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Iron at 12 Weeks, (ppm)

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Tropical Forage Demonstration Garden, Glen K. Fukumoto

Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Average
Standard
12/10/96
03/10/97
06/10/97
09/10/97
12/10/97
03/10/98
06/16/98
0917/98
12/16/98
Deviation
1 PR Star
309
1962
942
358
1861
2234
940
567
1303
1164
718
2 Big Alta
1081
1913
834
622
545
2415
468
726
1794
1155
706
3 N. Guinea
225
1894
1013
5743
3224
10976
978
3153
2386
3288
3313
4 Hosaka
1279
1544
1615
1299
3245
3349
2433
2565
4282
2401
1061
5 Greenalta
620
2578
374
571
1234
4232
452
428
1280
1308
1302
6 Mealani Pangola
749
1447
630
5175
2092
3846
683
1675
3408
2189
1610
7 P.plicatulum
726
1718
792
1477
1708
5823
1360
409
3206
1913
1676
8 PM x DN
120
1520
291
2543
468
1633
92
371
415
828
859
9 Signal
705
1452
974
625
994
3934
251
1513
2835
1476
1183
10 D. napier
309
167
206
373
141
1453
99
155
466
374
422
11 Bermuda
493
2114
918
1534
2653
5774
1189
1412
2251
2038
1557
12 Redalta
224
1155
229
581
1256
1655
287
124
708
691
547
13 K. Rhodes
312
1198
413
591
1933
3252
313
192
554
973
1018
14 Orchard
3291
2773
823
851
2269
5780
448
975
2091
2145
1681
15 B. humidicola



746
2382
2959
429
173
1383
1345
1118
16 Bahia Tifton 9
563
1143
277
571
1771
2287
519
741
1438
1034
675
17 Dallis
696
3140
401
288
922
2840
381
813
2512
1333
1153
18 Blue Panic
1088
2744
384
683
2876
5784
656
1215
4125
2173
1854
19 California
579
2834
490
732
1256
3525
241
934
2905
1500
1239
20 Napier


134
213
225
5834
68
285
566
1046
2117
21 Star
214
3404
584
371
1498
857
336
1570
2407
1249
1085
22 Limpo 508607
141
1199
370
268
652
1484
288
498
1697
733
578
23 Blue Pangola
492
2026
197
381
2127
5764
561
1466
3050
1785
1781
24 Kikuyu
631
2191
509
649
671
5349
1158
1073
1447
1520
1531
25 Rescue
3373
3343
1763
9218
3035
3565
651
3187
5570
3745
2448
26 Bahia, TP
1133
2028
590
503
1753
5518
541
2101
5853
2224
2060
27 Suerte
432
3539
1643
617
1641
702
1545
979
4653
1750
1432
28 Switch
293
215
168
210
1813
5844
632
897
2013
1343
1826
29 D. California
2826
1110
1446
1263
1391
2153
942
2420
2864
1824
748
30 Klein, verde
377
2591
927
1645
3084
4188
104
369
4580
1985
1700
31 Purple Bana


241
555
331
588
65
313
893
427
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Fe = Iron. Important functions: necessary component of hemoglobin (oxygen carrying system of the blood)

Deficiencies: anemia, decreased calf growth.

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Last updated on 8/2/03