2019 Ohio Forage Performance Trials

Alfalfa Variety Trial
Ohio, South Charleston, Sown 4-25-2017
					Total
Variety	28-May	26-Jun	29-Jul	5-Sep	2019	2018	2017	2017-19	9/12/2019
	------------------------------------------ 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

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

Note: After seeding in great soil conditions, the weather turned bad with three weeks
of well below normal temperatures and above average rainfall that affected stands.

Establishment:	Seeded with a Hege 3-point hitch drill with presswheels at 16 lb/a.
Plot size:	4' x 20' , 15'alleys and borders, RCBD with four reps.
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).
2019 Pest control:	Insecticide was applied on 11-June, 10-July, 12-August for potato leafhopper control.