 7.02 8.81 8.66 7.37 4.9 6.25 6.93 1.40
ADF, % 49.34 41.57 43.75 43.4 35.43 32.38 36.94 43.37 39.13 40.59 5.16
P, % 0.07 0.26 0.25 0.22 0.28 0.29 0.18 0.19 0.24 0.22 0.07
K, % 0.55 0.92 0.83 1.15 0.89 0.74 0.59 0.95 0.74 0.82 0.19
Ca, % 0.34 0.47 0.39 0.33 0.43 0.71 0.39 0.29 0.37 0.41 0.12
Mg, % 0.08 0.08 0.1 0.09 0.09 0.12 0.04 0.06 0.06 0.08 0.02
Na, % 0.16 0.14 0.12 0.15 0.22 0.16 0.25 0.37 0.35 0.21 0.09

Mn, ppm 46 29 19 19 38 70 10 12 16 28.78 19.59
Fe, ppm 312 1198 413 591 1933 3252 313 192 554 973.11 1,017.57
Cu, ppm 7 1 2 2 3 6 2 2 2 3.00 2.06
Zn, ppm 14 4 3 3 8 3 1 1 1 4.22 4.27
Bo, ppm 2 4 3 3 6 21 4 1 3 5.22 6.08


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Last updated on 11/29/02