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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

Download files of yield data for 2016:

All Yield Trials - PDF for Printing

Alfalfa Yield Trials - Excel

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 9:
Annual Ryegrass Variety Trial
Ohio, South Charleston, Sown 9-4-15
Total 
Variety Marketer 20-Nov-15 27-Apr 24-May 20-Jun 2015-16 Winter Injury*
 --------------------- Tons Dry Matter/Acre  ------------------ 3/14/2016
B-15.2471* Lewis Seed 0.12 2.31 1.62 1.06 5.11 1
B-15.2472* Lewis Seed 0.07 2.50 1.62 0.95 5.13 1
FIPE Univ.of Florida 0.08 2.22 1.76 1.39 5.45 1
Fiser Univ.of Florida 0.45 0.24 0.77 0.52 1.97 4
Fria Allied Seed 0.19 2.24 1.71 1.28 5.42 1
Frosty Central Farm & Garden 0.14 2.17 1.55 1.08 4.94 1
KoSpeed Smith Seed 0.14 2.25 1.72 1.02 5.12 1
KoWinearly Smith Seed 0.01 2.29 1.71 1.41 5.42 1
Meroa Smith Seed 0.09 2.18 2.25 1.54 6.07 1
Nu Spirit Oregon Seed 0.07 2.29 1.68 1.38 5.42 1
Passerel Pluss Pennnington Seed 0.26 2.16 1.69 1.20 5.31 1
PPG-TAR113 Smith Seed 0.00 0.46 2.40 0.93 3.79 1
PS 12 Pennnington Seed 0.33 1.75 1.46 0.99 4.53 1
PS 15 Pennnington Seed 0.23 2.19 1.77 1.52 5.71 1
Winterhawk Oregon Seeds 0.06 2.38 1.82 1.44 5.69 1
Mean 0.15 1.98 1.70 1.18 5.01 1
LSD 0.05 0.09 0.27 0.18 0.24 0.43 0.21
Prob > F <.0001 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001
CV %   40.1 9.5 7.3 14.3 6.0 12.1
* Experimental varieties that may be named at a later date
*Winter Injury -- 1 = no injury to  5= severe injury (dead)
Note:  Maturity on April 27, 2016 were vegetative for all varieties. 
Maturity on May 24, 16 were complete emergence from boot for all varieties. 
Maturity on June 20, 16 were anthesis for all varieties. 
Soil type / analysis: Crosby silt loam, pH= 6.1, P=240 lbs/a, K=410 lbs/a, CEC=17.7, O.M.=2.2,(10/15).
2016 Fertilization: Applied 50 lb/a of 46-0-0 on 9-October, 100 lb/a of 46-0-0 on 23-March 
and 80 lb/a of 46-0-0 on 29-April and 25-May.