Species

Cultivar

GTI¹

K/Mg

Ca/P

Harvest

Harvest

Harvest

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Orchardgrass

Akimidori

2.31a²

1.22b

0.79c

12.21a

6.66b

4.12b

1.44ab

1.25b

1.75a

Akimidori II

2.83a

1.15b

0.96b

14.78a

6.21b

5.31b

1.11c

1.58a

1.77a

Kitamidori

2.15a

0.95b

0.61c

12.09a

5.05b

3.44b

1.42b

1.39b

1.85a

Wasemidori

2.52a

0.94b

0.74b

12.71a

5.06b

3.95b

1.22b

1.58a

1.38ab

Natsumidori

2.14a

1.20b

1.01b

11.38a

6.13b

5.88b

1.47a

1.59a

1.47a

Potomac

2.34a

1.37b

1.66b

12.92a

7.97b

8.91b

1.91a

1.70ab

1.26

Frontier

4.06a

1.77b

1.37b

20.54a

10.32b

7.25c

1.21b

1.63a

1.49ab

Makibamidori

3.93a

1.43c

1.79b

21.17a

9.59b

11.86b

1.16b

1.96a

1.69a

Okamidori

3.70a

1.76b

1.66b

19.69a

10.93b

9.89b

1.23b

1.71a

1.45ab

Toyomidori

3.04a

2.17b

2.46b

16.13a

13.43a

16.44a

1.54ab

1.63a

1.37b

Festulolium

Felina

2.11a

1.59b

1.77b

12.28a

8.09b

8.82b

1.56a

1.54a

1.34a

Evergreen

1.48a

1.02a

1.30a

11.03a

6.29c

9.21b

2.31a

1.69b

2.15a

Smooth bromegrass

Aicap

2.99a

2.08b

1.16c

21.02a

14.93b

10.41c

1.59b

1.78b

2.73a

Perennial ryegrass

Yatsuboku

1.35a

0.63b

0.59b

8.58a

4.01b

3.93b

1.86a

1.68a

1.99a

Yatsukaze

0.67a

0.63a

0.53b

5.37a

3.98b

3.65b

2.43a

1.44c

2.08b

Yatsunami

0.46b

0.68a

0.46b

3.92a

4.76a

3.58a

3.83a

1.71c

2.38b

Yatsuyutaka

0.51b

1.04a

0.57b

4.42ab

6.89a

3.95b

4.39a

1.57c

2.31b

Friend

0.81b

0.99ab

1.04a

5.81a

6.63a

6.69a

2.48a

1.48b

1.88b

Kusaboshi

1.63a

1.29a

1.29a

11.14a

8.31b

7.64b

1.91a

1.19b

1.38b

Meadow fescue

Riguro

1.82a

1.93a

1.09b

11.94a

10.9a

7.77b

1.95b

1.79b

2.85a

Tall fescue

Hokuryo

2.55a

2.31a

1.59b

13.65a

11.73ab

8.74b

1.57a

1.22a

1.45a

Southerncross

2.95a

1.89b

1.86b

17.67a

10.92b

9.78b

1.54a

1.56a

1.35a

Alfalfa

Natsuwakaba

0.74b

0.92a

0.93a

13.40a

13.61a

16.15a

9.09a

5.09b

5.29b

Kitawakaba

0.92a

0.84a

0.86a

16.43a

12.98b

12.49b

7.09a

5.96b

6.11ab

Tsuyuwakaba

0.56c

0.91a

0.78ab

10.59a

13.32a

11.58a

11.1a

4.94b

5.52b

5444

0.54b

0.87a

0.52b

10.32b

14.79a

6.92c

9.87a

4.94b

8.13a

Tachiwakaba

0.74b

1.01a

0.77b

14.98a

16.43a

10.99b

8.81a

4.74c

6.14b

Makiwakaba

0.87ab

0.97a

0.77b

13.58a

13.59a

12.17a

7.59a

4.71b

7.76a

Hisawakaba

0.79b

1.00a

0.81b

13.05a

13.87a

9.29b

7.55a

4.48b

4.82b

Vertus

0.86b

1.07a

0.82b

12.39a

14.85a

9.41b

6.67a

4.01b

5.27ab

Euver

0.63c

1.23a

0.84b

9.27c

16.69a

12.59b

10.0a

4.13c

6.19b

White clover

Northwhite

0.31a

0.39a

0.34a

4.43a

3.04a

3.45a

7.34a

4.19b

5.66b

Red clover

Makimidori

0.66ab

0.71a

0.40b

7.69a

8.33a

3.25b

8.46a

6.00c

7.19b

Average

Orchardgrass

2.90

1.40

1.31

15.36

8.14

7.71

1.37

1.60

1.55

Festulolium

1.79

1.30

1.54

11.66

7.20

9.02

1.94

1.62

1.74

Smooth bromegrass

2.99

2.11

1.16

21.02

14.93

10.41

1.60

1.78

2.73

Perennial ryegrass

0.91

0.88

0.75

6.54

5.76

4.91

2.82

1.51

2.00

Meadow fescue

1.82

1.93

1.09

11.94

10.90

7.77

1.95

1.79

2.85

Tall fescue

2.75

2.10

1.72

15.66

11.33

9.26

1.56

1.39

1.40

Alfalfa

0.74

0.98

0.79

12.67

14.46

11.29

8.64

4.78

6.14

White clover

0.31

0.39

0.34

4.43

3.04

3.45

7.34

4.19

5.66

Red clover

0.66

0.71

0.40

7.69

8.33

3.25

8.46

6.00

7.19

Grasses

2.19

1.62

1.26

13.70

9.71

8.18

1.87

1.62

2.04

Legumes

0.57

0.69

0.51

8.26

8.61

6.00

8.15

4.99

6.33

Cool season forages

1.38

1.15

0.88

10.98

9.16

7.09

5.01

3.30

4.19