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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 4: |
Alfalfa Variety Trial |
Ohio,
Wooster, Sown 4-23-2007 |
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Total |
Reltive |
Variety |
26-May |
29-Jun |
3-Aug |
8-Sep |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
2007-09 |
Yield |
Released Cultivars: |
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Dry Matter/Acre --------------------------------- |
% mean |
55V48 |
2.62 |
2.45 |
2.27 |
2.07 |
9.46 |
8.53 |
2.37 |
20.27 |
104 |
6400 HT |
2.70 |
2.34 |
2.05 |
2.03 |
9.16 |
8.60 |
2.29 |
19.78 |
102 |
Anchormate |
2.73 |
2.01 |
2.07 |
1.95 |
8.74 |
8.48 |
2.26 |
19.60 |
101 |
54V46 |
2.46 |
2.26 |
2.08 |
1.93 |
8.70 |
8.15 |
2.23 |
19.35 |
100 |
6415 |
2.53 |
2.29 |
2.06 |
2.00 |
8.84 |
8.28 |
2.39 |
19.32 |
100 |
A 5225 |
2.57 |
2.21 |
2.10 |
1.87 |
8.75 |
8.26 |
2.20 |
19.18 |
99 |
Vernal |
2.70 |
2.06 |
1.96 |
1.96 |
8.82 |
7.95 |
2.43 |
19.00 |
98 |
WL 343 HQ |
2.63 |
2.15 |
1.96 |
1.85 |
8.52 |
8.04 |
2.08 |
18.85 |
97 |
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Mean |
2.61 |
2.22 |
2.08 |
1.96 |
8.86 |
8.28 |
2.26 |
19.41 |
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LSD 0.05 |
0.14 |
0.19 |
ns |
ns |
ns |
0.39 |
ns |
ns |
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CV % |
3.63 |
5.93 |
8.13 |
4.84 |
4.24 |
3.22 |
10.60 |
3.25 |
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ns = no significant difference among varieties |
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Data subjected to Nearest Neighbor AOV, adjusted means reported. |
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Establishment: |
Seeded with a
Hege 3-point hitch drill with presswheels at 16 lb/a. |
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Eptam applied
PPI at 2 qt/a. |
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Plot size: |
4' x 20', 15'
alleys and borders, RCBD with four reps. |
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Soil type /
analysis: |
Riddles silt loam, pH = 6.5, P =76 lb/a, K = 176 lb/a, CEC = 7.8
(10/09). |
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2009 Pest
control: |
Insecticide
was applied 10-June, 13-July & 14-August for potato leafhopper control. |
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