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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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Alfalfa Yield Trials - Excel

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Forage Variety Trials in Other States

Forage Quality and Disease Information from Wisconsin and Minnesota

2016 Ohio Forage Performance Trials

Table 7: 
Orchargrass Variety Trial
Ohio, South Charleston, Sown 5-20-14
Total Maturity
Variety Marketers 18-May 20-Jun 19-Aug 27-Sep 2016 2015 2014 2014-16 5/18/2016
 -------------------------- Tons Dry Matter/ Acre --------------------------------
Barlegro Barenbrug USA 2.63 0.85 1.26 1.22 5.91 5.84 1.19 13.13 1.0
FSG 5060G* Allied Seed 2.30 0.76 1.13 1.17 5.49 6.51 1.71 13.55 3.3
OG0604WH* Allied Seed 2.32 0.73 1.04 1.14 5.25 6.42 1.73 13.17 2.7
Pennlate Public 2.45 0.68 1.15 1.28 5.47 5.92 1.50 13.17 3.7
Potomac Public 2.31 0.62 1.04 1.18 5.12 5.72 1.60 12.51 4.8
Profit DLF International 2.54 0.82 1.00 1.12 5.46 6.40 1.55 13.30 2.8
SS-0708OGDT Allied Seed 1.80 0.57 1.06 1.17 4.63 6.09 1.51 12.19 4.2
Mean  2.34 0.72 1.10 1.18 5.33 6.13 1.54 13.00 3.2
LSD 0.05 0.58 0.23 0.20 0.20 0.69 0.54 0.19 0.89 0.7
Prob > F 0.36 ns 0.18 ns 0.13 ns 0.66 ns 0.03 0.16 ns <.001 0.05 <.0001
CV %   16.7 21.8 11.9 11.3 8.7 5.9 8.2 4.6 14.9
* Variety tested using experimental seed that may not give performance identical to that of commercially available seed. 
Maturity:  1 =vegetative, 2 =early boot, 3 =initial emergence from boot, 4  =complete emergence,
 5 = elongated peduncle, 6 = preanthesis,  7 = anthesis,  8 = post anthesis.
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).
2016 Fertility Applied 100 lb/a of 46-0-0 on 23-March, 23-May, 21-June, 22-August.