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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 9:
Orchargrass Variety Trial
Ohio, South Charleston, Sown 5/20/2014
Total
Variety Marketers 20-May 2-Jul 17-Aug 1-Oct 2015 2014 2014-15
 ------------------------------- Tons Dry Matter/ Acre -------------------------------------
OG0506* Allied Seed 2.69 1.73 1.24 0.81 6.51 1.71 8.22
OG0604WH* Allied Seed 2.64 1.67 1.34 0.65 6.42 1.73 8.15
Profit DLF International 2.27 1.84 1.46 0.75 6.40 1.55 7.95
SS-0708OGDT Allied Seed 2.39 1.59 1.37 0.67 6.09 1.51 7.60
Pennlate Public 2.26 1.73 1.55 0.57 5.92 1.50 7.41
Potomac Public 2.20 1.49 1.47 0.59 5.72 1.60 7.32
Barlegro Barenbrug USA 1.95 1.98 1.59 0.44 5.84 1.19 7.03
Mean 2.34 1.72 1.43 0.64 6.13 1.54 7.67
LSD 0.05 0.30 0.20 0.15 0.19 0.54 0.19 0.55
Prob > F <0.001 <0.01 <0.001 0.05 .16 ns 0.02 0.03
CV %   8.54 7.71 6.96 19.44 5.86 8.21 4.82
* 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=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.