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Weather data summary for the 2010-growing season

Alfalfa Trials

Performance summary – Standard trials (insecticide applied)

South Charleston Ohio – 2008 Seeding

North Baltimore, Ohio – 2009 Seeding

Wooster, Ohio – 2010 Seeding

Potato Leafhopper Resistant Trials

South Charleston, Ohio – 2008 Seeding

Clover Trials

Red Clover - South Charleston, Ohio – 2010 Seeding

White Clover - South Charleston, Ohio – 2010 Seeding

Perennial Grass Trials

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 2010:

All Yield Trials - PDF for Printing

Alfalfa Yield Trials - Excel

Clover Yield Trials - Excel

Tall Fescue Yield Trial - Excel

Annual Grass Yield Trial - Excel

Forage Variety Trials in Other States

Forage Quality and Disease Information from Wisconsin and Minnesota

 

2010 Ohio Forage Performance Trials

Table 9:
Tall Fescue Variety Trial
Ohio, South Charleston, Sown 4-23-2008
  Total   Relative
Variety Marketers 27-May 8-Jul 7-Sep 2-Nov 2010 2009 2009-10 Yield
 --------------------- Tons Dry Matter/Acre ----------------------- % mean
Brutus Saddle Butte Ag. 2.07 1.12 1.44 0.51 5.30 4.75 10.04 109
KY31 E- Public 1.93 1.19 1.41 0.48 5.12 4.54 9.66 105
TF 0201* Winfield Solutions 2.09 1.01 1.43 0.45 4.93 4.39 9.32 102
IS-FTF-31* DLF International 1.92 1.09 1.32 0.43 4.71 4.24 8.95 97
IS-79/9901 DLF International 1.92 0.91 1.64 0.34 4.73 4.17 8.90 97
KY31 E+ Public 1.87 1.19 1.34 0.31 4.67 4.12 8.79 96
Bronson Ampac Seed 2.33 1.05 1.40 0.44 5.18 3.44 8.62 94
Mean 2.02 1.08 1.42 0.42 4.95 4.24 9.18 --
LSD 0.05 ns 0.10 0.20 ns 0.47 ns 1.03 --
CV %   13.29 6.10 9.34 27.66 6.35 13.86 7.53 --
* Variety tested using experimental seed that may not give performance identical to that of commercially available seed. 
ns = no significant differences among varieties.
Establishment: Seeded with a Hege 3-point hitch drill with presswheels at 16 lb/a. 
Plot size: 4' x 20' , 7' alleys and borders, RCBD with four reps.
Soil type / analysis: Crosby silt loam, pH=6.5, P=82 lbs/a, K=253lbs/a, CEC=24.4, O.M.=2.8,(10/10).
2010 Fertilization: Applied 200 lb/a of 34-0-0 18-March, 150 lb/a on 28-May, 14-July and 9-September.