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 Squash, green summer
 Squash, yellow summer
 Squash, winter
 Watermelon














Group Title: Cucurbit variety evaluation.
Title: Cucurbit variety evaluation. Spring 1981.
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Table of Contents
    Historic note
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    Title Page
        Title Page
    List of Tables
        List of Tables
    Seed sources
        Page 1
        Page 2
        Page 3
    Cantaloupe (muskmelon)
        Page 4
        Page 5
    Cucumbers, pickling
        Page 6
        Page 7
    Cucumbers, slicing
        Page 8
    Squash, green summer
        Page 9
    Squash, yellow summer
        Page 10
    Squash, winter
        Page 11
    Watermelon
        Page 12
        Page 13
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CUCURBIT VARIETY EVALUATION

SPRING 1981
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER, LEESBURG
G. W. ELMSTROM, CENTER DIRECTOR









Included in these evaluations are pickling cucumber,
slicing cucumbers, muskmelons, green summer squash, yellow
summer squash, winter squash, and watermelons grown at the
ARC, Leesburg.


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LIST OF TABLES





Tables

Seed sources....................................... 1

Cantaloupe (muskmelon)................................. 2-3

Cucumbers, pickling ................................ 4-5

Cucumbers, slicing ................................. 6

Squash, green summer................................ 7

Squash, yellow summer................................ 8

Squash, winter..................................... 9

Watermelon...................................... .. 10-11








Table 1. Sources of seed for the cucurbit varieties evaluated
in 1981 at the Agricultural Research Center, Leesburg.

Abbreviation Address
AL J. D. Norton
Horticulture Department
Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama 36830

ARC J. M. Crall
Univ. of Florida ARC
P. O. Box 388
Leesburg, Florida 32748

Asgrow Asgrow Seed Company
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49001

Burpee W. Atlee Burpee Company
300 Park Ave.
Warminster, Pennsylvania 18974

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

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

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

Dessert Dessert Seed Company, Inc.
P. O. Box 181
El Centro, California 92243

Eigst 0. J. Eigsti
American Seedless Watermelon Corp.
Goshen, Indiana 46526

Esco Eastern Seed Company, Ltd.
P. O. Box 6467
Corpus Christi, Texas 78411

FL G. W. Elmstrom -
Univ. of Florida ARC
P. O. Box 388
Leesburg, Florida 32748

FM Ferry Morse Seed Co.
Box 100
Mountain View, California 94040








Table 1. (Cont'd.)


Abbreviation Address
Harris Harris Seeds
Moreton Farm
Rochester, New York 14624

H. B. Peto H. B. Peto
P. O. Box 2434
Bakersfield, California 93303

Herbst Herbst Brothers Seedsmen, Inc.
1000 N. Main St.
Brewster, New York 10509

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

Keystone Keystone Seed Co.
P. O. Box 1438
Hollister, California 95023

LA C. E. Johnson
No. La. Expt. Sta.
P. O. Box 10
Calhoun, LA 71225

Moran Moran Seeds, Inc.
1155 Harkins Road
Salinas, CA 93901
Musser Musser Seed Co., Inc.
P. O. Box 1406
Twin Falls, Idaho 83301

Niagara Niagara Seed Operation
Box 2508
El Macero, California 95618

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

Park Geo. W. Park Seed Co., Inc.
Greenwood, South Carolina 29646
Peto Peto Seed Co., Inc.
P. O. Box 4206
Saticoy, California 93003

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








Table 1. (Cont'd.)


Abbreviation


C. E. Thomas
U. S. D. A.
P. O. Box 267
Weslaco, Texas


Willhite


Willhite Melon Seed Farms
Weatherford, Texas 76086


Address


78596








Table 2.


Replicated cantaloupe trial grown on Apopka fine sand at
Leesburg, harvested May 29, 1981 through June 17, 1981.
G. W. Elmstrom.


Cultivar Marketable yield (cwt/A) Melon Soluble
Early Total weight .solids Seed
(lb./fruit) (%) source

Planters Jumbo 33 defgy 281 a 3.3 10.3 Asgrow
Mainstream 26 defg 276 ab 2.3 10.6 Burrell
Luscious 197 a 274 ab 3.2 10.7 Park
Chieftain 76 cd 273 abc 2.9 12.2 Musser
Summet 144 ab 270 abc 2.9 9.4 Asgrow
Classic 186 ab 264 abc 3.2 9.9 Twilley
Star Trek 163 ab 262 abc 3.0 8.9 Harris
Ambrosia 138 b 261 abc 3.3 11.5 Burpee
AC 75-1 22 efg 255 abcd 3.3 9.7 AL
Big Daddy 71 cde 254 abcd 6.5 8.0 Musser
Fla 93-11L 32 defg 253 abcd 2.7 11.4 FL
Juno 187 ab 248 abcd 2.7 11.2 Asgrow
Sweet-N-Early 192 a 248 abcd 1.9 9.1 Burpee
Super Market 147 ab 245 abcd 2.5 10.1 Twilley
Burpee Hybrid 168 ab 235 abcd 3.1 10.5 Burpee
Exp Hyb #124-100 47 cdefg 226 abcde 2.5 10.4 ESCO
Don Juan 86 c 225 abode 3.2 11.0 Asgrow
Early Dawn 168 ab 225 abcde 3.6 8.5 Harris
Saticoy 67 cdef 224 abcde 3.0 13.2 Peto
Superstar 178 ab 223 abode 3.7 8.1 Harris
Fla 93-8L 89 c 218 abcdef 2.3 10.7 FL
Venus 44 cdefg 199 bcdefg 2.2 13.3 Burpee
Gold Star 136 b 195 cdefg 2.9 8.8 Harris
AC 67-71 23 efg 178 defgh 2.8 10.2 AL
TX W6 22 efg 150 efghi 1.8 10.8 TX
Top Score 18 fg 146 fghi 2.4 11.6 Peto
Earlidew 86 c 146 fghi 3.3' 10.7 Peto
AC 68-57 4 g 134 ghi 2.0 10.1 AL
Edisto 47 11 g 116 hi 3.0 11.9 Willhite
TopSet 7 g 101 i 2.3 10.7 Peto

ZHarvested by June 8, 1981.
YMean separation by Duncan's multiple range test, 5% level.

CONDITIONS Planted February 27, 1981 in single-row plots 25 ft. long
with hills 2.5 ft. apart and rows 10 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 3.


Observational cantaloupe trial grown on Apopka fine
sand at Leesburg, harvested May 29, 1981 through
June 17, 1981. G. W. Elmstrom.


Cultivar Marketable yield (cwt/A) Melon
Earlyz Total weight Seed
(Ib/fruit) source
Hyb 6030 229 358 3.6 Harris
NKX 875 130 312 2.9 NK
Fla 93-71L 64 289 2.4 FL
Hyb 6010 44 257 2.6 Harris
NKX 876 74 257 2.4 NK
Hyb 6000 63 190 2.0 Harris
PMR 6 18 158 2.2 TX
Hyb 6020 34 133 2.5 Harris
TX-W5 0 114 2.4 TX
Exp 266 (Bush) 93 113 2.1 Burpee
PMR 45 14 87 2.5 Willhite
ZHarvested by June 8, 1981.

CONDITIONS Planted February 27, 1981 in single-row plots 25
ft. long with hills 2.5 ft apart and rows 10 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 4.


Replicated pickling cucumber trial grown on
Apopka fine sand at Leesburg, harvested April
23 through May 22. 1981. G. W. Elmstrom.


Cultivar Yield, PCIC Standardz Seed
EarlyY Total source


Beit Alpha
FX 4551
FX 4320
Pik Master
EO 212
Regal
2009
Explorer
79-1197
Exp. Hyb. 1900
Target
Castlex 2012
EO 210
Tempo
2607
4JAC
Triple Pak
Spiffy
Castlex 2014
Pennant
Score
Calypso
Exp. Hyb. 1901
4J73
Triple Crown
Imp. Pioneer
Liberty
Carolina
Calico
9RAC
SMR 58


432
354
441
266
348
362
264
307
343
298
335
303
236
294
301
344
271
244
313
261
225
261
232
281
248
252
226
160
159
182
170


abx
abc
a
cdefg
abc
abc
cdefg
abcde
ab c
bcdefg
abc
bcde
cdefg
bcdefg
bcdef
ab c
cdefg
cdefg
abcd
cdefg
cdefg
cdefg
cdefg
cdefg
cdefg
cdefg
cdefg
fg
g
defg
efg


785
761
743
719
699
692
688
673
652
622
619
616
613
613
608
583
574
568
564
564
559
544
538
524
514
479
445
440
426
407
372


a
ab
ab c
ab c
abcd
abcd
abcd
abcde
abcdef
abcdefg
abcdefg
abcdefg
abcdefg
abcdefg
abcdefgh
abcdefgh
abcdefgh
abcdefgh
abcdefgh
abcdefgh
abcdefgh
bcdefgh
bcdefgh
bcdefgh
cdefgh
defgh
efgh
efgh
fgh
gh
h


Dessert
FM
FM
NK
FM
Harris
Castle
Peto
Musser
NK
Peto
Castle
FM
Harris
Keystone
Harris
FM
Keystone
Castle
Harris
Asgrow
Peto
NK
Harris
FM
Dessert
Twilley
Dessert
Peto
Harris
Burrell


ZPickling cucumber
dard, viz.


improvement committee recommended stan-


Diameter
less than 1 1/16 inches
1 1/16 to 1 1/2 inches
1 1/2 to 2 inches
over 2 inches
YHarvested by May 5, 1981.


Value ($/cwt)
6
3
2


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

CONDITIONS Planted February 25, 1981 in single-row plots
25 ft. long with hills 2.5 ft. apart in rows 5 ft.
apart. Fertilization: 800 Ib/A 5-15-8 applied pre-
plant and 650 Ib/A 15-0-14 in 3 other applications be-
fore flowering.








Table 5.


Observational pickling cucumber trial grown
on Apopka fine sand at Leesburg, harvested
April 23 through May 22, 1981. G. W.
Elmstrom.


Cultivar Yield, PCIC Standardz Seed
EarlyY Total source

TAMU Triple Cross 362 719 Peto
Premier 223 614 Asgrow
Compass 343 550 Harris
First Pride 85 520 H.B. Peto
Pickmore 120 342 Harris
Earlipik 14 63 291 NK
ZPickling cucumber improvement committee recommended
standard, viz.


Diameter
less than 1 1/16 inches
1 1/16 to 1 1/2 inches
1 1/2 to 2 inches
over 2 inches

YHarvested by May 5, 1981.


Value ($/cwt)
6
3
2
1


CONDITIONS Planted February 25, 1981 in single-row
plots 25 ft. long with hills 2.5 ft. apart in 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.








T-"le 6. Replicated and observational slicing cucumber trial grown on Apopka fine sand at
Leesburg, harvested April 28 through May 26, 1981. G. W. Elmstrom.
Cultivar Yield (bu/A)
Early Total Colory Shapez Seed
Fancy Marketablew Fancy Marketable source
REPLICATED
GRP6 78 abcd 142 bcdev 294 ab 572 a 4.0 abc 3.7 bcd Harris
Sprint 440S 81 abc 193 ab 237 abcd 557 ab 4.0 abc 3.3 cd Asgrow
Victory 72 abcde 211 a 222 abcdef 534 abc 3.3 bc 3.0 d Peto
GUM 66 abcdef 132 bcdef 259 abc 529 abc 4.7 a 3.7 bcd Harris
Slicemaster 96 a 183 ab 262 abc 522 abcd 3.0 c 3.0 d Twilley
Poinsett 76 47 cdefg 72 fgh 313 a 481 abcde 4.3 ab 3.7 bcd Twilley
EO 211 64 abcdefg 155 abcde 202 bcdef 470 abcde 4.3 ab 4.0 abc FM
XP 1187 80 abc 185 ab 201 bcdef 464 abode 4.3 ab 3.7 bcd Asgrow
Poinsett SR 34 defg 52 gh 289 ab 460 abcde 4.3 ab 3.7 bcd Dessert
Streamliner 47 cdefg 173 abcd 126 f 456 abcde 3.0 c 3.0 d Burpee
Exp. Hyb. #69 92 ab 178 abc 220 abcdef 446 abcde 4.3 ab 3.7 bcd Burpee
Raider 76 abcd 160 abcd 207 bcdef 435 abode 4.3 ab 3.0 d Harris
G8M 42 cdefg 69 fgh 270 abc 427 abode 4.3 ab 4.3 ab Harris
Dasher 67 abcde 143 bcde 222 abcdef 427 abode 4.3 ab 4.7 a Twilley
Poinsett 51 bcdefg 91 efgh 250 abc 426 abode 3.0 c 3.0 d Dessert
Centurion 96 a 194 ab 185 cdef 423 abcde 4.3 ab 4.0 abc NK
Castlex 2506 43 cdefg 111 defg 198 bcdef 400 bcde 4.0 abc 3.3 cd Castle
bMdalist (GDM) 31 efg 59 gh 226 abcde 399 bcde 5.0 a 3.7 bcd Harris
C-- rdian 62 abcdefg 115 cdefg 176 cdef 396 bcde 5.0 a 4.3 ab NK
.okee #7 38 cdefg 131 bcdef 131 ef 372 cde 3.0 c 3.7 bcd Dessert
GbGD 22 fg 58 gh 144 def 354 de 5.0 a 3.7 bcd Harris
Marketmore 76 PM 21 g 31 h 231 abcd 353 e 4.0 abc 4.0 abc Dessert
Marketmore 72 NB 35 defg 57 gh 198 bcdef 351 e 4.3 ab 4.0 abc Dessert
OBSERVATIONAL
NCX 5504 110 192 418 705 4.0 4.0 Niagara
NCX 5505 81 167 277 551 4.0 3.0 Niagara
NCX 5508 54 63 284 417 5.0 4.0 Niagara
ZShape rated from 1, poor, to 5, excellent.
YColor rated from 1, light yellow green, to 5, dark green.
XHarvested by May 10, 1981.
Wbarketable yield includes U.S. Fancy, No. 1, and No. 2.
VMean separation by Duncan's multiple range test, 5% level.

CONDITIONS Planted February 27, 1981 in single-row plots 25 ft. long with hills 2.5 ft.
apart and rows 10 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 7. Green summer squash trial grown on Apopka
burg, harvested April 15, 1981 through May
Elmstrom.


fine sand at Lees-
15, 1981. G. W.


Cultivar Yield (bu/A) Seed
Early- Total ColorYs Shapex source
Replicated
Elite 506 aW 1023 a 2.3 fg 4.0 ab Harris
Onyx 482 ab 934 ab 3.3 cd 3.0 c FM
NKX 3752 455 abcd 919 abc 2.0 g 3.0 c NK
Green Magic (78-2202) 463 abc 914 abc 3.0 de 4.3 a Charter
NKX 3753 386 abcde 859 abcd 2.0 g 3.0 c NK
Burpee Hybrid 408 abcde 846 abcd 2.7 ef 3.7 abc Burpee
Senator 404 abcde 844 abcd 2.0 g 3.3 bc Asgrow
Neptune (CIAGB) 320 ef 822 abcd 3.0 de 3.3 bc Harris
Green Bay 403 abcde 816 abcd 2.0 g 3.7 abc Herbst
Poseidon 351 cde 802 bcde 3.0 de 4.3 a Harris
Richgreen (Exp. Hyb. 68) 394 abcde 780 bcde 3.0 de 4.0 ab Burpee
Market King 368 bcde 762 bcde 3.7 bc 4.3 a Keystone
Green Whopper 327 ef 759 bcde 4.0 b 4.0 ab Park
NKX 3751 334 e 755 bcde 3.7 bc 3.7 abc NK
Black Satin 327 ef 712 cde 4.0 b 4.0 ab Twilley
Zuchlong 342 de 689 de 4.0 b 3.7 abc FM
Black Magic 352 cde 653 de 4.7 a 4.3 a Charter
Golden Knight 220 f 597 e Golden 1.0 d NK
Observational
Castlehy 4012 491 1066 3.0 3.0 Castle
Castlehy 4022 472 1003 4.0 5.0 Castle
Castlehy 4017 494 951 2.0 4.0 Castle
Castlehy 4014 458 897 3.0 3.0 Castle
Castlehy 4024 400 839 3.0 3.0 Castle
Castlehy 4023 462 818 3.0 4.0 Castle
NKX 3652 279 746 Yellow -- NK
ZAGB 270 668 3.0 4.0 Harris
ZHarvested by April 28, 1981.
YRated from 1, light grey green, to 5, dark green.
Rated from 1, poor, to 5, good.
w
Mean separation by Duncan's multiple range test, 5% level.

CONDITIONS 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 lb/A 15-0-14 in 3 other applications
before flowering.








Table 8. Yellow summer squash trial grown on Apopka fine sand at
Leesburg, harvested April 15 through May 15, 1981. G. W.
Elmstrom.
Cultivar Yield (bu/A) Curva- Smooth- Seed
Early Total turey nessx source
Replicated
Multipik (8 PC) 336 aw 793 a 2.0 cd 4.3 ab Harris
6912 306 ab 691 ab 2.0 cd 5.0 a Moran
NKX 3653 (SN) 291 abc 691 ab 2.3 c 4.0 bc NK
Scottsdale 250 bcdef 691 ab 2.0 cd 3.3 cde Herbst
NKX 3651 (SN) 281 abode 688 ab 1.3 d 5.0 a NK
FMX 214 (SN) 278 abode 630 bc 2.0 cd 3.7 bcd FM
Hybrid 7764 281 abcde 630 bc 2.0 cd 4.0 bc Keystone
Seneca Prolific 289 abcd 618 be 2.0 cd 4.7 a Twilley
Goldbar 264 abcdef 616 be 2.0 cd 4.0 bc Twilley
NKX 3656 (SN) 281 abcde 613 be 3.0 b 4.0 be NK
Cracker 234 bcdef 605 be 4.3 a 4.3 ab Peto
NKX 3655 (CN) 233 bcdef 601 be 3.3 b 5.0 a NK
Tara (1776) 253 bcdef 600 be 4.3 a 4.7 a Harris
Dixie 277 abode 576 be 3.3 b 4.0 be Asgrow
6908-2 (CN) 208 efg 513 cd 4.3 a 4.0 be Moran
Moneymaker 222 cdefg 489 cde 4.3 a 4.7 a Keystone
Crookette (NCX 7000) 192 fgh 487 cde 5.0 a 3.7 bcd Niagara
6908-1 (CN) 216 defg 487 cde 4.3 a 4.7 a Moran
Early Prolific SN 157 gh 435 de 2.0 cd 3.0 de Twilley
Smoothie 239 bcdef 422 de 1.7 cd -- Twilley
Early Yellow Summer CN 126 h 359 e 4.7 a 2.7 e Twilley
Observational
Ingot 321 679 2.0 4.0 Keystone
ZHarvested by April 28, 1981.
YRated from 1, straight, to 5, very curved.
XRated from 1, rough, to 5, very smooth.
WMean separation by Duncan's multiple range test, 5% level.

CONDITIONS Planted February 24, 1981 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 and 650 lb/A 15-0-14 in 3 other appli-
cations before flowering.








Replicated winter squash trial grown
fine sand at Leesburg, harvested May
G. W. Elmstrom.


on Apopka
27, 1981.


Cultivar Yield Size Seed
(bu/A) (Ib/fruit) source
Butternut
Ponca 208 bcz 1.3 NK
Waltham 197 bcd 1.5 FM
Waltham 177 bcd 1.3 Niagara
Butterboy 170 bcd 1.4 Burpee
Early Butternut 167 bcd 1.4 Burpee
Ponca 164 bcd 1.2 Niagara
Butterbush 128 d 0.8 Burpee
Butternut 127 d 1.1 NK
Acorn
Royal Acorn, New s~e 285 a 2.7 Burpee
Exp. Hyb. #61 234 ab 2.2 Burpee
Mammoth Table Queen 231 ab 2.6 NK
Table Ace 206 bc 1.6 Peto
Royal Acorn 192 bcd 1.7 Burpee
Ebony 188 bcd 1.6 NK
Table Queen 178 bcd 1.2 NK
Table King 158 bcd 1.3 Herbst
Table Gold 151 cd 0.8 Twilley
Bush Table Queen 127 d 0.9 Burpee


ZMean separation by Duncan's multiple range
level.


test, 5%


CONDITIONS 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 pre-
plant and 650 Ib/A 15-0-14 in 3 other applications be-
fore flowering.


Table 9 .








Table 10.


Replicated watermelon trial grown
harvested May 28 through June 17,
Crall.


on Apopka fine sand at Leesburg,
1981. G. W. Elmstrom and J. M.


Cultivar Marketable yield (cwt/A) Melon Soluble
Earlyz Total weight solids Seed
(lb./fruit) (%) source

Calhoun Gray 22 abcy 627 a 19.8 8.7 Willhite
Charleston Gray #5 29 abc 586 ab 21.3 9.1 Hollar
Charleston Gray 88 a 555 abcd 21.7 9.9 Asgrow
Jubilee 0 c 536 abcd 24.3 9.6 Twilley
Dixielee 0 c 524 abcd 22.6 10.8 ARC
Sweet Princess 50 abc 510 abcde 20.2 10.0 Willhite
Allsweet 0 c 504 abcdef 23.5 9.8 Herbst
Congo 44 abc 499 abcdef 21.0 9.2 Willhite
Fla 78 SW2 73 ab 484 abcdefg 18.5 9.6 ARC
NCX 1553 67 abc 480 abcdefg 19.9 10.4 Niagara
L 390-2 5 bc 478 abcdefg 17.7 9.0 LA
Florida Giant 72 ab 476 abcdefg 19.6 8.5 Twilley
FMX 4 F1 56 ab 438 bcdefg 14.0 10.2 FM
Smokylee 49 abc 437 bcdefg 19.1 10.0 Twilley
Crimson Sweet 61 abc 423 cdefg 18.9 10.0 Burrell
Sunshade 76 a 399 defg 19.4 9.1 Asgrow
Au #3 0 c 356 efg 17.8 9.3 AL
Sugarlee 28 abc 347 fg 16.4 11.0 ARC
wMX 9 Fl 54 abc 330 g 11.5 8.9 FM
.ubby Gray 37 abc 162 h 18.0 9.1 Willhite
ZOne harvest May 28, 1981.
YMean separation by Duncan's multiple range test, 5% level.

CONDITIONS Planted February 19, 1981 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 650 Ib/A 15-0-14 in 3 other applications before flowering.








r-"le 11.


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


,ultivar Marketable yield (cwt/A) Melon Soluble
Early Total weight solids Seed
(lb./fruit) (%) source


IKX 4252 Fl
Fla 79 SE
1la 80 CW
?la 78 SE 1
Fla 78 SE 4
iKX 4253 Fl
?la 80 SW
,alhoun Sweet
Needless #319
needless #313 Imp.
Needless #630
Needless #191
ila 81-3
l7a 81-2
Priple Sweet Seedless
Needless #10
la 81-1
)ugar 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


harvest May 28, 1981.

"ONDITIONS Planted February 19, 1981 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 650 Ib/A 15-0-14 in 3 other applications before flowering.




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