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24 – Kikuyu Whittet (Pennisetum clandestinum)

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, % 28.28 21.46 24.24 25.62 16.69 22.22 23.18 21.27 16.09 22.12 3.92
Yield, lb/ac 3376.15 1300.12 827.35 2226.12 1571.75 88.64 938.16 842.12 2314.26 1,498.30 996.75
CP, % 6.88 7.92 9.09 7.11 8.13 9.25 9.32 11.81 7.5 8.56 1.52
ADF, % 40.66 39.77 37.96 39.9 34.62 30.67 32.03 31.1 34.42 35.68 3.98
P, % 0.17 0.23 0.24 0.26 0.31 0.31 0.26 0.37 0.29 0.27 0.06
K, % 1.23 1.35 0.75 0.95 1.23 0.84 0.73 1.06 0.79 0.99 0.23
Ca, % 0.37 0.43 0.25 0.3 0.38 0.63 0.24 0.5 0.41 0.39 0.12
Mg, % 0.2 0.22 0.19 0.27 0.3 0.36 0.32 0.63 0.44 0.33 0.14
Na, % 0.06 0.04 0.14 0.07 0.06 0.09 0.03 0.03 0.06 0.06 0.03

Mn, ppm 56 66 30 39 30 135 37 71 56 57.78 32.67
Fe, ppm 631 2191 509 649 671 5349 1158 1073 1447 1,519.78 1,530.50
Cu, ppm 1 4 1 3 5 5 3 13 5 4.44 3.57
Zn, ppm 36 38 19 38 41 35 24 73 49 39.22 15.46
Bo, ppm 4 8 4 5 4 34 10 7 8 9.33 9.50


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Last updated on 11/29/02