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22 – PI No. 508607 (Hemarthria altissima)

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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, % 35.61 29.29 24.06 22.65 16.6 29.91 20.42 19.31 46.94 27.20 9.51
Yield, lb/ac 7010.6 819.96 997.25 3048 576.19 258.55 428.45 1921.84 679.61 1,748.94 2,159.70
CP, % 1.48 5.62 4.78 4.3 7.72 7.49 8.36 6.45 8.19 6.04 2.26
ADF, % 47.02 44.64 43.31 44.76 33.61 32.4 32.4 37.71 32.22 38.67 6.23
P, % 0.05 0.11 0.17 0.17 0.24 0.19 0.26 0.27 0.23 0.19 0.07
K, % 0.36 0.34 0.57 0.67 0.63 0.31 0.59 0.82 0.4 0.52 0.18
Ca, % 0.25 0.69 0.43 0.32 0.76 1.19 0.51 0.42 0.91 0.61 0.31
Mg, % 0.19 0.33 0.28 0.34 0.48 0.54 0.38 0.51 0.67 0.41 0.15
Na, % 0.08 0.04 0.09 0.07 0.09 0.09 0.07 0.12 0.08 0.08 0.02

Mn, ppm 17 47 19 16 29 52 24 33 67 33.78 17.84
Fe, ppm 141 1199 370 268 652 1484 288 498 1697 733.00 577.57
Cu, ppm 13 7 4 4 7 7 3 6 11 6.89 3.30
Zn, ppm 9 18 14 15 17 16 9 15 25 15.33 4.82
Bo, ppm 2 4 4 3 4 21 8 4 8 6.44 5.83


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Last updated on 11/29/02