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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
Address of Marketers
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yield data for 2016:
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Alfalfa Yield
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Grass Yield Trials - Excel
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 |
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Total |
Maturity |
Variety |
Marketers |
18-May |
20-Jun |
19-Aug |
27-Sep |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
2014-16 |
5/18/2016 |
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Tons Dry Matter/ Acre -------------------------------- |
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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 |
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Mean |
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2.34 |
0.72 |
1.10 |
1.18 |
5.33 |
6.13 |
1.54 |
13.00 |
3.2 |
LSD 0.05 |
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0.58 |
0.23 |
0.20 |
0.20 |
0.69 |
0.54 |
0.19 |
0.89 |
0.7 |
Prob > F |
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0.36 ns |
0.18 ns |
0.13 ns |
0.66 ns |
0.03 |
0.16 ns |
<.001 |
0.05 |
<.0001 |
CV % |
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16.7 |
21.8 |
11.9 |
11.3 |
8.7 |
5.9 |
8.2 |
4.6 |
14.9 |
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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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Maturity: |
1
=vegetative, 2 =early boot, 3 =initial emergence from boot, 4
=complete emergence, |
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5 = elongated peduncle, 6 =
preanthesis, 7 = anthesis,
8 = post anthesis. |
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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=126 lbs/a, K= 338 lbs/a, CEC=19.2, O.M.=3.4,
(10/13). |
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2016
Fertility |
Applied
100 lb/a of 46-0-0 on 23-March, 23-May, 21-June, 22-August. |
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