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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
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Table 8: |
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Orchardgrass Variety Trial |
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South Charleston, Sown 4-13-2006 |
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Total |
Relative |
| Variety |
Marketer |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2006-09 |
Yield |
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------------------ Tons Dry
Matter/Acre ------------------ |
% mean |
| OG 0204G* |
Seed Rsch Oregon |
2.60 |
5.11 |
6.16 |
3.64 |
17.60 |
106 |
| Command |
Seed Rsch Oregon |
3.31 |
4.57 |
5.00 |
4.08 |
17.41 |
105 |
| OG 001* |
Seed Rsch Oregon |
2.94 |
4.69 |
5.26 |
3.96 |
17.05 |
103 |
| Endurance |
DLF International |
3.52 |
4.27 |
4.89 |
4.32 |
17.02 |
103 |
| Persist |
Smith Seed Srvs. |
3.59 |
4.75 |
5.11 |
3.40 |
16.70 |
101 |
| RAD-LCF-21* |
Lewis Seed Co. |
3.16 |
4.37 |
4.36 |
4.29 |
15.99 |
96 |
| Shiloh II |
ProSeeds Mkt. |
3.17 |
4.31 |
4.17 |
4.47 |
15.71 |
95 |
| Potomac |
Public |
2.40 |
4.37 |
5.33 |
3.31 |
15.38 |
93 |
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| Mean |
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3.08 |
4.55 |
5.03 |
3.94 |
16.61 |
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| LSD 0.05 |
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0.50 |
ns |
0.88 |
0.77 |
1.47 |
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| CV % |
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11.0 |
9.3 |
11.9 |
13.3 |
6.0 |
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* Variety tested using experimental seed that may not give performance
identical to that of commercially available seed. |
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ns = no significant difference among varieties |
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** NOTE **
variety AGRDG 101 did not survive the 2006 winter. |
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** NOTE** there were only 3 harvest in 2008 due to
the drought. |
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| Establishment: |
Seeded with
a Hege 3-point hitch drill with presswheels at 10 lb/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: |
Crosby silt
loam, pH=6.1, P=98 lbs/a, K=394lbs/a, CEC=19.4, O.M.=3.1,(10/07). |
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2009 Fertilization: |
Applied 200
lb/a of 34-0-0 18-March, 150 lb/a on 28-May, 17-July and 4-September. |
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