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Ohio Crop Performance Trials
Weather data summary for the 2019-growing season
Alfalfa Trials
Performance summary - Standard trials (insecticide
applied)
Alfalfa Variety Trial - South Charleston, Ohio - 2017 Seeding
Alfalfa Variety Trial - South Charleston, Ohio - 2018 Seeding
Annual Ryegrass Trial
Annual Ryegrass Variety Trial - South Charleston, OH - 2018 Seeding
Cover Crops Trial
Cover Crop Evaluation Trial - South Charleston, OH - 2018 Seeding
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yield data for 2019:
All Yield Trials - PDF
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Alfalfa and Annual Ryegrass Yield
Trials - Excel
Forage Variety Trials in Other States
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2019 Ohio Forage Performance Trials
Alfalfa Variety Trial |
Ohio, South Charleston, Sown 4-25-2017 |
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Variety |
28-May |
26-Jun |
29-Jul |
5-Sep |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
2017-19 |
9/12/2019 |
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Tons Dry Matter/Acre ---------------------------------------------- |
% Stand |
54QR04 |
2.88 |
1.43 |
1.99 |
1.17 |
7.47 |
8.16 |
3.15 |
18.29 |
88 |
FSG 415 BR |
2.87 |
1.35 |
1.79 |
1.16 |
7.16 |
8.09 |
3.20 |
18.78 |
83 |
HO415 |
2.78 |
1.33 |
1.78 |
1.04 |
6.93 |
7.10 |
3.12 |
16.50 |
86 |
Kingbird |
2.47 |
1.20 |
1.62 |
0.86 |
6.15 |
7.56 |
3.00 |
16.61 |
83 |
msSunstra 143146 |
2.36 |
1.21 |
1.78 |
1.03 |
6.38 |
7.30 |
2.70 |
17.47 |
79 |
msSunstra 144110 |
2.43 |
1.27 |
1.80 |
0.99 |
6.48 |
7.85 |
2.99 |
17.72 |
80 |
Quail |
2.54 |
1.35 |
1.87 |
0.98 |
6.74 |
7.70 |
2.57 |
16.58 |
75 |
Robin |
2.83 |
1.32 |
1.84 |
1.13 |
7.12 |
7.80 |
2.78 |
17.59 |
84 |
RRL414 |
2.50 |
1.46 |
1.98 |
1.16 |
7.09 |
7.68 |
2.80 |
17.38 |
88 |
WL356HQ.RR |
2.55 |
1.26 |
1.72 |
0.99 |
6.52 |
7.32 |
3.53 |
17.88 |
84 |
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Mean |
2.61 |
1.32 |
1.83 |
1.05 |
6.81 |
7.68 |
2.98 |
17.53 |
83 |
LSD P=.05 |
0.45 |
0.35 |
0.46 |
0.38 |
1.29 |
0.91 |
0.66 |
1.50 |
13.67 |
Prob(F) |
0.1868 |
0.8695 |
0.8314 |
0.8478 |
0.6368 |
0.3890 |
0.2430 |
0.0674 |
0.7513 |
CV % |
11.9 |
18.2 |
17.3 |
25.2 |
13.1 |
8.2 |
15.3 |
5.9 |
11.4 |
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Note: After seeding in
great soil conditions, the weather turned bad with three weeks |
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of well below normal temperatures
and above average rainfall that affected stands. |
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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: |
Crosby
silt loam, pH=7.0, P=110 lbs/a, K= 344 lbs/a, CEC=13, O.M.=1.4, (04/17). |
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2019 Pest
control: |
Insecticide was applied on 11-June, 10-July, 12-August for potato
leafhopper control. |
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