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26a – Bahia Tifton Pensacola (Paspalum 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, % 54.19 29.23 26.67 27.84 22.63 37.5 35 30.82 24.83 32.08 9.52
Yield, lb/ac 1815.69 1314.9 3262.12 2422.34 458 66.48 206.84 753.48 265.93 1,173.98 1,119.50
CP, % 12.4 12.72 8.61 7.84 9.41 11.01 10.04 9.28 9.84 10.13 1.64
ADF, % 42.31 39.64 42.04 41.17 31.29 33.64 33.88 35.48 28.75 36.47 4.99
P, % 0.11 0.16 0.12 0.12 0.13 0.17 0.15 0.17 0.15 0.14 0.02
K, % 0.46 0.83 0.81 0.68 0.41 0.88 0.6 0.79 0.52 0.66 0.17
Ca, % 0.65 0.74 0.55 0.77 1.04 0.84 0.47 0.71 1.27 0.78 0.25
Mg, % 0.18 0.18 0.14 0.24 0.2 0.16 0.16 0.27 0.25 0.20 0.05
Na, % 0.05 0.05 0.07 0.05 0.04 0.08 0.04 0.02 0.05 0.05 0.02

Mn, ppm 86 98 38 57 86 277 31 72 129 97.11 73.93
Fe, ppm 1133 2028 590 503 1753 5518 541 2101 5853 2,224.44 2,060.04
Cu, ppm 14 2 4 1 3 13 3 6 10 6.22 4.89
Zn, ppm 32 45 36 36 54 41 33 39 78 43.78 14.51
Bo, ppm 5 9 4 5 6 88 9 9 33 18.67 27.48


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Last updated on 11/29/02