2019 Ohio Forage Performance Trials

Annual Ryegrass Trial, Ohio Seeded 9-12-2018

Variety	Marketer	5/7/2019	5/28/2019	6/25/2019	Total 2019	10/29/2018	4/9/2019	4/22/2019
		---------------- Tons Dry Matter / Acre -----------------				% Cover*	% Stand	Winter Injury
07-WW	Oregon Seed	1.66	1.09	0.78	3.82	75	81	2.5
B-18.1298	Blue Moon Farms	2.25	1.16	0.94	4.02	70	90	1.8
B-18.1793	Blue Moon Farms	1.70	0.86	0.72	3.33	58	89	2.0
FrostProof	Smith Seed Service	1.89	0.87	0.73	3.58	73	81	2.3
KO14-WEAR	Oregon Seed	1.99	1.15	0.83	3.71	70	79	2.3
KO14-WEMA	Oregon Seed	1.99	1.07	0.82	3.79	70	85	2.3
KO14-WLS	Oregon Seed	2.04	1.11	0.81	3.80	68	78	2.0
KO14-WM	Oregon Seed	2.23	0.75	0.63	2.54	78	49	3.8
LowBoy	Smith Seed Service	1.50	1.10	0.78	3.75	78	74	3.0
LSC-BIIal	Lewis Seed Co	1.69	1.01	0.67	3.55	53	98	1.3
Rapido	Smith Seed Service	0.75	1.09	0.70	3.31	75	60	3.5
Winterhawk	Oregon Seed	2.01	1.06	0.85	4.09	68	95	1.8

Mean		1.81	1.03	0.77	3.61	69	80	2.4
LSD P=.05		0.28	0.30	0.25	1.05	15.54	31.27	1.55
Prob(F)		0.0001	0.16	0.48	0.28	0.0625	0.1269	0.0851
CV %		10.92	20.14	22.37	20.15	15.57	27.24	45.89

Stand is reported as % stand within the planted rows and cover is % ground cover over entire plot area.
Winter Injury (1 = no injury to 5 = severe injury / complete death of plant)
*NOTE: Stand and cover percentage reached 100% in all entries by mid-November in 2018.