Mineral content of some tropical forage legumes
1983
Harricharan, H. | Morris, J. (Caribbean Agricultural Res. and Dev. Inst., St. Augustine (Trinidad and Tobago)) | Devers, C.
44 potentially high yielding tropical forage legumes were analyzed for their mineral content, including trace minerals. The mineral content of the tropical forage legumes was calculated and expressed as a percentage of dry matter. The range of mineral levels were N, 1.63-2.34; K, 0.53-1.90; Mg, 0.24-1.35; Ca, 0.53-1.90 and P, 0.16-0.34. The dry matter content ranged from 18.7 % to 46.0 %. These values were similar to those of other forage legumes in the tropics as stated in the literature. All minerals except phosphorus were found to be adequate to meet the needs of beef cows in a cow-calf management regime. The Ca:P ratios varied widely from 2.0:1 to 11.5:1, but were found to be adequate for lactating cows
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