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Winter Squash
VARIETY EVALUATE ON
1979 1985
Leesburg AREC
Research Report
LBG 86-9
(200 copies)
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6. W. ELMSTROn, CENTER DIRECTOR
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TABLE 1
WINTER SQUASH, REPLICATED
VARIETY TRIAL RESULTS-LEESBURG
Unit Reporting: Leesburg Agricultural Research & Education Center
Leader: G. W. Elnstrom
Planted: February 20, 1979
Harvested: May 23, 1979
Soil: Apopka fine sand
Marketable Yieldz Fruit
(bu/A) Weight
Cultivar Source Total (Ib/fruit)
Acorn
Mammoth T. Q. Northrup King 518 a 2.3
Ebony Northrup King 370 ab 1.6
Table Queen Niagara 271 bc 0.8
Table Ace Petoseed 250 bc 1.4
Table King Twilley 243 bc 1.1
Bush T. Q. Burpee 226 be 1.0
Butternut
Early Burpee 264 be 1.2
Butternut Northrup King 232 bc 1.0
Waltham Ferry-Morse 205 bc 1.1
Butterbush Burpee 194 bc 0.8
Ponca Niagara 182 c 0.9
ZMean separation by Duncan's New Multiple Range Test, 5% level.
Comments:
Planted February 20, 1979 in single-row plots 24 ft long with hills 2 ft apart and
rows 5 ft apart. Fertilization: 800 Ib/A 5-15-8 applied preplant and 650 lb/A
15-0-14 in 3 other applications before flowering.
TABLE 2
WINTER SQUASH, REPLICATED
VARIETY TRIAL RESULTS-LEESBURG
Unit Reporting: Leesburg Agricultural
Leader: G. W. Elastrom
Planted: March 4, 1980
Harvested: May 20, 1980. Last of 2:
Soil: Apopka fine sand
Research & Education Center
June 6, 1980
Marketable Yield Fruit
Mildew Resistancezly (bulA) Weight
Cultivar Source Downy Powdery Total (lb/fruit)
Acorn
Table Queen Northrup King 3.3 c 4.3 238 a 1.5
Royal Burpee 3.3 c 5.3 212 b 1.6
Mammoth T. Q. Northrup King 2.7 c 3.3 211 b 2.5
Bush T. Q. Burpee 1.7 c 4.7 162 b 1.3
Table Gold Twilley 3.3 c 4.0 139 e 0.8
Ebony Northrup King 2.0 c 4.7 131 ef 1.3
Table Ace Petoseed 2.0 c 3.7 112 fg 1.2
Table King Herbst 1.7 c 4.0 103 g 1.0
Butternut
Ponca Niagara 7.7 a 5.3 253 a 1.4
Waltham Ferry-Morse 7.3 a 6.3 201 be 1.4
Ponca Niagara 7.0 ab 4.7 200 be 1.2
Butternut Northrup King 7.0 ab 6.3 199 be 1.2
Butter Boy Burpee 6.0 ab 6.3 185 cd. 1.5
Early Burpee 6.7 ab 6.3 182 ed 1.2
Butterbush Burpee 5.3 b 6.0 114 fg 0.8
ZMean separation by Duncan's New Multiple Range Test, 57 level.
YRated from 1, susceptible; to 10, highly resistant.
Comments: Planted March 4, 1980 in single-row plots 24 ft long with hills 2 ft apart and rows 5
ft apart. Fertilization: 800 Ib/A 5-15-8 applied preplant and 650 Ib/A 15-0-14 in 3
other applications before flowering.
TABLE 3
WINTER SQUASH, REPLICATED
VARIETY TRIAL RESULTS-LEESBURG
Unit Reporting: Leesburg Agricultural Research & Education Center
Leader: G. W. Elastrom
Planted: February 24, 1981
Harvested: May 27, 1981
Soil: Apopka fine sand
Marketable Yieldz Fruit
(bu/A) Weight
Cultivar Source Total (Ib/fruit)
Acorn
Royal Acorn, New stock Burpee 285 a 2.7
Exp. Hyb. #61 Burpee 234 ab 2.2
Mammoth Table Queen Northrup King 231 ab 2.6
Table Ace Petoseed 206 bc 1.6
Royal Acorn Burpee 192 b-d 1.7
Ebony Northrup King 188 b-d 1.6
Table Queen Northrup King 178 b-d 1.2
Table King Herbst 158 b-d 1.3
Table Gold Twilley 151 cd 0.8
Bush Table Queen Burpee 127 d 0.9
Butternut
Ponca Northrup King 208 bc 1.3
Waltham Ferry-Morse 197 b-d 1.5
Waltham Niagara 177 b-d 1.3
Butterboy Burpee 170 b-d 1.4
Early Butternut Burpee 167 b-d 1.4
Ponca Niagara 164 b-d 1.2
Butterbush Burpee 128 d 0.8
Butternut Northrup King 127 d 1.1
ZMean separation by Duncan's New Multiple Range Test, 5% level.
Comments: Planted February 24, 1981 in single-row plots 25 ft long with hills 2.5 ft apart and
rows 5 ft apart. Fertilization: 800 lb/A 5-15-8 applied preplant and 650 Ib/A
15-0-14 in 3 other applications before flowering.
TABLE 4
WINTER SQUASH, REPLICATED
VARIETY TRIAL RESULTS-LEESBURG
Unit Reporting: Leesburg Agricultural
Leader: G. W. Elmstrom
Planted: February 23, 1982
Harvested: May 18, 1982. Last of 3:
Soil: Apopka fine sand
Research & Education Center
June 10, 1982
Marketable Yield Fruit
Downy Mildew (bu/A) Weight
Cultivar Source Resistancez 'y Earlyx Total (lb/fruit)
Acorn
Royal Acorn Burpee 2.3 cd 77 a-c 118 be 2.2
Exp. Hyb. #61 Burpee 2.0 d 110 a 116 be 1.6
Tay-Belle Asgrow 2.3 cd 99 ab 107 be 1.6
Mammoth Table Queen Northrup King 2.0 d 60 bc 106 be 2.1
Table Queen Asgrow 2.3 cd 51 c 94 bc 1.2
Royal Bush Asgrow 2.7 b-d 53 c 82 c 1.1
Butternut
Hercules Seedway 3.3 a-c 69 a-c 217 a 2.2
Puritan Asgrow 3.3 a-c 69 a-c 154 b 1.1
Waltham Butternut Ferry-Morse 4.0 a 52 c 115 be 0.9
Butter Boy Burpee 3.7 ab 69 a-c 114 be 1.2
Ponca Northrup King 3.0 a-d 63 be 101 be 1.1
Waltham Butternut Asgrow 3.0 a-d 51 c 94 be 1.1
Early Butternut Petoseed 2.7 b-d 52 c 86 be 1.0
Waltham Butternut Harris-Moran 3.0 a-d 43 c 80 c 1.0
ZMean separation by Duncan's New Multiple Range Test, 5% level.
YRated from 1, least resistant; to 5, most resistant.
XHarvested by May 26, 1982.
Comments:
Planted February 23, 1982 in single-row plots 25 ft long with hills 2.5 ft apart and
rows 5 ft apart. Fertilization: 800 lb/A 5-15-8 applied preplant and 650 lb/A
15-0-14 in 3 other applications before flowering.
TABLE 5
WINTER SQUASH, REPLICATED
VARIETY TRIAL RESULTS-LEESBURG
Unit Reporting: Leesburg Agricultural
Leader: G. W. Elastrom
Planted: February 23, 1983
Harvested: June 3, 1983. Last of 2:
Soil: Apopka fine sand
Research & Education Center
June 22, 1983
Marketable Yieldz Fruit
(bu/A) Weight
Cultivar Source Total (Ib/fruit)
Acorn
Tay-Belle Asgrow 469 a 1.7
Royal Acorn Burpee 465 a 2.4
Early Acorn Twilley 419 ab 2.0
Table Queen Asgrow 405 ab 1.2
Mammoth Table Queen Northrup King 375 ab 2.0
Bush Acorn Jersey Golden Burpee 319 a-d 0.75
Royal Bush Asgrow 224 cd 1.2
Table Gold Twilley 207 d 0.58
Butternut
Waltham Butternut Ferry-Morse 440 ab 1.2
Hercules Seedway 382 ab 1.6
Ponca Northrup King 381 ab 1.0
Puritan Asgrow 357 a-c 1.1
Early Butternut Petoseed 308 b-d 1.2
ZMean separation by Duncan's New Multiple Range Test, 5% level.
Comments: Planted February 23, 1983 in single-row plots 28 ft long with hills 2 ft apart and
rows 5 ft apart. Fertilization: 800 Ib/A 5-15-8 applied preplant, 100 lb/A 15-0-14
emergence, 300 lb/A 14-0-14 sidedress, and 275 Ib/A 23-0-22 at layby.
TABLE 6
WINTER SQUASH, REPLICATED
VARIETY TRIAL RESULTS-LEESBURG
Unit Reporting: Leesburg Agricultural Research & Education Center
Leader: G. W. Elmstrom
Planted: March 2, 1984
Harvested: May 31, 1984
Soil: Apopka fine sand
Marketable Yieldz Fruit
(bu/A) Weight
Cultivar Source Total (lb/fruit)
Acorn
Early Acorn Burpee 276 a 1.9
Tay Belle Asgrow 250 a 1.4
Royal Acorn Burpee 249 a 2.1
Table Ace Harris-Moran 217 a 1.3
Butternut
Ponca Northrup King 259 a 1.1
Waltham Butternut Burrell 250 a 1.2
Hercules Seedway 249 a 1.8
Puritan Asgrow 213 a 1.0
ZMean separation by Duncans New Multiple Range Test, 5 level.
Mean separation by Duncan's New Multiple Range Test, 5% level.
Comments:
Planted March 2, 1984 in single-row plots 25 ft long with hills 2.5 ft apart and rows
5 ft apart. Fertilization: 800 Ib/A 5-15-8 applied preplant, 100 Ib/A 15-0-14
emergence, 300 lb/A 14-0-14 sidedress, and 275 lb/A 23-0-22 at layby.
TABLE 7
WINTER SQUASH, REPLICATED
VARIETY TRIAL RESULTS-LEESBURG
Unit Reporting: Leesburg Agricultural Research & Education Center
Leader: G. W. Elmstroa
Planted: March 4, 1985
Harvested: May 28, 1985
Soil: Apopka fine sand
Marketable Yield Fruit
Downy Mildew (cat/A) Weight
Cultivar Source Resistancezy Total (bl/fruit)
Acorn
Table Ace Petoseed 2.7 a 178 a 1.7
Tay Belle Asgrow 2.0 a 147 ab 1.6
Royal Acorn Burpee 3.7 a 126 b 2.2
Butternut
Zenith Hollar 2.3 a 155 ab 1.4
Early Butternut Petoseed 4.0 a 133 b 1.5
Waltham Butternut Harris-Moran 2.7 a 131 b 1.3
ZMean separation by Duncan's New Multiple Range Test, 5% level.
YRated from 1, least resistant; to 5, most resistant.
Comments:
Planted March 4, 1985 in single-row plots 25 ft long with hills 2.5 ft apart and rows
5 ft apart. Fertilization: 800 lb/A 5-15-8 applied preplant, 100 Ib/A 15-0-14
emergence, 300 lb/A 14-0-14 sidedress, and 275 lb/A 23-0-22 at layby.
TABLE 8
SEED SOURCES
Abbreviation
Abbott & Cobb, Inc.
P.O. Box 307
Feasterville, PA 19047
Agway, Inc.
P.O. Box 4741
Syracuse, NY 13221
J. D. Norton
Department of Horticulture
Auburn University
Auburn, AL 36830
ARCO Seed Co.
P.O. Box 181
El Centro, CA 92244
J. M. Crall (watermelon)
G. W. Elmstrom (cantaloupe,
Leesburg AREC squash)
P.O. Box 388
Leesburg, FL 32749
Asgrow Seed Co.
7000 Portage Rd.
Kalamazoo, MI 49001
W. Atlee Burpee Co.
300 Park Avenue
Warminster, PA 18991
D. V. Burrell Seed Growers Co.
P.O. Box 150
Rocky Ford, CO 81067
Castle
Ferry-Morse
Harris-Moran-
Hollar
Israel
Johnny's
Kilgore
LA AES
Address
Abbreviation
Abbott & Cobb
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Albion, ME 04910
Kilgore Seed Co.
1400 West First Street
Sanford, FL 32771
C. E. Johnson
North La. Expt. Sta.
P.O. Box 10
Calhoun, LA 71225
Address
A. L. Castle Seeds, Inc.
P.O. Box 877
Morgan Hill, CA 95037
Ferry-Morse Seed Co.
P.O. Box 7274
Mountain View, CA 94039
Harris Moran Seed Co.
3670 Buffalo Rd.
Rochester, NY 14624
Hollar and Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 106
Rocky Ford, CO 81067
Harry S. Paris
Department of Vegetable Crops
A. R. O., Regional Expt. Sta.
Newe-Ya'ar, Israel
Agway
AL AES
ARCO
Leesburg AREC
Asgrow
Burpee
Burrell
Table 8, seed
Abbreviation
sources (cont.)
Address
Abbreviation
Musser
SC AES
Sunseeds
TX AES
Musser Seed Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 1406
Twin Falls, ID 83301
Nickerson-Zwaan
P.O. Box 19
2990 AA Barendrecht
The Netherlands
Northrup King Co.
Vegetable Seed Group
P.O. Box 1827
Gilroy, CA 95023
Mr. Bruce Price
Sugarcreek Melons
RR 1
Lookeba, OK 73053
Petoseed Co.
P.O. Box 4206
Saticoy, CA 93003
Robson Seed Farms
1 Seneca Circle
Hall, NY 14463
T. Sakata and Co.
C. P. O. Box Yokohama
Yokohama, Japan 220-91
C. E. Thomas
U.S. Vegetable Lab.
2875 Savannah Highway
Charleston, SC 29407
Sunseeds
9531 West 78th Street, #229
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Mr. E. L. Cox
Texas Agr. Expt. Sta.
2415 E. Hwy. 83
Weslaco, TX 78596
Twilley Seed Co.
P.O. Box 65
Trevose, PA 19047
Willhite Seed Co.
P.O. Box 23
Poolville, TX 76076
Address
Twilley
Willhite
Nickerson-Zwaan
Northrup King
Petoseed
Robson
Sakata
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