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Ohio Crop Performance Trials

Weather data summary for the 2012-growing season

Alfalfa Trials

Performance summary – Standard trials (insecticide applied)

North Baltimore, Ohio – 2009 Seeding

Wooster, Ohio – 2010 Seeding

South Charleston, Ohio – 2011 Seeding

North Baltimore, Ohio – 2012 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 – 2011 Fall Seeding

Address of Marketers

Download files of yield data for 2012:

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

 

2012 Ohio Forage Performance Trials

Table 10:
Annual Ryegrass Variety Trial
Ohio, South Charleston, Sown 9-9-2011
Relative
Variety Marketers 11-Nov-11 4-Apr 24-May 5-Jul Total 2011-12 Yield
 --------------- Tons Dry Matter/Acre --------------- % mean
PS-Lm-09-2* Not Marketed for 2012 0.33 1.33 3.42 2.15 7.25 115
Maximo Pickseed USA 0.30 1.48 3.35 2.01 7.13 113
PS-AR-09-1* Not Marketed for 2012 0.23 1.47 3.17 2.22 7.09 113
Max Pickseed USA 0.30 1.42 3.28 1.94 6.93 110
ORWHTAR-11* Not Marketed for 2012 0.32 1.39 3.03 1.69 6.44 102
Winterhawk Oregon Seeds 0.29 1.87 2.71 1.31 6.12 97
TAMTBO Oregon Seeds 0.33 1.24 3.01 1.40 6.03 96
ORWH-11* Not Marketed for 2012 0.36 1.28 2.69 1.43 5.75 91
Ed Smith Seed Services 0.09 1.60 2.80 1.28 5.71 91
B-10.0960 Blue Moon Farms 0.13 1.57 2.69 1.30 5.67 90
Verdure Smith Seed Services 0.40 1.07 2.48 1.12 5.09 81
Mean 0.28 1.43 2.96 1.62 6.29 --
LSD 0.05 0.16 0.15 0.20 0.31 0.50 --
CV %   38.5 7.0 4.6 13.3 5.5 --
* Variety tested using experimental seed that may not give performance identical to that of commercially available seed. 
Note: Maturity in April / May was vegitative for all varieties.  Maturity in July was R2 (Spikelets fully emerged).
Establishment: Seeded with a Hege 3-point hitch drill with presswheels at 20 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=98 lbs/a, K=394lbs/a, CEC=19.4, O.M.=3.1,(10/10).
2011 Fertilization: Appplied 100 lb/a of 46-0-0 on 4 - October.
2012 Fertilization: Applied 100 lb/a of 46-0-0 on 3/2/12 and 6/31/12.