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Ohio Crop Performance Trials
Weather data summary for the 2015-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 2015:
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 |
2015 Ohio Forage Performance Trials
Table 10: |
Tall Fescue Variety Trial |
Ohio, South Charleston, Sown 5/20/2014 |
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Total |
Variety |
Marketers |
20-May |
2-Jul |
17-Aug |
1-Oct |
2015 |
2014 |
2014-15 |
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Tons Dry Matter/ Acre ---------------------------------- |
Brava |
Allied Seed |
2.69 |
1.60 |
2.39 |
1.07 |
7.80 |
2.10 |
9.91 |
KY 31- |
Public |
2.55 |
1.59 |
2.68 |
1.03 |
7.98 |
1.86 |
9.85 |
TF 0705SL* |
Allied Seed |
2.61 |
1.77 |
2.07 |
0.92 |
7.55 |
2.21 |
9.76 |
Brutus |
Saddle Butte Ag |
2.92 |
1.59 |
2.58 |
1.05 |
7.97 |
1.63 |
9.60 |
TF 0402* |
Allied Seed |
2.38 |
1.54 |
2.46 |
1.22 |
7.59 |
1.94 |
9.53 |
KY 31+ |
Public |
2.68 |
1.59 |
2.62 |
1.04 |
7.84 |
1.61 |
9.45 |
Barelite |
Barenbrug USA |
2.59 |
1.56 |
2.29 |
1.07 |
7.43 |
1.48 |
8.91 |
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Mean |
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2.63 |
1.61 |
2.44 |
1.06 |
7.74 |
1.83 |
9.57 |
LSD 0.05 |
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0.51 |
0.17 |
0.41 |
0.37 |
0.77 |
0.48 |
0.94 |
Prob > F |
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0.64 ns |
0.05 |
.07 ns |
.68 ns |
.65 ns |
0.04 |
.38 ns |
CV % |
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13.06 |
6.98 |
11.30 |
23.19 |
6.67 |
17.73 |
6.62 |
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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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Data subjected to Nearest Neighbor AOV, adjusted means reported. |
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Establishment: |
Seeded
with a Hege 3-point hitch drill with presswheels at 20 lb/a. |
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Plot size: |
4' x 15'
, 15' alleys and borders, RCBD with four reps. |
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Soil type /
analysis: |
Kokomo
silt loam, pH=6.8, P=134 lbs/a, K= 366 lbs/a, CEC=20.4, O.M.=2.8,
(4/15). |
2015
Fertility |
Applied
100 lb/a of 46-0-0 on 15-April, 30-May, 8-July, 18-August. |
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