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27 – Suerte (Paspalum atratum)

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, % 26.47 21.12 25.44 21.1 17.49 25.55 57.75 22.74 20.34 26.44 12.09
Yield, lb/ac 3935.92 1591.05 1610.38 2009.06 679.61 258.55 302.87 930.77 709.16 1,336.37 1,149.41
CP, % 7.47 12.34 6.44 6.06 6.73 7.57 8.55 7.12 7.87 7.79 1.86
ADF, % 49.27 40.28 39.43 38.56 32.17 30.99 30.77 33.6 29.79 36.10 6.36
P, % 0.08 0.13 0.09 0.1 0.12 0.26 0.14 0.14 0.15 0.13 0.05
K, % 0.64 1.45 0.62 0.99 0.77 0.57 0.69 1.36 0.88 0.89 0.32
Ca, % 0.33 1.73 1.46 1.47 2.01 0.43 1.48 1.43 1.99 1.37 0.60
Mg, % 0.12 0.43 0.33 0.51 0.34 0.4 0.41 0.48 0.44 0.38 0.12
Na, % 0.11 0.05 0.08 0.11 0.07 0.3 0.04 0.05 0.04 0.09 0.08

Mn, ppm 43 128 107 69 98 41 56 56 129 80.78 35.21
Fe, ppm 432 3539 1643 617 1641 702 1545 979 4653 1,750.11 1,432.08
Cu, ppm 7 4 2 4 5 7 4 4 18 6.11 4.73
Zn, ppm 13 45 30 28 33 23 20 20 35 27.44 9.63
Bo, ppm 3 12 6 4 6 7 12 6 16 8.00 4.33


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Last updated on 11/29/02