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WATERMELON VARIETY EVALUATION

1977 1984


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AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTER,


LEESBURG


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LEESBURG AREC RESEARCH REPORT
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(300 copies)


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Table 1. Replicated watermelon trial grown on Apopka fine sand at
Leesburg, harvested May 23 through June 14, 1977. G. W.
Elmstrom and J. M. Cral.l.


Marketable yield (Cwt/A)
7n rrly TF-l 7


Smokylee 94.6Y bcde 405.
Calhoun Gray 201.8 a 404.
Charleston Gray 133 182.1 ab 337.
Charleston Gray P/5 173.1 at) 336.
Dixielee 1441.2 303.
Allsweet 13.2 e 298.
Sugarlee 136.4 abcd 256.
Dixie Queen 163.7 ac 2P51.
Charleston 76 113. 1 nht l 25.
Charleston Gray 137.3 ahdi 214.
Crimson Sweet 102.7 abed, 206.
Yellow Baby 144.4 abc .I
Jubilee 72.6 cde 122.
Top Yield 39.0 de !18.1
Florida Giant 11.3 e 2.'
"Harvested by June 1, 1977.
YMean separation by Duncan's multiple :


Cultivar


Melon
weight
(Ib/fruit)
18.1
17.1
16.7
17.6
17.9
17.8
1.3.7
14.1
16.5
16.7
14. 14
5.1
16.1
8.8
13.1


Soluble
no 1. -ds

10.6
8.9
9.2
9.2
10.1
9.3
10.1
8.6
9.7
9.4
9.9
9.6
9.1
9.8
9.0


test, 5% level.


CONDITIONS Planted March 8, :1977, 2 row plots 25 ft long with hills
5 ft apart in rows 10 ft apart. Fertilization: 800 lb/A 5-15-8
applied preplant and 6'50 i/A 15-0-14 in 3 other applications
before flowering.


Table 2. Observationrl wntermrnl on trial ':rown on Apopka fine sand at
Leesburg, harvested May 23 through June 14, 1977. G. W.
Elmstrom and J. M. (:iall.
Cultivar M;l"rkel abt_- yield (Cwt/A) Melon Soluble
a'i ~" 'ota l weight solids See


NC76-H8 W'60.3 798.7
Sweetmeat WRII 511.6 685.6
M'C76-H23 339.3 567.2
4rk 75-11N 429.8 482.8
NC75-H18 139.2 424.6
IC75-H21 353.2 367.1
Sugar Doll 152.2 267.1
BJ 82L1 14].8 229.7
Dixie Queen Fi 77.4 94.0
Harvested by June 1, 1977.


(Ib/fruit) (%) source


16.4
10.6
18.1
9.1
11.1
9.6
7.7
12.0
12.0


9.2
8.9
10.5
8.4
10. 3
10.0
9.1
8.7
9.5


NC
Peto
NC
ARK
NC
NC
Peto
Burrell
Peto


CONDITIONS Planted March 8, 1977, 2 row plots 25 ftt long with hills
5 ft apart in rows 10 l, ap;irt. lp'' c, iIi nation: 800 lb/A 5-15-8
app.1lJd prep'Ul, i (and I lh/A 1 --0-- 1 in 3 app 1 Ications before
flowering.


Seed
source
Twilley
Niagara
Hollar
Hollar
ARC
Twilley
ARC
Burpee
Niagara
Niagara
Niagara
Burpee
F. Morse
Herbst


_______ ~__


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Table 3.


Replicated watermelon trial grown on Apopka fine sand, Leesburg,
harvested June 1 through July 12, 1978. G. W. Elmstrom and


J. M. Crall.
Cultivar Marketable yield (Cwt/A) Melon Soluble
Early Total weight solids See
(Ib/fruit) (%) source
Smokylee 194 bcdeY 670 a 23.3 10.3 Twilley
Calhoun Gray 277 ab 619 ab 19.7 8.3 Willhit
Charleston Gray #5 289 a 612 ab 25.6 8.0 Hollar
Dixie Queen 211 abcde 584 abc 19.9 7.8 Burpee
Charleston Gray 265 abc 564 abc 20.6 9.0
Jubilee 176 cdef 5112 abc 20.4 8.8
Sugarlee 277 abc 506 be 17.9 10.2 ARC
Charleston Gray 133 231 abc 505 bc 18.9 8.5 Charter
Allsweet 63 ghi 479 bc 21.3 9.6 Twilley
Crimson Sweet 220 abcde 437 cde 19.0 10.0 Burpee
Dixielee 60 ghi 436 cde 20.9 10.6 ARC
Yellow Baby 204 abcde 312 of 7.5 8.8 Burpee
Sweet Princess 134 defg 308 ef 18.6 9.3 Willhit
Petite Sweet 107 fgh 182 fg 9.5 8.9
Klondike Blue Ribbon 25 hi 117 fgh 14.9 9.7 Burrell
Garrisonian 52 ghi 66 gh 20.2 9.6 Twilley
Improved Peacock 5 1 28 h 16.0 9.7 Burrell
ZHarvested by June 15.


YMean separation by Duncan's multiple range test,


5% level.


CONDITIONS Planted February 27, 1978, 2-row plots 25 ft long with hills
5 ft apart in rows 10 ft apart. Fertilization: 800 lb/A 5-15-8
preplant and 650 lb/A 15-0-14 in 3 other applications before flower
ing.
Table 4. Observational watermelon trial grown on Apopka fine sand,
Leesburg, harvested June 16 through July 5, 1978. G. W.
Elmstrom and J. M. Crall.
Cultivar Marketable Melon Soluble
yield (Cwt/A) weight solids Seed
(_(b/Pruit) (%) source


Prince Charles
Calhoun Gray
Au #3
Au #1
Au #5
.;ugarlee
MI rage
crimson Sweet
Mr. X
Charleston Gray
Di xielee
."unshade
XI' 2008
Blue Belle
xK 772
S7,mokylee

,ubilee


572
479
448
445
425
412
371
368
365
327
325
302
3 ',)
276
236
22?


19. 4
17.7
19.1
16.5
1.4.8
17.5
1.7.8
15.7
14.5
18.8
19.7
1.6.5
10.9

10.8
1.5.9
16. 1
18.2


9.8
9.4
10.7
9.3
9.8
10.3
9.8
10.4
10.0
9.9
10.8
10.5
10.11
9.2
10.2
10. 3
9.6
8.9


Peto
Willhit
AL
AL
AL
ARC
Asgrow
Burpee
Herbst

ARC
Asgrow
Asgrow
Asgrow
Asgreo
Twil
NC
Niagara


'CONDITIONS Plant,. l arch 1.6, 1978, single-row plots 25 ft long with hill.
5 ft apart ir 10 ft, apart. 1Fo rtl 1 nation: 800 lb/A 5-15-8 pre-
plant and 6 1]'-0-14 In 3 olthr application before/lowering.








Tible 5. Replicated watermelon trLal grown on Apopka fine sand at
Leesburg, harvested May 25 through June 20, 1979. G. W.
Elmstrom and J. M. Crall.
Cultivar Marketable yield (Cwt/A) Melon Soluble
,nrlyZ Total weight solids
(Ib/fruit) (%)


Charleston Gray #5
l']a 78 SW4I
Calhoun Gray
Ila 78SE1
Smokylee
Au#3
:;unshade
Au#5
Charleston Gray
Crimson Sweet
Fla 78SW2
Vla 78SE4
Yellow Baby
Jubilee
Fla 79-1
Dixlelee
Sugarlee
Allsweet


64 cde f'
911 cdef'
37 def
59 cderl
19 cdef
S11 cdef
99 cdef
117 cde
82 cdef
141 be
125 cd
119 cde
254 a
59 cdef
230 ab
211 ef
95 cde f
16 F


720 a
602 ab
592 abe
581 abc
571 abed
557 bed
550 bed
542 bed
511 bcde
493 bcde
180 bcde
466 bcde
435 cde
115 de
382 ef
382 ef
379 ef
254 f


"Harvested by June 8,


1979 .


Mrlean separation by Diunican's multiple range test, 5% level.

,InNDITIONS Planted !'ebruary .1], 1979 in 2-row plots 25 ft long with hills
5 ft apart and rows 10 ft apart. Fertilization: 800 lb/A 5-15-8
applied preplant and (60 Ih/A\ 15-0-11 In 3 other applications before
flowering.


Table 6.


Observational watermelon trial grown on Apopka fine sand at
Leesburg, harvested May 25 through June 20, 1979. G. W.
Elmstrom and J. M. Crall.


'ultivar


Marketable yield (Cwt/A)
Early Total


i'H X319
T'i X119
;lue Belle 1711
M irage --
!iu gar Bush 25
H;larvested by June 8, 179.


639
590
'128
398
91


Melon
weight
(lb/fruit)


14.9
13.5
12.4
18.2
7.1


Soluble
solids
(%)


11.9
12.6
10.9
10.2
9.0


Seed
source
Eigsti
Eigsti
Asgrow
Asgrow
Burpee


'(oNI)ITIONS Planted '(l)ruit y 19, I '19 in 2-row plots 25 ft long with hills
5 ft apart and row;- 10 ft ,aja ;rt. I', rt l1z ation: 800 lb/A 5-15-8
applied preplant and 6%0 Ih/A 1'-0-14 in 3 other applications before
lowering.


Seed
source


18.0
18.8
17.6
21.5
17.1
18.7
16.3
19.9
19.5
18.4
16.2
18.1
6.3
20.1
6.3
20.8
15.9
22.8


10.9
10.8
10.4
10.7
11.6
10.9
11.1
10.5
9.7
10.5
11.7
10.7
11.3
9.0
11.8
11.8
12.2
10.2


Hollar
ARC
Niagara
ARC
Twilley
AL
Asgrow
AL

Burpee
ARC
ARC
Burpee
NK
ARC
ARC
ARC
Twilley


------


--








Table 7.


Replicated watermelon trial grown on Apopka fine sand at
Leesburg, harvested May 29 through June 23, 1980. G. W.
Elmstrom and J. M. Crall.


Cultivar Marketable yield (Cwt/A) Melon Soluble
Early Total weight solids Seed
(Ib/fruit) (%) source


L390-2
Smokylee
Au#3
Fla 78SW2
Charleston Gray
Calhoun Gray
Crimson Sweet
Charleston Gray #5
Sunshade
Dixielee
Allsweet
Sweet Princess
Tri X313
Sugarlee
Jubilee
Panonia Fl
Early Gray
Sugar Bush
harvesteded by June 6,


231
310
293
284
286
178
301
224
236
113
45
215
85
255
2111
190
70
26


abcy
a
a
ab
ab
cde
a
abc
abc
def
f
abc
ef
abc
abc
bed
f
f


581
574
570
564
547
512
500
494
490
489
445
440
434
426
412
306
85
31


a
a
a
ab
ab
ab
ab
ab
ab
ab
abc
abc
abc
abc
bc
c
d
d


16.7
19.0
17.6
18.9
19.6
19.3
17.8
18.0
18.3
19.7
20.1
19.4
14.0
15.0
21.3
12.1
14.5
6.2


$.9
8.6
8.3
7.8
7.7
8.0
8.1
7.3
7.5
9.4
9.1
9.0
8.6
8.4
7.5
7.0
6.5
6.9


LA
Twilley
AL
ARC

Twilley
Burpee
Hollar
Asgrow
ARC
Herbst
Willhite
Eigsti
ARC

Stokes
Willhite
Burpee


1980.


YMean separation by Duncan's multiple range test, 5% level.

.'(ONDITIONS Planted March 1-5, 1980 in 2-row plots 25 ft long with hills
5 ft apart and rows 10 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 8.


Observational watermelon trial grown on Apopka fine sand at
Leesburg, harvested May 29 through June 23, 1980. G. W.
Elmstrom and J. M. Crall.


C'ultivar


Marketable yield (Cwt/A)
Early Total


l'la 78SW4 413
P 'la 79NE 278
'la 78SE4 238
'la 78SE1 227
Exp 4250 271
V 'a 79SE 161
Tri X119 193
Petite Sweet 197
Pla 79-1 105
('iTV-5T_ 8
"lHarvestcd by June 6, 1980.


6?9
533
511
)197
450
387
387
230
190
110


Melon
weight
(Ib/fruit)


21.0
21.9
21.4
22.0
13.4
21.2
13.7
8.8
7.0
9. 1


'iYNDITIONS Planted March 1-5, 1980 in 2-row plots 25 ft long with hills
5 ft apart and rows 10 ft apart. Perti nation: 800 Ib/A 5-15-8
applied preplant an 650 1b/A\ ij-0-14 in 3 other applications before
following.


Soluble
soli ds
(%)


6.7
9.0
7.7
7.9
7.8
8.5
8.7
7.5
8.6
8.5


Seed
source


ARC
ARC
ARC
ARC
IJK
ARC
Eigst:
--
ARC
KY


_-- -- -


T


--------


--------








Replicated watermelon trial, gUrown on Apopka fine sand at Leesburg,
harvested May 28 through June 17, 1981. G. W. Elmstrom and J. M.
Crall.


Cul tivar


Marketable yield (cwt/A)
EarlyZ Total


Melon
weight
(lb./fruit)


Ca]houn Gray
Charleston Gray
Charleston Gray
Jubilee
Dixielee
Sweet Princess
Allsweet
Congo
Fla 78 SW2
NCX 1553
L 390-2
Florida Giant
FMX 4 F1
Smokylee
Crimson Sweet
Sunshade
Au #3
Sugarlee
FMX 9 FI
'hubby Gray


abc
ab c


c
ab c
c
abc
ab
abc
bec
ab
abc
abc
abc
a
c
abc
abc
abc


627
5 86

5 36
524
510
504
499
48)4
480
478
476
438
437
423
399
356
347
330
162


a
abd
abcd
abcd
abcde
abcdef
abcdef
abcde f
abcdefg
abcdefg
abcdefg
bcdefg
bcdefg
cdefg
defg
efg
fg
g
h


19.8
21.3
21.7
24.3
22.6
20.2
23.5
21.0
18.5
19.9
17.7
19.6
14.0
19.1
18.9
19.4
17.8
16.4
11.5
1.8.0


8.7
9.1
9.9
9.6
10.8
10.0
9.8
9.2
9.6
10.4
9.0
8.5
10.2,
10.0
10.0
9.1
9.3
11.0
8.9
9.1


Willhite
Hollar
Asgrow
Twilley
ARC
Willhite
Herbst
Willhite
ARC
Niagara
LA
Twilley
FM
Twilley
Burrell
Asgrow
AL
ARC
FM
Willhite


:OK)?e harvest May 28, 1981.
YMeanl separation by Duncan's multiple range test, 5% level.


CONDITIONS Planted February 19, 1981
5 ft. apart and rows 10 ft. apart.
preplant and 650 lb/A 15-0-14 In 3


in 2-row plots 25 ft. long with hills
Fertilization: 800 lb/A 5-15-8 applied
other applications before flowering.


1'abl) I 9.


Soluble
solids
(%)


Seed
source


__ ________








'able I 10.


Observational watermelon trial grown on Apopka fine sand at Leesbur
harvested May 28, 1981 through June 17, 1981. G. W. Elmstrom an
J. M. Crall.


Cul tivar


Marketable yield
Early Z


(cwt/A)
Total


Melon
weight
(lb./fruit)


'KX 4252 F1
i'la 79 SE
,'In 80 CW
'la 78 SE 1
'la 78 SE 4I
1KX 4253 Fl
'la 80 SW
'alhoun Sweet
needlesss #319
Seedless #313 Imp.
Seedless #630
;eedless #191
'la 81-3
vla 81-2
Triple Sweet Seedless
.eedless #10
'l a 81-1
hugar Baby


775
763
658
646
630
519
504
500
458
436
380
379
355
335
303
259
196
116


20.7
23.7
26.1
22.5
22.6
16.6
20.7
18.6
14.6
12.2
12.1
14.1
11.0
7.9
15.1
8.8
6.1
8.3


10.2
10.2
10.4
9.7
10.3
10.3
11.4
9.7
11.1
11.1
10.4
11.0
10.3
10.6
10.6
10.5
8.9
9.7


NK
ARC
ARC
ARC
ARC
NK
ARC
LA
Eigsti
Eigsti
Eigsti
Eigsti
ARC
ARC
Eigsti
Eigsti
ARC
Burrell


"nri harvest May 28, 1981.

'NilTI']ONS Planted February 19, 1981 In 2-tow plots 25 ft. long with hills
Sf't. apart and rows 10 ft. apart. Fertilization: 800 lb/A 5-15-8 apple
p'replant and 650 lb/A ]5-0-14 In 3 other applications before flowering.


Soluble
solids
(%)


Seed
source


_I_


__







Table 11. Replicated watermelon trial grown on ApoDka fine sand at
Leesburg, harvested May 20, 1982 through June 24, 1982.
G. W. Elmstrom & J. M. Call.


Marketable yield
(cwt/A)
Cultivar Earlyz Total


Melon
weight
(Ib/fruit)


Prince Charles
Charleston Gray #5
Cal Sweet
Pla 78 SW4
1,390-2
Royal Sweet
Smokylee
Charleston Gray
Fla 78 SE4
Sugarlee
Fla 79 SE
Oasis
Dixielee
Au #3
Fla 78 SE1
Fla 78 SW2
Crimson Sweet
Madera
Julbilee


86
72
6
114
37
62
54
75
22
124
6
77
6
113
34
139
58
104
0


bcdey
bcdef
gh
abc
efgh
cdef
defg
bcde
fgh
ab
gh
bcde
gh
abc
efgh
a
def
abcd
h


633
575
51 4
507
499
485
477
474
455
445
443
437
427
426
112
408
407
1400
308


1-7.9
16.9
15.6
1.7.8
14.4
1.7.4
16.5
15.3
18.0
15.5
17.6
15.6
16.0
16.1
18.7
15.0
14.8
1.3.3
17.7


10.5
10.6
10.9
11.0
10.2
10.6
0 12.0
210.9
10.8
11.4
10.7
11.9
11.2
11.1
10.7
11.1
11.1
11.0
9.9


Peto
Hollar
Hollar
ARC
SCWT
Peto
Twilley
Moran
ARC
Willhite
ARC
Moran
Hollar
SCWT
ARC
ARC
Burrell
Asgrow
Twilley


lHarvested by May 27, 1982.

YMean separation by Duncan's multiple range test, 5% level.

CONDrTIONS Planted February 18 & 19, 1982 In two-row plots 25 ft. long
with hills 5 ft. apart and rows 10 ft. apart. Fertilization: 800 Ib/A
5-15-8 applied prenlant and 650 lb/A 114-0-14 or 15-0-14 in 3 other
applications before flowering.


Soluble
Solids
(%)


Seed
Source


__ _~~I_~____







Table 12. Observat1 ion;i w .,irmr l on t i tl ,rrwn on Anorkn fine -and at
,Pable 12. 0V ,I bI s" P rl w"1 1-P
TLe p i u 1 v; ; t) M:y f I, I I. I i:h eI ii 98;
G. W. K:lm t;i.'mlrr ,& ,. M. I .

Markotahil yi Id NMlon Soluble
( cwl,t/A w. It I ", ,; d
Cultivar ,aly' uol ( Tl l'u r ) (%) Source

IKX 11252 3, ') 1' .1 10.0 K)
ila 79 NE 1I 6 38 0.)I 11.1 ARC
NKX 4253 ;14 6.;7 180 11. NK
!JKX 4254 '18 6I ]6 8. 8 NK
'SR 17180 1i 537 i .; 9.6 Peto
Royal Jubilee 0 5'07 20.1 10 6 Peto
'la 81-3 128 )'19 8.5 11.6 ARC
PSR 17080 3) I '0 17.6 10. Peto
NKX 4255 10 4I12 1. 3 10.2 NK
li2005R 91 3'73 17.2 11 .6 NK
Au #12 1l 303 12. 10.3 CCWT
Au #ll 10 298 15.6 10.9 3CWT
loyal Charleston 175 205 l 2 11 .1 P1t;o
i'la 80 CW 17'5 16.8 10.2 ARC
P'ette Sweet 62 1 ) II. 9 '10.0 Twilley
lia 81-2 41 13 '.7 11.0 ARC
112003 129 129 10.6 9.2 NK
112011R 19 127 0.6 11. 0 NK
SR 10076y 0 i 8.5 Peto
'Triple Sweet 0 21 12.0 12.1 tlFsti
'!'Tr X 313 Imrnp. :1 10 11i.8 EL fsti.
S;eedloss #6513 0 0 p. ast
'eedless #233Y ( 0 Eigsti


Harvested by May 27, 1982.

'The poor yield of' th'; e od:; 't, l1 v:tr'i ol- wi;s due to i,'l.sarium wiltl .

'ONDITIONS Planteld l'obruar'uy 8 & 19, 1.982 rn two-row plots 25 ft. long
with hills 5 ft. aptrt arind ruow: ) 10 t. np;r t. Pert iz i atiT on : 800 Ib/A
'-15-8 applied Iprc I :i t and hil) l h/ A 1-0-- 1 or 15-0-1 In 3 other
tap l ications before f owe-'ri nr,:.








T'ible 13. Replicated waLtecrmolon tl;l. Irown )on0 Apopka fino sand at
Leesburg, harvested June 7, 1983 through June 22, 1983.
G. W. Elm:;trom and ,. M. rrall.


Marketable yield
(cwt/A)


Early


Total


Melon
weight
(Ib/fruit)


Royal Jubilee 29cdy
NKX 4253 66abcd
Sugarlee 76abcd
Calhoun Gray 32cd
Vrlnce Charles 98abc
Charleston Gray(75) 59bcd
Royal Sweet 22d
Fla 78 SW4 134a
Fla 78 SE4 25cd
Smokylee 28cd
L390-2 Od
Charleston Gray Glcd
Royal Charleston Illab
Oasis 48bcd
Charleston Gray #/5 52bcd
Fla 78 SE 10Od
Charleston Gray (01) 60bcd
Fla 79 NE 54bcd
Fla 81-3 39bcd
Dixielee Od
Jubilee 20d
Royal Peacock 115bcd
Petite Sweet )17bcd
82 W41 10d


1105a 4
369ab
346abc
343abcd
340abcde
324abcdef
321abcdef
313abcdef
310abcdef
309abcdef
290bcdef
285bcdef
279bcdef
265bcdef
257bcdef
255bcdef
243cdef
231cdef
225fg
213fg
213fg
210fg
119gh
102h


22.2
17.9
15.6
18.6
1.8.9
19.9
17.8
19.5
21.3
17.3
14.6
18.5
14.7
18.7
19.7
20.9
15.9
18.0
8.0
19.6
20.4
12.1
5.9
10.9


10.3
10.0
10.4
9.5
9.14
9.3
9.7
9.9
9.9
9.8
9.3
9.9
9.3
10. 1
9.3
9.4
9.7
10.2
9.7
11.3
9.7
10.3
9.7
10.1


Peto
NK
Willhite

Peto
Hollar
Peto
ARC
ARC
Twilley
ARC
Hollar
Peto
Harris
Hollar
ARC
Hollar
ARC
ARC
Twilley
NK
Peto
Peto
Musser


ZHarvested by June 7,


1983.


YMean separation by Duncan's multiple test, 5% level.

CONDITIONS: Planted February 22, 1983 in two-row plots 25 ft. long
with hills 5 ft. apart and rows 10 ft. apart. Fertilization:
800 lb/A 5-15-8 applied preplant, 100 1b/A 15-0-14 emergence,
300 lb/A 14-0-14 sidedress, and 275 Ib/A 23-0-22 at layby.


Cultivar


Soluble
Solids
(%)


Seed
Source


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Table 1il.


Observational watermelon trial grown on Apopka fine sand at
Leesburg, harvested June 7, 1983 through June 22, 1983.
G. W. Elimstrom and J. M. Crall.


Marketable yield Melon Soluble
(cwt/A) weight Solids Seed
Cultivar Earlyz Total (Ib/fruit) (%) Source


NKX 4252
H0063
Panonia
H17-81
NVH 4257
Oasis
Madera
Au 17
F82 NW
F82 NC
82 W95
NV 4258
Au 19
NK 4254
Au 18
F82 NE
Petite Sweet
L392-1
F82-CE
Au 11
Triple Sweet
Tri-X313


18
39
81
16
164
15
101
0
0
21
13
25
0
25
0
0
64
0
23
23
0
0


564
512
418
400
392
387
384
363
335
317
307
288
278
269
255
227
221
211
179
167
53
52


18.5
21.8
12.0
16.4
18.0
20.2
16.9
18.9
17.5
5.9
15.3
17.4
17.7
18.2
20.9
15.4
7.9
18.6
10.8
12.8
10.2
15.0


9.1
10.7
8.3
10.1
9.5
9.7
8.7
9.3
10.2
10.9
9.8
9.7
10.2
9.1
10.5
9.2
9.3
10.3
11.6
10.0
11.1
10.2


NK
NK
Royal Sli
Hollar
NK
Harris
Asgrow
AL
ARC
ARC
Musser
NK
AL
NK
AL
ARC

LA
ARC
AL
Eigsti
Eigsti


ZHarvested by


June 7, 1983.


CONDITIONS Plainted Pebruary 22, 1983 In two-row plots 25 ft. long
with hills 5 ft. apart and rows 10 ft. apart. Fertilization:
800 lb/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.


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Table 15.


Replicated watermelon variety trial grown on Apopka fine sand at
harvested May 29, 1984 through June 28, 1984. G. W. Elmstrom.


Leesburg,


Marketable yield Melon Soluble Seed
(cwt/A) weight Solids Source
Cultivar Earlyz Total (lb/fruit) (%)

Royal Jubilee 0 iy 820 a 3S 22.1 10.5 Peto
Fla 78 SW4 77 efghi 761 ab 21.7 9.8 AREC
NVH 4254 12 i 740 abc 19.8 9.6 NK
Charleston Gray #5 25 ghi 734 abc 19.6 9.8 Hollar
Charleston Gray 63 efghi 727 abcd 21.0 10.3 Asgrow
Prince Charles 32 fghi 726 abcd 20.2 10.0 Peto
Roval Swee: 53 efghi 721 abcd 18.6 10.1 Peto
NKX 4253 31 fghi 714 abcd 17.7 10.7 NK
Fla 78 SE4 6 i 713 abcd 23.2 10.0 AREC
XPH 957 206 abc 713 abcd 14.0 10.7 Asgrow
Sunshade 40 efghi 700 abcd 19.8 10.3 Asgrcw
rickylee 268 a 691 abcde 9.4 9.7 AREC
Fla 8 SE1 14 i 659 abcde 22.5 9.7 AREC
Long Crimson 57 efghi 656 abcde 18.9 10.0 Willhite
Rc.-al Charleston 228 ab 648 abode 14.4 10.1 Peto
- Producer 168 bcd 645 abcde 18.2 10.6 Hollar
Jubilee 8 i 643 abcde 23.3 9.6 Asgrow
basis 9 i 642 abcde 18.9 10.8 Harris
Smokylee 42 efghi 634 abcde 18.7 10.5 Twilley
AU Jubilant 14 i 572 bcdef 22.2 9.3 Hollar
Rebel Queen 91 defghi 570 bcdef 13.2 10.4 FM
Royal Peacock 111 defgh 565 bcdef 14.4 10.8 Peto
Southern Belle 120 cdef 541 bcdef 10.3 9.8 FM
Dixielee 0 1 529 cdef 20.0 11.3 Hollar
Crimson Sweet 178 bcd 507 def 15.2 10.3 Asgrow
Sugarlee 113 defg 481 efg 15.8 10.5 Willhite
AU 11 19 hi 382 fg 17.6 10.7 AL
Petite Sweet 126 cde 305 g 7.2 9.7 NC

zHarvested by June 4, 1984.
YMean separation by Duncan's multiple range test, 5% level.
CONDITIONS Planted February 22, 1984 in two-row plots 25 ft. long with hills 5 ft. apart
and rows 10 ft. apart. Fertilization: 800 Ib/A 5-15-8 applied replant, 100 lb/A
15-0-14 emergence, 200 lb/A 14-0-14 sidedress, and 275 Ib/A 23-0-22 at layby.







Observational watermelon variety trial grown on Apooka fine sand
harvested May 29. 1984 through June 28, 1984. G. W. Elmstrom.


at Leesburg,


Marketable yield Melon Soluble Seed
(cwt/A) weigh: Solids Source
Cultivar Earlyz Total (lb/fruit) (%)


XPH 5082
XPH 962
Mirage
PS? 24053
NVH 4257

N-,H 4300
AU 21
PSR 24153
1392-1
1330-2
:: 4301

AU7 20
F:X-1 i

S 82NW
: 1 4261
XH 502-
Sugar B3by
Minilee
F82CE
AU 22
PSR 25883
Triple Sweet
TRI X 3-3
Charlee
83 W 30
F83 NWW)x
F82 SE
F83 NC
PSR 27183
F83 NW(E)


Seedless


195
17
34
84



19
303

77

-I
7



49
191
138
47
21
62
'7
s--









22
--





86
23
37


858
827
'-7
787
775
772
745
739
733
720
706
693
654

646
641
622
616
586
553
535
506
502
486
470
428
425
422
384
345
313
311
304
298


9.2
9.1
9.3
10.1
9.0

9.7
10.2
9.6





9.9
10.3
10.
9.8

9.9
10.6
9.6
8.8
10.3
10.8
10.2
9.6
10.6
11.0
10.2
10.3
10.5
11.6
11.0
10.8
10.2


Asgrow
Asgrow
As grow
Peto
NK
ARE C
NK
AL
Peto
LA
LA
NK

AL
FM
AREC
ARE C
NK
As grow
NC
AREC
AREC
AL
Peto
Eigsti
Eigsti
AREC
Musser
SAREC
AREC
AREC
Peto
AREC


Xpoor plant growth due to location in field (low area).
z, CONDITIONS (see Replicated watermelon variety trial Table 11).







Sources of seed for the cucurbit varieties evaluated at the Agricultural Research and Education Center,
Leesburg.


Abbreviation


Address


Abbreviation


A C


W. Atlee Burpee Company
300 Park Avenue
Warminster, PA 18974

D. V. Burrell Seed Growers Co.
P.O. Box 150
Rocky Ford, CO 81067


Castle



Eigsti



FL




FM


Abbott & Cobb, Inc.
P.O. Box 307
Feasterville, PA 19047

Agway, Inc.
Box 356
Prospect, PA 16052

J. D. Norton
Horticulture Department
Auburn University
Auburn, AL 36830

J. M. Crall
Univ. of Florida AREC
P.O. Box 388
Leesburg, FL 32749

ARCO Seed Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 181
El Centro, CA 92243

Asgrow Seed Company
Kalamazoo, MI 49001


Harris


Hollar



Israel


A. L. Castle Seeds, Inc.
P.O. Box 877
Morgan Hill, CA 95037

0. J. Eigsti
American Seedless Watermelon Corp.
Goshen, IN 46526

G. W. Elmstron
Univ. of Florida AREC
P.O. Box 388
Leesburg, FL 32749

Ferry Morse Seed Co.
P.O. Box 100
Mountain View, CA 94040


Goldsmith Seeds, Inc.
P.O. Box 1349
Gilroy, CA 95020

Harris Seeds
Moreton Farm
Rochester, NY 14624


Hollar and Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 106
Rocky Ford, CO 81067

Harry S. Paris
Dept. of Vegetable Crops
Agr. Res. Org., Reg. Expt. Sta.
Newe Ya'ar, ISRAEL


Table 17.


Address


Goldsmith


Agway


AREC


ARCO


Asgrow


Burpee


Burrell









Sources of seed for the cucurbit varieties evaluated at the Agricultural Research and Education Center,
Leesburg.


Abbreviation


Address


Abbreviation


Johnny's Selected Seeds
Albion, ME 04910

Kilgore Seed Co.
1400 W. First St.
Sanford, FL 32771

C. E. Johnson
North La. Expt. Sta.
P.O. Box 10
Calhoun, LA 71225


NK



Peto



Robson


Northrup King Co.
1500 Jackson Street, N.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55413

Peto Seed Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 4206
Saticoy, CA 93003

Robson Seed Farms
1 Seneca Circle
Hall, NY 14463


Moran


Moran Seeds,
1155 Harkins
Salinas, CA


Musser


Nickerson


Inc.
Road
93901


Musser Seed Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 1406
Twin Falls, ID 83301

Dr. W. R. Henderson
Dept. of Horticulture
P.O. Box 5216
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27607

Nickerson International Plant
Breeders S.A.
P.O. Box 1787
Gilroy, CA 95020


Royal Sluis


SC





Seedway


SG





Twilley


Royal Sluis
Postbox 22, 1600 AA
Enkhuizen, HOLLAND


C. E. Thomas
U.S. Vegetable Breeding Lab.
2875 Savannah Highway
Charleston, SC 29407

Seedway, Inc.
Hall, NY 14463-0250

SG Seeds
c/o Steve Springer
124-A Griffin Street
Salinas, CA 93901

Otis Twilley Seed Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 65
Trevose, PA 19047


Table 17.
(con't)


Johnny's


Kilgore



LA


Address







Sources of seed for the cucurbit varieties evaluated at the Agricultural Research and Education Center,
Leesburg.


Abbreviation


Address


Abbreviation


Walton Seed Co.
P.O. Box 277
Lake Mary, FL 32746


Willhite


Willhite Melon Seed Farm
Weatherford, TX 76086


Table 17.
(con't)


Walton


Address




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