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Weather data summary for the 2009-growing season

Alfalfa Trials

Performance summary – Standard trials (insecticide applied)

Wooster, Ohio – 2006 Seeding

Wooster, Ohio – 2007 Seeding

South Charleston, Ohio – 2008 Seeding

North Baltimore, Ohio – 2009 Seeding

Potato Leafhopper Resistant Trials

South Charleston, Ohio – 2008 Seeding

Perennial Grass Trials

Orchardgrass Variety Trial – South Charleston, Ohio – 2006 Seeding

Tall Fescue Variety Trial – South Charleston, Ohio – 2008 Seeding

Annual Grass Trials

Annual Ryegrass Variety Trial – South Charleston, Ohio – 2008 Fall Seeding

Teff Variety Trial – South Charleston, Ohio – 2009 Seeding

Address of Marketers

Download files of yield data for 2009:

All Yield Trials - PDF for Printing

Alfalfa Yield Trials - Excel

Perennial Grass Yield Trial - Excel

Annual Grass Yield Trial - Excel

Forage Variety Trials in Other States

Forage Quality and Disease Information from Wisconsin and Minnesota

 

2009 Ohio Forage Performance Trials

Table 10:
Annual Ryegrass Variety Trial
Ohio, South Charleston, Sown 9-12-2008
Total Relative
Variety Marketer 27-May 23-Jun 3-Aug 2009 Yield
 ----------------Tons Dry Matter/Acre ---------------- % of mean
Tetrelite II DLF 2.42 1.51 1.45 6.98 130
PSG 29BF06* Pickseed 2.05 1.53 1.09 6.24 116
Bison DLF 2.48 1.30 1.23 6.23 116
Max Pickseed 1.97 1.48 1.00 5.71 106
Feast II Ampac Seed 1.43 1.36 1.36 5.68 106
Floregon Mid Valley Ag. Prod 2.25 1.27 0.58 5.37 100
FL/NE 2006* Oregon Seeds Inc. 1.95 1.34 0.57 5.22 97
AMP WHARG Ampac Seed 1.88 1.16 0.66 4.87 91
MO 1 DLF 1.37 1.38 0.57 4.82 90
Marshall Wax 1.56 1.25 0.58 4.78 89
AM-4NLS* Ampac Seed 1.59 0.89 0.77 4.69 88
Gulf Public 1.58 1.05 0.67 4.64 86
Flying A Oregon Seeds Inc. 1.54 1.09 0.54 4.49 84
Mean 1.85 1.28 0.85 5.36 --
LSD 0.05 0.52 0.20 0.14 0.67 --
CV %   19.77 11.11 11.25 8.68 --
* Variety tested using experimental seed that may not give performance identical to that of commercially available seed. 
Establishment: Seeded with a Hege 3-point hitch drill with presswheels at 20 lb/a.  
Plot size: 4' x 20' , 7' alleys and borders, RCBD with four reps.
Soil type / analysis: Crosby silt loam, pH=6.1, P=182 lbs/a, K=450 lbs/a, CEC=24.1, O.M.=3.5,(11/07).
2009 Fertilization: Applied 200 lb/a of 34-0-0 18-March, 150 lb/a on 29-May, 25-June.