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Ohio Crop Performance Trials

Weather data summary for the 2013-growing season

Alfalfa Trials

Performance summary – Standard trials (insecticide applied)

Wooster, Ohio – 2010 Seeding

South Charleston, Ohio – 2011 Seeding

North Baltimore, Ohio – 2012 Seeding

Wooster, Ohio – 2013 Seeding

Clover Trials

Red Clover - South Charleston, Ohio – 2013 Seeding

White Clover - South Charleston, Ohio – 2013 Seeding

Annual Grass Trials

Annual Ryegrass Variety Trial – South Charleston, Ohio – 2012 Fall Seeding

Annual Ryegrass Variety Trial – South Charleston, Ohio – 2013 Fall Seeding

Address of Marketers

Download files of yield data for 2013:

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

 

2013 Ohio Forage Performance Trials

Table 9:
Annual Ryegrass Variety Trial
Ohio, South Charleston, Sown 9-12-2012
2013 Harvest Data Total Winter injury Maturity
Variety Marketers 20-Nov-12 2-May 30-May 20-Jun 17-Jul 2012-13 15-Apr 30-May 19-Jun
 ----------------------------- Tons Dry Matter/Acre --------------------------
PS-Lm-09-2* Not marketed in 2013 0.15 1.94 1.96 2.38 1.91 8.36 1.5 4.0 3.9
Max PickSeed USA 0.19 2.09 1.84 2.32 1.84 8.32 1.3 4.4 3.9
Lh 4X-IPS* Not marketed in 2013 0.20 1.84 1.96 2.12 1.78 7.89 2.0 4.6 4.8
Winterhawk Oregon Seeds 0.21 2.24 1.70 1.75 0.85 6.75 1.0 3.8 4.9
TAMTBO Oregon Seeds 0.36 1.70 1.58 1.86 0.92 6.43 3.8 6.1 4.8
Marshall Wax Seed Co. 0.19 2.09 1.60 1.76 0.64 6.27 1.0 3.3 3.8
Fria Allied Seed 0.28 2.02 1.49 1.71 0.70 6.13 1.0 4.1 5.1
Lonestar Grassland Oregon 0.19 1.39 1.44 1.63 0.84 5.48 2.5 5.7 5.5
Tetrastar Grassland Oregon 0.26 1.03 1.26 1.57 0.78 4.87 4.5 6.1 5.8
Mean 0.23 1.93 1.67 1.89 1.09 6.82 2.0 4.5 4.6
LSD 0.05 0.14 0.47 0.14 0.20 0.20 0.72 0.54 1.17 1.07
Prob > F 0.11 ns <.0001 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001 <.001 <.001
CV %   41.6 16.7 5.6 7.4 12.3 7.3 19.2 18.0 16.1
* Variety tested using experimental seed that may not give performance identical to that of commercially available seed. 
Winter Injury: 1 = no injury to 5 = severe injury.
Note: Maturity on May 2, 2013 were vegetative for all varieties. 
Maturity scale: 1 = vegetative, 2 = early boot, 3= initial emergence from boot, 4 = complete emergence, 
5 = elongated peduncle, 6 = pre anthesis
Soil type / analysis: Crosby silt loam, pH=6.4, P=82 lbs/a, K=248 lbs/a, CEC=10.2, O.M.=1.6,(10/12).
2012 Fertilization: Appplied 100 lb/a of 46-0-0 on 4 - October.
2013 Fertilization: Applied 100 lb/a of 46-0-0 on 4-April, 3-May and 24-June.