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Ohio Crop Performance Trials

Weather data summary for the 2014-growing season

Alfalfa Trials

Performance summary - Standard trials (insecticide applied)

South Charleston, Ohio - 2011 Seeding

North Baltimore, Ohio - 2012 Seeding

Wooster, Ohio - 2013 Seeding

South Charleston, Ohio - 2014 Seeding

Clover Trials

Red Clover - South Charleston, Ohio - 2013 Seeding

White Clover - South Charleston, Ohio - 2013 Seeding

Grass Trials

Orchardgrass Variety Trial - South Charleston, OH - 2014 Spring Seeding

Tall Fescue Variety Trial - South Charleston, OH - 2014 Spring Seeding

Annual Ryegrass Variety Trial - South Charleston, OH - 2013 Fall Seeding

Address of Marketers

Download files of yield data for 2014:

All Yield Trials - PDF for Printing

Alfalfa Yield Trials - Excel

Clover Yield Trials - Excel

Grass Yield Trials - Excel

Forage Variety Trials in Other States



 

2014 Ohio Forage Performance Trials

Table 9:
Orchargrass Variety Trial
Ohio, South Charleston, Sown 5/20/2014
Total
Variety Marketers 4-Sep 8-Oct 2014
 ----------- Tons Dry Matter/ Acre --------------
OG0604WH* Allied Seed 1.33 0.40 1.73
OG0506* Allied Seed 1.30 0.41 1.71
Potomac Public 1.09 0.51 1.60
Profit DLF International 1.11 0.45 1.55
SS-0708OGDT Allied Seed 1.17 0.34 1.51
Pennlate Public 1.17 0.33 1.50
Barlegro Barenbrug USA 0.96 0.22 1.19
Mean 1.16 0.38 1.54
LSD 0.05 0.15 0.14 0.26
Prob > F 0.01 0.02 0.02
CV %   8.16 24.04 10.71
* Variety tested using experimental seed that may not give performance identical to that of commercially available seed. 
Data subjected to Nearest Neighbor AOV, adjusted means reported.
Establishment: Seeded with a Hege 3-point hitch drill with presswheels at 20 lb/a.  
Plot size: 4' x 15' , 15'alleys and borders, RCBD with four reps.
Soil type / analysis: Kokomo silt loam, pH=6.8, P=126 lbs/a, K= 338 lbs/a, CEC=19.2, O.M.=3.4, (10/13).
2014 Fertility Applied 100 lb/a of 46-0-0 on 23-July and 12-September.