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Weather data summary for the 2011-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 – 2010 Fall Seeding
Annual Ryegrass Variety
Trial – South Charleston, Ohio – 2011 Fall Seeding
Address of Marketers
Download files of
yield data for 2011:
All Yield Trials - PDF
for Printing
Alfalfa Yield
Trials - Excel
Clover Yield
Trials - Excel
Grass Yield Trials - Excel
Forage Variety Trials in Other States
Forage Quality and Disease Information from
Wisconsin and Minnesota
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2011 Ohio Forage Performance Trials
Table 7: |
Red
Clover Variety Trial |
Ohio,
South Charleston, Sown 4-13-2010 |
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Total |
Relative |
Variety |
Marketers |
1-Jun |
14-Jul |
13-Sep |
2011 |
2010 |
2010-11 |
Yield |
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Tons Dry Matter/Acre ---------------------- |
% mean |
LS 9703 |
Lewis Seed Co. |
2.27 |
2.40 |
2.64 |
7.23 |
1.94 |
9.25 |
112 |
CW 30091* |
Cal West Seeds |
2.20 |
2.27 |
2.42 |
6.98 |
1.89 |
8.79 |
107 |
Rustler |
Oregon Seeds, Inc. |
2.32 |
2.11 |
2.47 |
6.84 |
1.75 |
8.66 |
105 |
Freedom MR! |
Barenbrug USA |
1.99 |
2.26 |
2.23 |
6.54 |
1.78 |
8.26 |
100 |
Medium red** |
Public |
1.82 |
1.39 |
1.16 |
4.38 |
1.87 |
6.24 |
76 |
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Mean |
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2.12 |
2.09 |
2.18 |
6.39 |
1.85 |
8.24 |
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LSD 0.05 |
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0.28 |
0.27 |
0.53 |
0.77 |
ns |
0.73 |
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CV % |
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8.52 |
8.46 |
15.53 |
7.78 |
8.99 |
5.73 |
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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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** Medium red was used as a check
variety. |
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ns = no significant differences among varieties. |
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Establishment: |
Seeded with
a Hege 3-point hitch drill with presswheels at 12 lb/a. |
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Plot size: |
4' x 20' ,
7' alleys and borders, RCBD with four reps. |
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Soil type/analysis: |
Crosby silt
loam, pH=6.5, P=296 lbs/a, K=264 lbs/a, CEC=18.6, O.M.=2.9,(10/10). |
2011 Fertility: |
500 lb/a of
0-0-60. |
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2011 Pest
control: |
Insecticide
was applied on 20-July for potato leafhopper control. |
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