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Effect of Dairy Compost Application and Plant Maturity on Forage Kenaf Cultivar Fiber Concentration and In Sacco Disappearance

James P. Muir*

Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1229 North U.S. Hwy. 281, Stephenville, TX 76401-9698



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Fig. 1. Neutral detergent fiber (NDF) of three kenaf cultivars in 1998 at 60, 90, and 120 d after planting (DAP) averaged for plots with varying amounts of dairy compost (cultivar x plant maturity x year interaction, P < 0.05; LSD0.05 = 39).

 


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Fig. 2. Neutral detergent fiber (NDF) of three kenaf cultivars in 1999 at 60, 90, and 120 d after planting (DAP) averaged for plots with varying amounts of dairy compost (cultivar x plant maturity x year interaction, P < 0.05; LSD0.05 = 39).

 


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Fig. 3. Acid detergent fiber (ADF) of three kenaf cultivars in 1998 at 60, 90, and 120 d after planting (DAP) averaged for plots with varying amounts of dairy compost (cultivar x plant maturity x year interaction, P < 0.05; LSD0.05 = 31).

 


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Fig. 4. Acid detergent fiber (ADF) of three kenaf cultivars in 1999 at 60, 90, and 120 d after planting (DAP) averaged for plots with varying amounts of dairy compost (cultivar x plant maturity x year interaction, P < 0.05; LSD0.05 = 31).

 


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Fig. 5. Acid detergent lignin (ADL) of three kenaf cultivars in 1998 at 60, 90, and 120 d after planting (DAP) averaged for plots with varying amounts of dairy compost (cultivar x plant maturity x year interaction, P < 0.05; LSD0.05 = 3.6).

 


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Fig. 6. Acid detergent lignin (ADL) of three kenaf cultivars in 1999 at 60, 90, and 120 d after planting (DAP) averaged for plots with varying amounts of dairy compost (cultivar x plant maturity x year interaction, P < 0.05; LSD0.05 = 3.6).

 


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Fig. 7. In sacco disappearance of three kenaf cultivars in 1998 at 60, 90, and 120 d after planting (DAP) averaged for plots with varying amounts of dairy compost (cultivar x plant maturity x year interaction, P < 0.05; LSD0.05 = 36.4).

 


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Fig. 8. In sacco disappearance of three kenaf cultivars in 1998 following application of three levels of compost averaged for plots harvested at different maturities (cultivar x plant maturity x year interaction, P = 0.05; LSD0.05 = 36.4).

 


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Fig. 9. In sacco disappearance of neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF), acid detergent lignin (ADL), and N in 1998 in three kenaf cultivars.

 


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Fig. 10. In sacco disappearance of neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF), acid detergent lignin (ADL), N, and P in 1999 in three kenaf cultivars.

 


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Fig. 11. In sacco disappearance of neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF), acid detergent lignin (ADL), and N in 1998 in kenaf harvested at 60, 90, and 120 d after planting (DAP).

 


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Fig. 12. In sacco disappearance of neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF), acid detergent lignin (ADL), N, and P in 1999 in kenaf harvested at 60, 90, and 120 d after planting (DAP).

 





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