1997 Ohio Forage Performance Trials

Ohio State University Extension
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
The Ohio State University

Horticulture and Crop Science
Series 195
December 1997

Table 3

Ohio alfalfa variety performance summary for trials in progress and average over all site-years tested.
Yield of alfalfa varieties in Ohio as a percent of the mean.
Standard Trials - Insecticide Applied
	Northwest		Jackson	Wooster	Columbus	Western		average all site-years	no. of site-years
Variety	97	97	94-97	97	95-97	96-97	97	average all site-years	no. of site-years
631	101	*	*	*	103	98	*	99	6
645	100	*	*	*	103	96	*	101	12
2833	*	*	101	*	*	*	*	102	21
3324	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	98	3
5246	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	103	3
5312	102	*	*	*	104	*	*	103	5
5373	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	99	3
5454	92	*	100	*	102	99	*	100	17
8920 MF	*	*	101	*	*	*	*	101	4
ABT 405	*	*	*	*	104	*	*	104	3
	Northwest		Jackson	Wooster	Columbus	Western		average all site-years	no. of site-years
Variety	97	97	94-97	97	95-97	96-97	97	average all site-years	no. of site-years
Ace	96	*	*	*	*	*	*	96	1
Achieva	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	99	11
Affinity + Z	*	*	*	*	108	109	*	109	5
Agate	*	*	96	*	*	*	*	92	10
Aggressor	*	*	102	*	*	*	*	100	10
Alfagraze	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	90	1
AlfaStar	94	*	*	*	*	*	*	94	1
ALPHA2001	*	*	*	106	101	*	*	102	4
Amerigraze 401+Z	*	*	*	*	*	103	*	103	2
Apollo Supreme	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	98	10
	Northwest		Jackson	Wooster	Columbus	Western		average all site-years	no. of site-years
Variety	97	97	94-97	97	95-97	96-97	97	average all site-years	no. of site-years
Arrest	96	*	*	*	*	*	*	96	1
Arrow	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	99	10
Asset	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	99	14
Avalanche	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	100	1
Banquet	*	*	*	100	99	*	*	99	4
Belmont	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	100	11
BH 330	*	*	98	*	99	*	*	99	7
Choice	99	*	*	98	101	98	*	99	8
Ciba 2444	*	*	*	*	106	*	*	106	3
Cimarron VR	*	*	99	*	*	*	*	98	11
	Northwest		Jackson	Wooster	Columbus	Western		average all site-years	no. of site-years
Variety	97	97	94-97	97	95-97	96-97	97	average all site-years	no. of site-years
Columbia 2000	*	*	100	*	*	*	*	100	4
Complete	99	*	*	*	*	*	*	99	1
Crown II	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	104	17
Crystal	*	*	104	*	*	*	*	100	15
Dart	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	101	10
Dawn	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	101	10
Demand	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	101	1
Depend + EV	100	*	*	*	102	*	*	101	4
Dividend	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	99	4
DK127	100	*	*	100	104	107	*	103	8
	Northwest		Jackson	Wooster	Columbus	Western		average all site-years	no. of site-years
Variety	97	97	94-97	97	95-97	96-97	97	average all site-years	no. of site-years
DK 133	*	*	101	94	104	103	*	103	21
DK140	105	*	*	*	*	*	*	105	1
DK141	103	*	*	*	*	*	*	103	1
Dominator	*	*	*	*	100	*	*	99	10
Excalibur II	*	*	*	99	*	*	*	102	2
Gem	99	*	*	100	*	101	*	100	4
GH 794	*	*	*	107	*	*	*	107	1
GH 797	103	*	*	*	*	*	*	103	1
Greenfield	*	*	*	*	99	105	*	102	5
HayGrazer	*	*	*	101	*	100	*	100	3
	Northwest		Jackson	Wooster	Columbus	Western		average all site-years	no. of site-years
Variety	97	97	94-97	97	95-97	96-97	97	average all site-years	no. of site-years
Homestead	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	102	11
Imperial	*	*	*	*	102	*	*	102	3
Innovator + Z	*	*	*	*	102	*	*	102	4
Key	*	*	101	*	*	*	*	101	4
Legend	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	104	11
MagnaGraze	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	100	1
Magnum III	*	*	*	97	*	*	*	103	7
Magnum III-Wet	*	*	*	*	96	*	*	98	4
Magnum IV	*	*	100	*	100	*	*	101	8
Multi-Plier	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	104	13
	Northwest		Jackson	Wooster	Columbus	Western		average all site-years	no. of site-years
Variety	97	97	94-97	97	95-97	96-97	97	average all site-years	no. of site-years
Multistar	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	107	4
Mustang	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	103	1
Ovation	99	*	*	102	96	*	*	101	12
Paramount	*	*	*	102	100	*	*	101	4
Persist	*	*	*	*	91	*	*	90	3
Precedent	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	98	9
Prism	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	102	11
Prism II	*	*	*	*	100	*	*	100	3
Ram	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	97	1
Resistar	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	105	15
	Northwest		Jackson	Wooster	Columbus	Western		average all site-years	no. of site-years
Variety	97	97	94-97	97	95-97	96-97	97	average all site-years	no. of site-years
Rushmore	*	*	98	102	98	*	*	99	9
Spur	*	*	*	101	*	*	*	100	4
Sterling	*	*	*	*	104	*	*	103	4
Stine 9227	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	101	3
SuperCuts	*	*	103	*	94	*	*	99	7
Synergy	*	*	*	*	*	93	*	93	2
Tamax-Plus	102	*	*	*	*	*	*	102	1
TMF Multiplier II	*	*	*	*	*	98	*	98	2
TMFGeneration	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	100	3
Total + Z	*	*	*	*	100	*	*	101	4
	Northwest		Jackson	Wooster	Columbus	Western		average all site-years	no. of site-years
Variety	97	97	94-97	97	95-97	96-97	97	average all site-years	no. of site-years
Venture	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	97	3
VERNAL	92	*	101	98	77	90	*	89	32
Webfoot MPR	*	*	98	*	*	*	*	100	15
WL 252 HQ	*	*	*	*	92	*	*	93	4
WL 317	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	99	17
WL 332 SR	100	*	*	95	98	95	*	97	7
WL 322 HQ	*	*	*	96	*	*	*	86	7
WL 323	*	*	101	*	98	*	*	100	8
WL 324	103	*	*	102	109	107	*	107	7
WL 325 HQ	107	*	*	*	*	103	*	102	4
WL 326 GZ	*	*	*	*	*	99	*	99	2
WL ProGrazer	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	96	1
Trial Total Mean	2.86		13.79	5.61	14.28	9.43		---	---

	Northwest		Jackson	Wooster	Columbus	Western		average all site-years	no. of site-years
Variety	97	97	94-97	97	95-97	96-97	97	average all site-years	no. of site-years
Potato Leafhopper Resistance Trials - No Insecticide Applied
5347LH	*	97	*	*	*	*	96	97	2
Ameriguard 301	*	89	*	*	*	*	85	87	2
Arrest	*	90	*	*	*	*	99	95	2
Cleansweep 1000	*	98	*	*	*	*	100	99	2
DK121HG	*	97	*	*	*	*	94	96	2
Interceptor	*	*	*	*	*	*	69	69	1
Safeguard	*	80	*	*	*	*	69	75	2
Trailblazer	*	98	*	*	*	*	104	101	2
Susceptible Check		90					65	78	2
Trial Total Mean		2.35					1.24	---	---

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Horticulture and Crop Science Series 195 December 1997

Table 3

Ohio State University Extension
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
The Ohio State University

Horticulture and Crop Science
Series 195
December 1997