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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 for Printing

Alfalfa Yield Trials - Excel

Annual Ryegrass and Cover Crops Yield Trials - Excel

Forage Variety Trials in Other States

2018 Ohio Forage Performance Trials

Table 6:
Annual Ryegrass Variety Trial
Ohio, South Charleston, Sown 9-12-2017    
Total
Variety Marketers 29-Mar 11-May 19-Jun Yield    26-Mar   10/13/2017 10/23/2017 5/11/2018
 ------------------- Tons Dry matter / Acre------------------ % Winter Injury cover stand cover stand cover stand
07-WW Oregon Seed 0.83 2.42 0.76 4.01 35.5 65 100 100 100 100 100
Kodiak DLF Pickseed USA 0.68 2.77 0.66 4.12 18.3 60 100 100 100 100 100
Koga Smith Seed Service 1.18 3.45 1.19 5.86 12.3 62.5 100 100 100 100 100
LowBoy Smith Seed Service 0.48 2.37 0.51 3.37 5.0 40 100 90 100 100 100
LSC-B1191* Smith Seed Service 0.74 2.52 0.54 3.82 22.4 57.5 100 100 100 100 100
McKinley DLF Pickseed USA 0.63 2.59 0.54 3.78 20.3 65 100 100 100 100 100
New Dawn DLF Pickseed USA 0.69 2.57 0.61 3.89 19.7 67.5 100 100 100 100 100
ORBR17 Oregon Seed 1.02 1.58 0.71 3.35 62.1 65 100 100 100 100 100
SARG-FL* Smith Seed Service 0.48 2.57 0.57 3.63 23.5 55 100 100 100 100 100
Sheriff Oregon Seed 0.66 2.06 0.39 3.13 44.5 67.5 100 100 100 100 100
Winterhawk Oregon Seed 0.79 2.78 0.71 4.30 15.4 57.5 100 100 100 100 100
Grand Mean 4.90 2.52 4.59 3.93 1.35 60.23 100 99.1 100 100 100
LSD P=.05 0.31 0.37 0.13 0.51 18.27 12.33 . . . . .
CV % 16 10 8.3 9 8 14 0 0 0 0 0
Treatment Prob(F) 0.0088 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001   0.0001   0.004 1 1 1 1 1
Means followed by same letter or symbol do not significantly differ (P=.05, LSD)
Mean comparisons performed only when AOV Treatment P(F) is significant at mean.
* Variety tested using experimental seed that may not give performance identical to that of commercially available seed. 
Soil type / analysis: Crosby silt loam, pH=7.2, P=100 lbs/a, K=230lbs/a, CEC=10.5, O.M.=1.9,(10/16).
2017 Fertilization: Appplied 100 lb/a of 46-0-0 on 13 - October.
2018 Fertilization: Applied 100 lb/a of 46-0-0 on 26-March and 80lb/a on 14-May.