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14 – Cocksfoot orchard (Dactylis glomerata)

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, % 21.96 16.18 28.01 22.55 15.12 21.21 20.88 18.93 16.21 20.12 4.04
Yield, lb/ac 1103.72 1019.42 1218.86 1549.75 613.13 206.84 1085.9 1547.85 1211.48 1,061.88 426.88
CP, % 21.27 12.63 12.17 11.95 14.75 13.34 8.76 11.11 11.58 13.06 3.48
ADF, % 25.67 36.29 37.09 36.66 27.86 28.94 33.23 34.41 29.54 32.19 4.27
P, % 0.16 0.24 0.26 0.18 0.24 0.22 0.24 0.31 0.32 0.24 0.05
K, % 1.84 1.59 1.53 0.93 1.7 1.01 0.85 1.07 0.56 1.23 0.44
Ca, % 0.57 0.68 0.5 0.48 0.55 0.65 0.45 0.41 0.76 0.56 0.12
Mg, % 0.19 0.16 0.15 0.18 0.19 0.19 0.13 0.14 0.16 0.17 0.02
Na, % 0.57 0.23 0.19 0.41 0.51 0.4 0.69 0.84 0.65 0.50 0.21

Mn, ppm 136 142 116 76 137 203 107 94 137 127.56 36.21
Fe, ppm 3291 2773 823 851 2269 5780 448 975 2091 2,144.56 1,681.15
Cu, ppm 16 6 3 8 11 11 5 5 5 7.78 4.15
Zn, ppm 43 26 21 23 39 22 26 20 26 27.33 8.12
Bo, ppm 8 8 5 5 7 35 7 5 9 9.89 9.53


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Last updated on 11/29/02