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. 2016 Nov 8;11(11):e0165851. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165851

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
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