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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 7:
Cover Crop Variety Trial
Ohio, South Charleston, Sown 9-12-2017
10/13/2017 10/23/2017 11/3/2017 5/11/2018 3/26/2018 3/26/2018 5/11/2018
Variety Marketer Species cover stand cover stand cover Stand cover stand   winterkill cover yield
ton dm/acre
Barsica Barenbrug, USA rape 100 a 100 a 100 a 100 a 100 a 100 a 27.5 d 23.8 d 100 . . . .
Barkant Barenbrug, USA turnip 77.5 b 100 a 100 a 100 a 100 a 100 a 23.8 d 21.3 d 100 . . . .
B-17.2011* Blue Moon Farms clover 45 ef 97.5 a 77.5 d 100 a 90 b 100 a 100 a 100 a 5 90 ab 1.91 a-d
LSC-B1191* Smith Seed Service arg 50 de 100 a 87.5 bc 100 a 100 a 100 a 100 a 100 a 12.5 100 a 1.59 de
Kodiak DLF Pickseed USA arg 50 de 100 a 92.5 ab 100 a 100 a 100 a 100 a 100 a 12.5 100 a 2.16 abc
McKinley DLF Pickseed USA arg 50 de 100 a 93.8 ab 100 a 100 a 100 a 100 a 100 a 16.3 100 a 1.65 cde
New Dawn DLF Pickseed USA arg 50 de 100 a 90 b 100 a 100 a 100 a 100 a 100 a 17.5 97.5 a 1.74 bcd
LowBoy Smith Seed Service arg 40 efg 100 a 78.8 d 100 a 93.8 b 100 a 100 a 100 a 5 100 a 0.68 f
Koga Smith Seed Service arg 50 de 100 a 93.8 ab 100 a 100 a 100 a 100 a 100 a 10 100 a 1.79 bcd
FrostProof * Univ Florida arg 50 de 100 a 91.3 b 100 a 100 a 100 a 100 a 100 a 8.8 100 a 2.40 a
Winterhawk Oregon Seed arg 50 de 100 a 81.3 cd 100 a 100 a 100 a 100 a 100 a 12.5 100 a 2.17 ab
07-WW Oregon Seed arg 50 de 100 a 92.5 ab 100 a 100 a 100 a 100 a 100 a 11.3 100 a 2.12 abc
ORBR17 Nutrein arg 50 de 100 a 100 a 100 a 100 a 100 a 100 a 100 a 25 100 a 1.17 ef
Sheriff Oregon Seed arg 50 de 100 a 92.5 ab 100 a 100 a 100 a 100 a 100 a 27.5 97.5 a 1.45 de
CCS 779 Smith Seed Service radish 100 a 100 a 100 a 100 a 100 a 100 a . . . . 100 . . . .
Viper Smith Seed Service clover - Balansa 33.8 fg 100 a 65 e 100 a 82.5 c 100 a 100 a 100 a 7.5 91.3 ab 1.80 bcd
WyoWinter Smith Seed Service pea 61.3 cd 95 ab 88.8 bc 85 b 90 b 97.5 a 90 b 85 b 36.3 63.8 c 0.83 f
Windham Smith Seed Service pea 42.5 ef 76.3 c 46.3 f 47.5 e 58.8 d 100 a 20 d 15 d 85 20 e . .
Austrian Smith Seed Service pea 71.3 bc 92.5 ab 91.3 b 86.3 b 93.8 b 98.8 a 95 ab 91.3 ab 21.3 82.5 b 0.85 f
Double O Oregon Seed pea 50 de 86.3 b 60 e 58.8 d 63.8 d 100 a 21.3 d 15 d 81.3 22.5 e . .
AU Merit Smith Seed Service hairy vetch 26.3 g 43.8 d 37.5 g 47.5 e 48.8 e 100 a 78.8 c 71.3 c 18.8 48.8 d 0.83 f
Villana Oregon Seed hairy vetch 63.8 bcd 86.3 b 75 d 73.8 c 83.8 c 100 a 100 a 95 a   10 90 ab 1.17 ef
Grand Mean 55.1 94.4 83.4 90.9 91.1 99.8 83.6 81.8 32.9 84.4 1.4
LSD P=.05 16.1 8.9 7.9 5.6 5.6 1.7 8.8 9.1 11.7 14.0 0.5
CV % 21 7 7 4 4 1 7 8 25 12 26
Standard Deviation 11.4 6.3 5.6 3.9 4.0 1.2 6.2 6.4 8.3 9.9 0.4
Treatment Prob(F) 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.4762 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001
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.