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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
 
 
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    | 2009 Ohio Forage Performance Trials
	
		
		
		
		
	
	
		| Table 11: |  
		| Teff 
		Variety Trial |  
		| Ohio, 
		South Charleston, Sown 6-16-2009 |  
		| Variety | Marketer | 3-Aug | 2-Sep | 5-Oct | Total |  
		|  |  | --------------------- Tons Dry 
		Matter/Acre --------------------- |  
		| CW 0604* | Cal West Seeds | 1.60 | 1.41 | 1.39 | 4.41 |  
		| CW 0801* | Cal West Seeds | 1.29 | 1.33 | 1.46 | 4.10 |  
		| Tiffany | Gries Seed Farm | 1.41 | 1.27 | 1.39 | 4.06 |  
		| VA-T1-Brown | Hankins Seed | 1.48 | 1.26 | 1.28 | 4.01 |  
		|  |  |  |  |  |  |  
		| Mean |  | 1.45 | 1.32 | 1.38 | 4.14 |  
		| LSD 0.05 |  | 0.29 | ns | ns | 0.31 |  
		| CV % |  | 12.21 | 11.12 | 9.62 | 4.63 |  
		| * Variety tested using experimental seed that may not give performance 
		identical to that of commercially available seed. |  
		|  |  |  |  |  |  |  
		| ns = no significant difference among varieties |  |  |  |  
		|  |  |  |  |  |  |  
		| Establishment: | Seeded with a Hege 3-point hitch drill with presswheels at 5 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=100 lbs/a, K=402 lbs/a, CEC=19.4, O.M.=3.1,(10/08). |  
		| 2009 Fertility: | 200 lb/a of 46-0-0 was incorporated prior to planting. |  |  |  
		|  | 100 lb/a was 
		applied after the first harvest. |  |  |  
		| 2009 Pest Control: | Herbicide 
		was applied on 7/17/09 for broadleaf weed control. |  |  |  |