Table 2. Weighted least squares regression slope, standard error (S.E.), p-value, and R2 for 25 crops investigating the relationship between ln(organic:conventional crop yield) as the dependent variable and conventional crop yield (ton/ha) as the independent variable using 2014 USDA survey data.
Crop | Slope | S.E. | P-value | R2 |
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Apple | 0.007 | 0.009 | 0.468 | 0.038 |
Barley | -0.166 | 0.052 | 0.005 | 0.393 |
Blueberry | -0.031 | 0.033 | 0.373 | 0.114 |
Dry edible bean | -0.508 | 0.396 | 0.231 | 0.155 |
Grapes | 0.001 | 0.061 | 0.982 | 0.000 |
Hay & alfalfa mix | -0.065 | 0.016 | 0.000 | 0.393 |
Hay (all) | -0.083 | 0.016 | 0.000 | 0.425 |
Haylage | -0.003 | 0.015 | 0.872 | 0.0002 |
Hay (other) | -0.203 | 0.035 | 0.000 | 0.530 |
Maize (grain) | -0.038 | 0.025 | 0.136 | 0.090 |
Maize (silage) | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0.393 | 0.035 |
Maize (sweet) | 0.004 | 0.033 | 0.894 | 0.001 |
Oat | -0.028 | 0.117 | 0.816 | 0.003 |
Onion | 0.020 | 0.017 | 0.309 | 0.204 |
Peach | -0.029 | 0.028 | 0.351 | 0.175 |
Pepper, bell | 0.025 | 0.022 | 0.310 | 0.203 |
Potato | 0.030 | 0.009 | 0.003 | 0.389 |
Snap bean | 0.023 | 0.060 | 0.709 | 0.016 |
Soybean | 0.173 | 0.045 | 0.001 | 0.459 |
Squash | -0.054 | 0.033 | 0.132 | 0.234 |
Tomato | -0.010 | 0.011 | 0.402 | 0.055 |
Watermelon | -0.003 | 0.014 | 0.848 | 0.006 |
Wheat (all) | -0.117 | 0.041 | 0.009 | 0.229 |
Wheat (spring) | -0.165 | 0.143 | 0.300 | 0.211 |
Wheat (winter) | -0.135 | 0.054 | 0.021 | 0.212 |