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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
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2012 Ohio Forage Performance Trials
Table 7: |
Red
Clover Variety Trial |
Ohio,
South Charleston, Sown 4-13-2010 |
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Total |
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Variety |
Marketers |
24-May |
26-Jul |
10-Sep |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2010-12 |
% Stand |
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Tons Dry Matter/Acre ---------------------- |
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9/25/12 |
LS 9703 |
Lewis Seed Co. |
3.38 |
1.83 |
0.87 |
6.19 |
7.23 |
1.94 |
15.44 |
61 |
CW 30091* |
Cal West Seeds |
3.58 |
1.90 |
0.68 |
6.26 |
6.98 |
1.89 |
15.04 |
60 |
Freedom MR! |
Barenbrug USA |
3.68 |
1.91 |
0.83 |
6.38 |
6.54 |
1.78 |
14.65 |
62 |
Rustler |
Oregon Seeds, Inc. |
3.41 |
1.48 |
0.57 |
5.43 |
6.84 |
1.75 |
14.09 |
17 |
Medium red** |
Public |
2.33 |
1.25 |
0.45 |
3.88 |
4.38 |
1.87 |
10.12 |
16 |
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Mean |
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3.28 |
1.67 |
0.68 |
5.63 |
6.39 |
1.85 |
13.87 |
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LSD 0.05 |
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0.44 |
ns |
ns |
0.63 |
0.77 |
0.26 |
0.80 |
9.66 |
CV % |
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8.62 |
20.83 |
43.16 |
7.18 |
7.78 |
8.99 |
3.69 |
14.43 |
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* Variety tested using experimental seed that may not give performance
identical to that of commercially available seed. |
** 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). |
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2012 Fertility: |
500 lb/a of
0-0-60. |
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