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23 – Blue pangola (Digitaria valida)

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, % 25.21 21.4 25 25.71 17.84 26.32 21.15 20.42 18.65 22.41 3.21
Yield, lb/ac 4487.22 450.61 2746.14 1711.04 635.29 73.87 923.38 1739.3 938.16 1,522.78 1,374.06
CP, % 8.62 8.7 5.33 6.32 8.66 7.43 6.34 8.21 8.93 7.62 1.32
ADF, % 43.26 40.63 45.35 44.17 36.85 36.07 40.93 37.66 34.69 39.96 3.82
P, % 0.08 0.14 0.09 0.15 0.27 0.27 0.16 0.25 0.3 0.19 0.08
K, % 1.28 1.83 1.31 1.73 1.27 0.85 1.03 1.59 0.78 1.30 0.37
Ca, % 0.52 0.69 0.28 0.61 1.07 1.32 0.24 0.57 1.01 0.70 0.36
Mg, % 0.19 0.19 0.14 0.32 0.33 0.4 0.18 0.44 0.43 0.29 0.12
Na, % 0.07 0.04 0.16 0.05 0.08 0.21 0.06 0.03 0.05 0.08 0.06

Mn, ppm
 57 80 17 37 84 144 28 72 126 71.67 42.89
Fe, ppm
 492 2026 197 381 2127 5764 561 1466 3050 1,784.89 1,780.89
Cu, ppm
 3 3 3 3 5 6 1 5 3 3.56 1.51
Zn, ppm
 20 24 17 21 24 20 19 22 24 21.22 2.49
Bo, pm
 4 8 3 5 8 36 8 9 13 10.44 10.04


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Last updated on 11/29/02