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29a – Kazungula (Setaria ancepts)

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, % 23.44 26.92 25.51 28.41 21.95 38.41 30.13 18.91 19.25 25.88 6.09
Yield, lb/ac 539.92 206.84 184.68 350.62 531.87 1359.22 1159.77 590.96 1144.99 674.32 437.99
CP, % 11.2 8.78 7.24 5.85 5.98 5.56 6.57 8.33 8.44 7.55 1.82
ADF, % 34.59 37.03 37.42 35.88 33.04 34.12 30.88 31.24 28.06 33.58 3.10
P, % 0.22 0.2 0.16 0.12 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.23 0.21 0.18 0.04
K, % 1.31 0.96 0.8 0.62 0.57 0.53 0.55 1.48 0.88 0.86 0.34
Ca, % 1.2 1.59 1.07 0.82 0.6 0.47 0.45 1.01 1.09 0.92 0.37
Mg, % 0.34 0.47 0.31 0.32 0.23 0.23 0.28 0.38 0.41 0.33 0.08
Na, % 0.15 0.06 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.08 0.04 0.08 0.07 0.07 0.03

Mn, ppm 278 98 81 60 65 75 45 114 136 105.78 70.46
Fe, ppm 2826 1110 1446 1263 1391 2153 942 2420 2864 1,823.89 748.49
Cu, ppm 11 5 3 5 3 4 2 6 11 5.56 3.32
Zn, ppm 29 39 28 29 15 35 27 27 32 29.00 6.61
Bo, ppm 26 7 7 7 6 12 11 14 13 11.44 6.23


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Last updated on 11/29/02