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Table 11-6. Crude protein concentration of tall fescue when stockpiled for late fall and winter utilization.
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Location† |
Forage‡ |
Fescue cultivar |
Date |
Fert. |
Tissue |
Crude Protein |
Reference |
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|
Accum. |
Sampled |
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kg/ha |
|
g/kg |
|
A. Tall fescue vs. other cool-season grasses |
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KY
|
TF |
KY-31 |
15 Aug. |
1 Oct. |
|
Green |
140 |
Taylor and Templeton, 1976 |
|
|
|
|
1 Nov. |
|
|
116 |
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|
|
|
|
1 Dec. |
|
|
111 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 Feb. |
|
|
127 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 Mar. |
|
|
156 |
|
|
|
BG |
|
15 Aug. |
1 Oct. |
|
|
179 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 Nov. |
|
|
155 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 Dec. |
|
|
146 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 Feb. |
|
|
152 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 Mar. |
|
|
174 |
|
|
|
TF |
KY-31 |
15 Aug. |
1 Oct. |
|
Brown |
69 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 Nov. |
|
|
66 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 Dec. |
|
|
77 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 Feb. |
|
|
86 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 Mar. |
|
|
88 |
|
|
|
BG |
|
15 Aug. |
1 Oct. |
|
|
93 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 Nov. |
|
|
98 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 Dec. |
|
|
99 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 Feb. |
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 Mar. |
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
MD
|
TF |
KY-31 |
10 Sept. |
10 Oct. |
|
|
167 |
Archer and Decker, 1977a,b |
|
|
|
|
17 Nov. |
|
|
150 |
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|
|
|
|
24 Dec. |
|
|
137 |
|
|
|
OG |
|
10 Sept. |
10 Oct. |
|
|
173 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
17 Nov. |
|
|
160 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
24 Dec. |
|
|
152 |
|
|
|
VA
|
TF |
KY-31 |
|
Nov. |
|
Green |
123 |
Sheehan et al., 1985 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dead |
76 |
|
|
|
OG |
|
|
|
|
Green |
138 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dead |
95 |
|
|
|
TF |
KY-31 |
|
Dec. |
|
Green |
118 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dead |
75 |
|
|
|
OG |
|
|
|
|
Green |
129 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dead |
81 |
|
|
B. Nitrogen fertilization |
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|
VA |
TF |
KY-31 |
June |
Dec. |
0 N |
|
84 |
Rayburn et al., 1979 |
|
|
|
|
July |
Dec. |
|
|
87 |
|
|
|
|
|
Aug. |
Dec. |
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
|
|
Sept. |
Dec. |
|
|
103 |
|
|
|
|
|
June |
Dec. |
112 N |
|
82 |
|
|
|
|
|
July |
Dec. |
|
|
87 |
|
|
|
|
|
Aug. |
Dec. |
|
|
88 |
|
|
|
|
|
Sept. |
Dec. |
|
|
103 |
|
|
|
|
|
June |
Dec. |
|
|
95 |
|
|
|
|
|
July |
Dec |
112 N |
|
93 |
|
|
|
|
|
Aug. |
Dec. |
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
|
|
Sept. |
Dec. |
|
|
103 |
|
|
|
|
|
June |
Dec. |
|
|
98 |
|
|
|
|
|
July |
Dec. |
|
|
108 |
|
|
|
|
|
Aug. |
Dec. |
112 N |
|
107 |
|
|
|
|
|
Sept. |
Dec. |
|
|
110 |
|
|
|
|
|
June |
Dec. |
|
|
111 |
|
|
|
|
|
July |
Dec. |
|
|
129 |
|
|
|
|
|
Aug. |
Dec. |
|
|
140 |
|
|
|
|
|
Sept. |
Dec. |
112 N |
|
147 |
|
|
WV |
TF |
KY-31 |
Early |
Dec. |
0 N |
|
74 |
Collins and Balasko, 1981 |
|
|
|
July |
|
60 N |
|
76 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
120 N |
|
80 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
180 N |
|
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Feb. |
0 N |
|
71 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
60 N |
|
72 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
120 N |
|
84 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
180 N |
|
102 |
|
|
|
WV |
TF |
KY-31 |
Early |
Feb. |
0 N |
|
93 |
Collins and Balasko, 1981 |
|
|
|
Sept. |
|
75 N |
|
93 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
150 N |
|
111 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
225 N |
|
129 |
|
|
|
MO |
TF |
KY-31 |
Aug. |
|
0 N |
|
157 |
Gerish et al., 1994 |
|
|
|
|
|
45 N |
|
161 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
90 N |
|
165 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
135 N |
|
169 |
|
|
C. Other management |
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|
VA
|
TF |
KY-31 |
15 Aug. |
1 Sept. |
|
|
179 |
Brown et al., 1963 |
|
|
|
|
9 Sept. |
|
151 |
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|
|
|
|
2 Oct. |
|
|
121 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
16 Oct. |
|
|
106 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
31 Oct. |
|
|
92 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
15 Nov. |
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
IA
|
TF |
KY-31 |
|
7 Oct. |
|
|
189 |
Bryan et al., 1970 |
|
|
|
|
7 Nov. |
|
|
161 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
28 Nov. |
|
|
120 |
|
|
|
RC |
|
|
7 Oct. |
|
|
222 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 Nov. |
|
|
146 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
28 Nov. |
|
|
174 |
|
|
|
TN
|
TF |
KY-31 |
Clipped |
Fall |
|
|
154 |
Fribourg and Loveland, 1978b |
|
|
|
June |
Sept. |
|
|
115 |
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|
|
July |
Oct. |
|
|
108 |
|
|
|
|
|
Sept. |
Dec. |
|
|
91 |
Rayburn et al., 1979 |
|
|
VA
|
TF |
KY-31 |
June |
Dec. |
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
|
July |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
Aug. |
|
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
|
|
Sept. |
|
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
VA
|
TF |
KY-31 |
June |
Dec. |
|
|
101 |
Rayburn et al., 1980 |
|
|
|
July |
|
|
|
107 |
|
|
|
|
|
Aug. |
|
|
|
103 |
|
|
|
|
|
Sept. |
|
|
|
119 |
|
|
|
TN
|
TF |
KY-31 |
1 July |
Jan. |
|
|
52 |
Fribourg and Bell, 1984 |
|
|
|
1 Aug. |
|
|
|
58 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 Sept. |
|
|
|
120 |
|
|
|
NC
|
TF |
KY-31 |
1 June |
15 Nov. |
|
|
126 |
Burns and Chamblee, 2000a |
|
|
|
1 July |
|
|
|
127 |
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|
1 Aug. |
|
|
|
128 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 Sept. |
|
|
|
128 |
|
|
|
NC
|
TF |
KY-31 |
1 June |
15 Oct. |
|
|
147 |
Burns and Chamblee, 2002 |
|
|
|
|
13 Nov. |
|
|
126 |
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|
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|
10 Dec. |
|
|
106 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 Jan. |
|
|
106 |
|
|
|
|
|
5 Feb. |
|
|
115 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 Mar. |
|
|
131 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 July |
15 Oct. |
|
|
156 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 Nov. |
|
|
127 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 Dec. |
|
|
110 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 Jan. |
|
|
112 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 Feb. |
|
|
121 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 Mar. |
|
|
134 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 Aug. |
15 Oct. |
|
|
152 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
18 Nov. |
|
|
128 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 Dec. |
|
|
106 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 Jan. |
|
|
115 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 Feb. |
|
|
121 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 Mar. |
|
|
134 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 Sept. |
15 Oct. |
|
|
162 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 Nov. |
|
|
128 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 Dec. |
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 Jan. |
|
|
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 Feb. |
|
|
110 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 Mar. |
|
|
140 |
|
|
|
NC |
TF |
Jesup |
15 Aug. |
15 Nov. |
|
Whole |
125 |
Burns et al., 2006 |
|
|
|
(Max Q) |
|
|
|
Leaf |
151 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stem |
82 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dead |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
15 Dec. |
|
Whole |
117 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Leaf |
151 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stem |
87 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dead |
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
15 Jan. |
|
Whole |
104 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Leaf |
138 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stem |
91 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dead |
87 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
15 Feb. |
|
Whole |
118 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Leaf |
173 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stem |
106 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dead |
94 |
|
|
NC |
TF |
KY-31 |
|
3 Dec. |
|
Whole |
153 |
Poore et al., 2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Green |
202 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brown |
107 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
16 Dec. |
|
Whole |
157 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Green |
172 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brown |
98 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
30 Dec. |
|
Whole |
144 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Green |
161 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brown |
89 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 Jan. |
|
Whole |
141 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Green |
158 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brown |
85 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
27 Jan. |
|
Whole |
141 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Green |
174 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brown |
93 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 Feb. |
|
Whole |
164 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Green |
204 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brown |
103 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
24 Feb. |
|
Whole |
182 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Green |
201 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brown |
88 |
|
† State where data were collected.
‡ TF = tall fescue; BG = Kentucky bluegrass; OG = orchardgrass.
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