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Ohio Crop Performance Trials
Weather data summary for the 2015-growing season
Alfalfa Trials
Performance summary - Standard trials (insecticide
applied)
Wooster, Ohio - 2013 Seeding
South Charleston, Ohio - 2014 Seeding
North Baltimore, Ohio - 2014 Seeding
Wooster, Ohio - 2016 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 - 2015 Fall Seeding
Cover Crop Evaluation Trial - South Charleston, OH - 2015
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Forage Variety Trials in Other States
Forage Quality and Disease Information from Wisconsin and Minnesota |
2016 Ohio Forage Performance Trials
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Table 5: |
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Alfalfa Variety Trial |
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Ohio, North Baltimore, Sown 8-27-15 |
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Total |
| Variety |
1-Jun |
1-Jul |
2-Aug |
9-Sep |
2016 |
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Released Cultivars: |
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Tons Dry Matter/Acre ----------------------------- |
| 55Q27 |
1.50 |
1.07 |
1.18 |
1.28 |
5.03 |
| 55VR06 |
1.68 |
1.23 |
1.16 |
1.15 |
5.22 |
| BlueJay HR |
1.56 |
1.07 |
1.02 |
1.17 |
4.81 |
| Caliber |
1.24 |
1.03 |
1.07 |
1.17 |
4.51 |
| Contender |
1.18 |
0.98 |
1.12 |
1.36 |
4.65 |
| Fierce |
1.51 |
0.98 |
1.10 |
1.19 |
4.78 |
| FSG 426 |
1.58 |
1.15 |
1.25 |
1.36 |
5.34 |
| Mallard 5 |
1.47 |
1.09 |
1.29 |
1.42 |
5.28 |
| Persist lll |
1.64 |
1.21 |
1.32 |
1.12 |
5.28 |
| Pluss lll |
1.52 |
1.20 |
1.10 |
1.23 |
5.06 |
| Red Falcon |
1.44 |
1.06 |
1.23 |
1.21 |
4.95 |
| Roadrunner |
1.63 |
1.08 |
1.10 |
1.35 |
5.16 |
| SW 5113 |
1.66 |
1.16 |
1.12 |
1.01 |
4.95 |
| SW 5213 |
1.76 |
1.26 |
1.42 |
1.42 |
5.86 |
| SW 5512 Y |
1.85 |
1.16 |
1.15 |
1.36 |
5.52 |
| SW 5909 |
1.48 |
1.03 |
1.06 |
1.19 |
4.76 |
| Vernal |
1.70 |
1.01 |
1.02 |
1.43 |
5.17 |
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| Mean |
1.55 |
1.10 |
1.16 |
1.26 |
5.08 |
| LSD 0.05 |
0.41 |
0.20 |
0.19 |
0.38 |
0.79 |
Prob > F
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0.16 ns |
0.16 ns |
<.01 |
0.79 ns |
0.15 ns |
| CV % |
18.67 |
12.88 |
11.72 |
21.46 |
10.88 |
| MCV |
26.6 |
18.3 |
16.7 |
30.5 |
15.5 |
| LSR |
61.4 |
73.1 |
48.2 |
90.9 |
58.4 |
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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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Note: Stands for all varieties are at 95%. |
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Data subjected to Nearest Neighbor AOV, adjusted means reported. |
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ns = no significant differences among varieties. |
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** Trial was fall seeded after spring planting failed ** |
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Establishment: |
Seeded
with a Hege 3-point hitch drill with presswheels at 16 lb/a. |
| Plot size: |
4' x 20'
, 15'alleys and borders, RCBD with four reps. |
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| Soil type /
analysis: |
Holtville silt loam, pH=6.6, P=60 lbs/a, K=410 lbs/a, CEC=19.0,
O.M.=2.3, (11/15). |
| 2016 Pest
control: |
Insecticide was applied on 15-June, 15-July and 22-August for potato
leafhopper control. |
| 2015
Fertility: |
100 lb/A
of 18-46-0 and 200 lb/A of 0-0-60 was applied on 10/21/15. |
| 2016
Fertility: |
145 lb/A
of 11-52-0 was applied on 6/2/16. |
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