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2004 Oregon Onion Trials
 
Monty’s
treatments are the Yellow flags: pictures from OSU in Hermiston, OR Research
Farm
From a
Williamette Valley Field Comparison Trial: see data tables for results
 
Example of
coated seed and setup for treating seed with chemicals and fertilizers
(Monty’s)
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Grower: Pat McClaughry |
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Date : 8/31/04 |
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Treatment |
# Jumbo's / Wt. |
# Mediums
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# Boilers
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Total Numbers |
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Monty's |
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1 |
30 / 18.75# |
54 |
49 |
133 |
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2 |
30 / 16.75# |
74 |
55 |
159 |
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3 |
73 / 43.5# |
28 |
15 |
116 |
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Total |
133 / 79 # |
156 |
119 |
408 |
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Standard |
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1 |
31 / 20.5# |
60 |
53 |
144 |
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2 |
20 / 11.4# |
47 |
48 |
115 |
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3 |
20 / 10.25# |
66 |
61 |
147 |
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Total |
71 / 42.15# |
173 |
162 |
406 |
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% Difference |
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Treatment |
Jumbos / Wts. |
Mediums |
Boilers |
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Monty’s vs. Standard |
46.6% |
-9.8% |
-26.5% |
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Ave. Jumbo Onion Wt.:
M vs. S |
9.5 vs 9.5 |
na |
na |
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Comments:
1. Field was on a rolling hillside; variability and variance of
stand was interesting and seem to affect sizing
2. Area that was higher on the hill and more level yielded best
3. Stand of onions must also influence size of the onions
4. Throwing out the last treatment (# 3) still showed an increase of
15% for Monty's use in Jumbo sizes
5. Monty's program used: 2 Grows (8-16-8) after crop was 12 inches
in height or better; 1 treatment of Root/Bloom (2-15-15) at crooking
with MH 30
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