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Ohio Crop Performance Trials
Weather data summary for the 2018-growing season
Alfalfa Trials
Performance summary - Standard trials (insecticide
applied)
Alfalfa Variety Trial - North Baltimore, Ohio - 2015 Seeding
Alfalfa Variety Trial - Wooster, Ohio - 2016 Seeding
Alfalfa Variety Trial - South Charleston, Ohio - 2017 Seeding
Annual Ryegrass Trial
Annual Ryegrass Variety Trial - South Charleston, OH - 2017 Fall Seeding
Cover Crops Trial
Cover Crop Evaluation Trial - South Charleston, OH - 2017 Seeding
Address of Marketers
Download files of
yield data for 2018:
All Yield Trials - PDF
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Alfalfa Yield
Trials - Excel
Annual Ryegrass and Cover Crops Yield
Trials - Excel
Forage Variety Trials in Other States
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2018 Ohio Forage Performance Trials
Table 4: |
Alfalfa Variety Trial |
Ohio, Wooster, Sown 4-25-2016 |
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Total |
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Variety |
5/25/2018 |
7/2/2018 |
8/2/2018 |
9/6/2018 |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
2016-18 |
9/26/2018 |
Released Cultivars: |
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Tons Dry Matter/Acre ------------------------------------- |
% Stand |
55Q27 |
1.80 |
1.78 |
1.96 |
1.30 |
6.85 |
7.85 |
1.99 |
17.34 |
94 |
55VR08 |
1.80 |
1.69 |
1.98 |
1.28 |
6.73 |
7.95 |
1.72 |
16.20 |
95 |
GA-497 HD |
1.73 |
1.68 |
1.78 |
1.31 |
6.51 |
7.97 |
2.18 |
16.74 |
93 |
KF 406 A2 |
1.69 |
1.63 |
1.85 |
1.30 |
6.46 |
7.65 |
1.86 |
16.49 |
94 |
KF 425 HD |
1.58 |
1.56 |
1.79 |
1.29 |
6.22 |
7.79 |
1.97 |
15.99 |
94 |
Lightning Bolt |
1.57 |
1.69 |
1.61 |
1.16 |
6.02 |
8.07 |
1.77 |
15.47 |
95 |
Persist III |
1.65 |
1.70 |
2.12 |
1.47 |
6.94 |
7.89 |
1.95 |
16.87 |
90 |
Pluss III |
1.60 |
1.69 |
1.68 |
1.24 |
6.19 |
8.09 |
1.66 |
15.55 |
95 |
Rebound 6XT |
1.67 |
1.62 |
1.80 |
1.22 |
6.30 |
7.81 |
1.72 |
15.58 |
95 |
SW4107 |
1.65 |
1.80 |
1.91 |
1.29 |
6.64 |
7.70 |
1.89 |
16.58 |
95 |
SW4113 |
1.83 |
1.89 |
1.94 |
1.27 |
6.93 |
7.57 |
1.94 |
17.13 |
95 |
SW5210 |
1.72 |
1.79 |
2.08 |
1.35 |
6.94 |
8.08 |
1.86 |
16.92 |
95 |
SW5213 |
1.83 |
1.89 |
2.00 |
1.35 |
7.08 |
8.35 |
1.94 |
17.16 |
95 |
Vernal |
1.40 |
1.73 |
2.07 |
1.40 |
6.59 |
7.79 |
1.84 |
16.34 |
86 |
WL 365 HQ |
1.45 |
1.71 |
1.72 |
1.27 |
6.15 |
8.26 |
1.74 |
15.34 |
94 |
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Grand Mean |
1.64 |
1.70 |
1.86 |
1.29 |
6.49 |
7.90 |
1.85 |
16.26 |
94 |
LSD P=.05 |
0.30 |
0.19 |
0.25 |
0.13 |
0.47 |
0.59 |
0.28 |
0.85 |
3.1 |
Prob(F) |
0.1016 |
0.0191 |
0.0006 |
0.0140 |
0.0001 |
0.4479 |
0.0086 |
0.0001 |
0.0001 |
CV % |
12.73 |
7.69 |
9.65 |
7.05 |
5.14 |
5.23 |
10.67 |
3.68 |
2.36 |
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Establishment: |
Seeded
with a Hege 3-point hitch drill with presswheels at 16 lb/a. |
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Plot size: |
4' x
20', 15' alleys and borders, RCBD with four reps. |
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Soil type /
analysis: |
Riddles
silt loam, pH = 6.6, P = 90 lb/a, K = 200 lb/a, CEC = 7.2 (11/16). |
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2018
Fertility: |
Applied
825 lb/acre of 0-18-36 |
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2018 Pest
control: |
Insecticide was applied 8-June, 13-July and 20-August for potato
leafhopper control. |
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