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16 – Bahia Tifton 9 (Paspasum notatum)

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, % 41.27 22.26 29.12 26.46 23.93 30.97 67.65 26.98 25.81 32.72 14.21
Yield, lb/ac 4580.23 1843.25 3439.73 2475.08 945.54 354.58 509.71 1285.35 945.54 1,819.89 1,429.67
CP, % 9.12 9.37 6.87 6.84 8.04 9.71 9.25 7.97 8.35 8.39 1.06
ADF, % 44.64 40.92 42.82 42.64 36.39 33.92 34.25 37.19 31.11 38.21 4.72
P, % 0.09 0.16 0.12 0.13 0.16 0.16 0.14 0.17 0.17 0.14 0.03
K, % 0.57 0.99 0.95 0.71 0.62 0.77 0.58 0.86 0.56 0.73 0.17
Ca, % 0.57 0.77 0.46 0.54 0.85 0.78 0.46 0.49 1.2 0.68 0.25
Mg, % 0.2 0.23 0.14 0.23 0.24 0.19 0.19 0.27 0.26 0.22 0.04
Na, %" 0.11 0.05 0.06 0.04 0.05 0.07 0.06 0.04 0.06 0.06 0.02

Mn, ppm 101 94 34 55 94 81 30 47 74 67.78 27.05
Fe, ppm 563 1143 277 571 1771 2287 519 741 1438 1,034.44 675.33
Cu, ppm 6 2 2 2 5 8 6 3 4 4.22 2.17
Zn, ppm 36 30 26 26 41 20 16 24 32 27.89 7.79
Bo, ppm 4 6 4 5 7 18 9 5 11 7.67 4.53


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Last updated on 11/29/02