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CUCURBIT VARIETY EVALUATION
1983
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER, LEESBURG
G.W. ELMSTROM, CENTER DIRECTOR
Included in these evaluations are pickling cucumbers,
slicing cucumbers, muskmelons, winter squash, and water-
melons grown at the ARC, Leesburg. Yields, especially
those in the fall, were reduced by a relatively new virus
disease, Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus. This has the po-
tential of being a devastating disease on cucurbits in
Florida and elsewhere.
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LEESBURG ARC RESEARCH REPORT
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LIST OF TABLES
Table
Cucumbers, pickling..
Cucumbers, slicing...
Cantaloupe (muskmelon).......
Squash, winter.................................
Watermelon......................................
Seed sources...................................
5
6-7
8
3-4
Table 1.
Replicated pickling cucumber trial grown on Apopka fine sand
at Leesburg, harvested September 21, 1983 through October 21,
1983. G. W. Elmstrom.
Yield ($/Acre)
PCIC Standardz Mosaic Virusw
Cultivar Earlyy Total Plant Fruit Seed Source
XPH 1368 295 ax 473 a 2.3 cde 3.0 abc Asgrow
4J 73 249 a 447 a 2.3 cde 3.0 abc Harris
Calypso 239 a 424 a 2.7 bcd 2.7 abc Peto
DEXP 578 209 a 409 a 2.3 cde 3.0 abc Dessert
DEXP 387 230 a 407 a 2.3 cde 2.3 bc Dessert
XPH 1408 250 a 404 a 3.7 ab 3.3 abc Asgrow
XPH 1369 203 a 404 a 2.7 bcd 4.0 a Asgrow
DEXP 377 206 a 396 a 2.0 cdef 3.0 abc Dessert
Tempo 227 a 392 a 2.3 cde 2.3 bc Harris
Castlehy 2013 221 a 392 a 2.7 bcd 2.3 bc Castle
Spear-It III 231 a 379 a 1.3 ef 1.7 c FM
TAMOR 220 a 379 a 2.0 cdef 3.3 abc Asgrow
FLURRY 231 a 375 a 4.0 a 2.3 bc Asgrow
Score 187 b 370 a 2.0 cdef 3.0 abc Asgrow
Commander 200 a 356 a 2.0 cdef 2.7 abc Peto
Gynomite 243 a 353 a 2.3 cde 2.7 abc Asgrow
DEXP 48 174 b 349 a 2.0 cdef 3.0 abc Dessert
NVH 2025 213 a 344 a 1.0 f 2.3 bc NK
Calico 164 b 335 a, 3.0 bc 2.0 c Peto
Castlehy 2012 223 a 334 a 1.7 def 1.7 c Castle
FX 4551 134 b 327 b 3.0 bc 2.3 bc FM
Southern Belle 196 a 323 b 2.3 cde 2.0 c Castle
Levina 125 b 317 b 2.7 bcd 4.3 a Royal Sluis
Pioneer 173 b 315 b 2.0 cdef 3.7 ab Peto
Liberty 151 b 278 b 1.3 ef 2.0 c Peto
Tresor 85 b 232 b 1.3 ef 2.3 bc Royal Sluis
ZPickling cucumber improvement comic
Diameter
less than 1 1/16 inches
1 1/16 to 1 1/2 inches
1 1/2 to 2 inches
over 2 inches
mittee recommended standard, viz.
Value ($/cwt)
6
3
2
1
YHarvested by October 4, 1983.
XMean separation by Duncan's multiple range test, 5% level.
WRated from 1, severe infection; to 5, no viral symptoms.
CONDITIONS Planted August 15, 1983 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 lb/A 14-0-14
or 15-0-14 in 3 other applications before flowering.
Table 2a. Slicing cucumber trial grown on Apopka fine sand at Leesburg,
harvested September 27, 1983 through October 21, 1983.
G. W. Elmstrom.
Yield (bu/Acre)
Earlyz Total Seed
Cultivar Fancy Marketabley Fancy Marketable Source
Replicated
Raider 63 abx 145 a 103 a 284 a Harris
DEXP4 (Slice Nice) 54 abcde 133 ab 92 a 279 ab Dessert
Sprint 442 52 abcde 127 abc 86 a 261 abc Asgrow
XPH 1436 57 abcd 87 bcdef 100 a 260 abc Asgrow
MOX 5513 59 abc 120 abcde 104 a 258 abc Moran
DEXP 1 53 abcde 125 abcd 85 a 252 abcd Dessert
Setter 68 a 145 a 97 a 252 abcd A & C
A & C Imp. 46 abcde 113 abcde 85 a 247 abcd A & C
XPH 1187 43 bcde 111 abcde 66 a 240 abcde Asgrow
Sprint 440S 48 abcde 113 abcde 79 a 230 abcde Asgrow
Revenue 52 abcde 109 abcde 95 a 229 abcde FM
XPH 1386 45 abcde 113 abcde 72 a 228 abcde Asgrow
DEXP 141 49 abcde 89 bcdef 100 a 225 abcde Dessert
Dasher 46 abcde 88 bcdef 92 a 216 abcde Peto
NVH 2100 47 abcde 115 abcde 70 a 215 abcde NK
MOX 514 39 cde 92 bcdef 81 a 208 bcde Moran
Early Triumph 66 a 84 bcdef 78 a 198 cde Peto
Dasher II 51 abcde 81 bcdef 81 a 186 de, Peto
DEXP 130 35 de 100 abcde 73 a 186 de Desse.
Hyb 81-1141 48 abcde 76 cdefg 89 a 184 de Musser
G8M 41 cde 70 efg 87 a 183 de Harris
Guardian 33 e 72 defg 66 a 172 e NK
Poinsett '76 12 f 45 fg 83 a 104 fg Dessert
FMX 4444 2 f 28 g 8 b 62 g FM
Observational
Universal 41 79 75 207 Twilley
PSX 1681 19 106 29 207 Peto
A & C 1810 30 48 62 153 A & C
Pot Luck 43 102 50 140 Ball
RS 307 0 15 8 132 Royal S1
,Castlehy 2506 27 47 51 121 Castle
Oasis I 11 54 21 116 Ball
Bush Crop 3 18 6 41 Ball
ZHarvested by; October 7, 1983.
YMarketable yield includes U.S. Fancy, No. 1, and No. 2.
XMean separation by Duncan's multiple range test, 5% level.
CONDITIONS:' Planted August 15, 1983 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 lb/A 14-0-1'
or 15-0-14 'in 3 other applications before flowering.
Table 2b.
Slicing cucumber trial grown on Apopka fine sand at
Leesburg, harvested September 27, 1983 through October
21, 1983. G. W. Elmstrom.
Mosaic Virusw
Cultivar Plant Fruit Seed Source
Replicated
Raider
DEXP 4 (Slice Nice)
Sprint 442
XPH 1436
MOX 5513
DEXP 1
Setter
A & C Imp.
XPH 1187
Sprint 440S
Revenue
XPH 1386
DEXP 141
Dasher
NVH 2100
MOX 514
Early Triumph
Dasher II
DEXP 130
Hyb 81-1141
G8M
Guardian
Poinsett '76
FMX 4444
1.3
1.7
1.7
2.0
1.0
2.0
1.3
1.7
2.7
1.3
2.7
1.0
2.0
1.7
2.0
1.7
1.3
2.3
2.3
1.0
1.3
1.0
1.3
1.0
3.3
1.7
3.0
2.0
1.0
2.3
2.3
2.7
2.3
1.0
1.7
3.0
1.3
1.7
1.7
1.3
1.7
1.7
2.3
2.7
1.7
1.3
1.0
2.0
a
abc
ab
abc
c
abc
abc
ab c
abc
c
abc
ab
bc
abc
abc
bc
abc
abc
abc
abc
ab c
bc
c
abc
Harris
Dessert
Asgrow
Asgrow
Moran
Dessert
A& C
A&C
Asgrow
Asgrow
FM
Asgrow
Dessert
Peto
NK
Moran
Peto
Peto
Dessert
Musser
Harris
NK
Dessert
FM
Observational
Universal
PSX 1681
A & C 1810
Pot Luck
RS 307
Castlehy 2506
Oasis
Bush Crop
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
3.0
1.0
3.0
3.0
1.0
Twilley
Peto
A&C
Ball
Royal Sluis
Castle
Ball
Ball
WRated from 1, severe infection; to 5, no viral symptoms.
CONDITIONS Planted August 15, 1983 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 lb/A
14-0-14 or 15-0-14 in 3 other applications before flowering.
Table 3
Replicated muskmelon variety trial grown on Apopka fine sap-
at Leesburg, harvested June 3, 1983 through June 22, 1983.
G. W. Elmstrom and J. M. Crall.
Marketable Yield Melon Soluble
(cwt/A) weight Solids Seed
Cultivar Earlyz Total (Ib/fruit) (%) Source
Supermarket 23 bcdey 163 a 2.9 10.4 Peto
81-3085 13 defg 162 a 5.7 10.4 Musser
Burpee Hybrid 50 a 161 a 3.2 11.2 Burpee
Gold Star 45 a 151 a 3.2 11.2 Harris
Ambrosia 17 cdefg 141 ab 3.3 12.4 Burpee
Juno 40 ab 135 abc 2.6 12.9 Asgrow
Edisto 47 0 129 abc 3.7 11.0 Burrell
AC 70-154 6 efg 127 abc 2.9 8.9 AL
Arava 44 a 126 abc 2.7 10.1 Israel
Summet 33 abc 126 abc 3.2 9.8 Asgrow
Fla 93-71L 9 defg 116 abc 2.7 11.6 FL
Galia 40 ab 113 abc 2.4 12.6 Israel
Fla 93-46L 20 cdef 109 bc 2.9 11.4 FL
AC 75-1 0 109 bc 3.1 10.3 AL
AC 68-52 2 g 108 bc 3.2 10.0 AL/
AC 68-57 0 101 be 2.1 9.9 AL
Fla 93-8L 13 defg 92 bcd 2.5 11.8 FL
Mainstream 1 g 92 bcd 3.0 11.2 Burrell
Earlidew 25 bcd 92 bcd 2.8 13.1 Peto
Magnum 45 5 efg 89 bcd 2.3 9.4 A & C
Planters Jumbo 3 fg 88 bcd 3.2 9.7 Asgrow
Top Score 1 g 87 cd 2.5 10.0 Peto
AC 81-55 1 g 87 cd 2.0 10.6 AL
Gulfcoast 0 82 cd 2.4 11.0 Hollar
Harvest Pride 1 g 45 d 1.7 11.8 Castle
ZHarvested by June 11, 1983.
YMean separation by Duncan's multiple range test, 5% level.
CONDITIONS Planted February 24 and 25, 1983 in simgle-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, 100 Ib/A 15-0-14 emergence, 300 lb/A
14-0-14 sidedress, and 275 Ib/A 23-0-22 at layby.
Table 4I
Observational muskmelon variety trial grown on Apopka
fine sand at Leesburg, harvested June 3, 1983 through
June 22, 1983. G. W. Elmstrom and J. M. Crall.
Marketable Yield Melon Soluble
(cwt/A) weight Solids Seed
Cultivar Earlyz Total (Ib/fruit) (%) Source
Market Pride 46 272 3.5 9.1 Twilley
Star Headliner 83 247 3.5 10.3 Twilley
Hyb 81 M86 8 214 3.6 11.4 Musser
Saticoy 17 200 3.4 10.2 Peto
G030 11 185 4.2 9.7 Harris
NVH 875 0 167 3.8 10.6 NK
Pancha 33 159 3.0 10.2 SG
AHDO 82-38 5 151 4.4 12.1 AL
PMR 45 0 147 2.4 4.9 Willhite
PMR 6 4 86 2.4 7.7 SC
NVH 880 0 81 1.9 9.9 NK
NVH 881 0 67 2.2 10.9 NK
NVH 879 0 56 2.1 7.9 NK
NVH 878 0 52 2.9 8.8 NK
A 147 0 48 3.8 11.8 FL
ZHarvested by June 11, 1983.
CONDITIONS Planted February 24 and 25, 1983 in single-row plots
25 ft. long with hills 2.5 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 lb/A 23-0-22 at layby.
Table 5
Replicated winter squash varlcty trial grown on Apopka
fine sand at Leesburg, harvested June 3, 1983 through
June 22, 1983. G. W. Elmstrom.
Marketable Melon
Yield (bu/A) Weight Seed
Cultivar Total (lb/Fruit) Source
Acorn
Tay-Belle 469 ay 1.7 Asgrow
Royal Acorn 465 a 2.4 Burpee
Early Acorn 419 ab 2.0 Twilley
Table Queen 405 ab 1.2 Asgrow
Mammoth Table Queen 375 ab 2.0 NK
Bush Acorn Jersey Golden 319 abcd .75 Burpee
Royal Bush 224 cd 1.2 Asgrow
Table Gold 207 d .58 Twilley
Butternut
Waltham Butternut 440 ab 1.2 FM
Hercules 382 ab 1.6 Seedway
Ponca 381 ab 1.0 NK
Puritan 357 abc 1.1 Asgrow
Early Butternut 308 bcd 1.2 Peto
YMean separation by Duncan's multiple range test, 5% level.
CONDITIONS Planted February 23, 1983 in single-row plots 28 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 6 Replicated watermelon trial grown on Apopka fine sand at
Leesburg, harvested June 7, 1983 through June 22, 1983.
G. W. Elmstrom and J. M. Crall.
Cultivar
Royal Jubilee
NKX 4253
Sugarlee
Calhoun Gray
Prince Charles
Charleston Gray(75)
Royal Sweet
Fla 78 SW4
Fla 78 SE4
Smokylee
L390-2
Charleston Gray
Royal Charleston
Oasis
Charleston Gray #5
Fla 78 SE1
Charleston Gray (01)
Fla 79 NE
Fla 81-3
Dixielee
Jubilee
Royal Peacock
Petite Sweet
82 W41
ZHarvested by June 7,
Marketable yield
(cwt/A)
Earlyz
29cdy
66abcd
76abcd
32cd
98abc
59bcd
22d
134a
25cd
28cd
Od
61cd
lllab
48bcd
52bcd
lOd
60bcd
54bcd
39bcd
Od
20d
45bcd
47bcd
10d
Total
405a
369ab
346abc
343abcd
340abcde
324abcdef
321abcdef
313abcdef
310abcdef
309abcdef
290bcdef
285bcdef
279bcdef
265bcdef
257bcdef
255bcdef
243cdef
231cdef
225fg
213fg
213fg
210fg
119gh
102h
Melon
weight
(lb/fruit)
22.2
17.9
15.6
18.6
18.9
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
Soluble
Solids
(%)
10.3
10.0
10.4
9.5
9.4
9.3
9.7
9.9
9.9
9.8
9.3
9.9
9.3
10.4
9.3
9.4
9.7
10.2
9.7
11.3
9.7
10.3
9.7
10.1
Seed
Source
Peto
NK
Willhite
Peto
Hollar
Peto
ARC ,
ARC
Twilley
ARC
Hollar
Peto
Harris
Hollar
ARC
Hollar
ARC
ARC
Twilley
NK
Pe to
Peto
Musser
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 Ib/A 15-0-14 emergence,
300 lb/A 14-0-14 sidedress, and 275 lb/A 23-0-22 at layby.
Table 7 Observational watermelon trial grown on Apopka fine sand at
Leesburg, harvested June 7, 1983 through June 22, 1983.
G. W. Elmstrom and J. M. Crall.
Marketable yield Melon Soluble
(cwt/A) weight Solids Seed
Cultivar Earlyz Total (lb/fruit) (%) Source
NKX 4252 18 564 18.5 9.1 NK
H0063 39 512 21.8 10.7 NK
Panonia 81 418 12.0 8.3 Royal Slui
H17-81 16 400 16.4 10.1 Hollar
NVH 4257 164 392 18.0 9.5 NK
Oasis 15 387 20.2 9.7 Harris
Madera 101 384 16.9 8.7 Asgrow
Au 17 0 363 18.9 9.3 AL
F82 NW 0 335 17.5 10.2 ARC
F82 NC 21 317 5.9 10.9 ARC
82 W95 13 307 15.3 9.8 Musser
NV 4258 25 288 17.4 9.7 NK
Au 19 0 278 17.7 10.2 AL
NK 4254 25 269 18.2 9.1 NK
Au 18 0 255 20.9 10.5 AL
F82 NE 0 227 15.4 9.2 ARC
Petite Sweet 64 221 7.9 9.3
L392-1 0 211 18.6 10.3 LA
F82-CE 23 179 10.8 11.6 ARC
Au 11 23 167 12.8 10.0 AL
Triple Sweet 0 53 10.2 11.1 Eigsti
Tri-X313 0 52 15.0 10.2 Eigsti
ZHarvested by June 7, 1983.
CONDITIONS Planted February 22, 1983 in two-row plots 25 ft.
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.
long
Table 8. Sources of seed for the cucurbit varieties evaluated
at the Agricultural Research Center, Leesburg.
Abbreviation Address
A&C Abbott & Cobb, Inc.
P.O. Box 307
Feasterville, Pennsylvania 19047
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
Ball Ball Seed Company
P.O. Box 335
West Chicago, Illinois 60185
Burpee W. Atlee Burpee Company
300 Park Avenue
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
Dessert ARCO Seed Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 181
El Centro, California 92243
Eigsti 0. J. Eigsti
American Seedless Watermelon Corp.
Goshen, Indiana 46526
FL G. W. Elmstrom
Univ. of Florida ARC
P.O. Box 388
Leesburg, Florida 32748
Table 8. (Con't)
Abbreviation Address
FM Ferry Morse Seed Co.
P.O. Box 100
Mountain View, California 94040
Harris Harris Seeds
Moreton Farm
Rochester, New York 14624
Hollar Hollar and Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 106
Rocky Ford, Colorado 81067
Israel Harry S. Paris
Dept. of Vegetable Crops
Agric. Res. Org., Reg. Expt. Sta.
Newe Ya'ar, ISRAEL
LA C. E. Johnson
North La. Expt. Sta.
P.O. Box 10
Calhoun, Louisiana 71225
Moran Moran Seeds, Inc.
1155 Harkins Road
Salinas, California 93901
Musser Musser Seed Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 1406
Twin Falls, Idaho 83301
NK Northrup King Co.
1500 Jackson Street, N.E.
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413
Peto Peto Seed Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 4206
Saticoy, California 93003
Royal Sluis Royal Sluis
Postbox 22, 1600 AA
Enkhuizen, HOLLAND
SC C. E. Thomas
U.S. Vegetable Breeding.Lab.
2875 Savannah Highway
Charleston, South Carolina 29407
Table 8.
Abbreviation
Seedway, Inc.
Hall, New York
1141463-0250
SG Seeds
C/O Steve Springer
124-A Griffin Street
Salinas, California 93901
Otis Twilley Seed Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 65
Trevose, Pennsylvania 19047
Willhite Melon Seed Farm
Weatherford, Texas 76086
Willhite
Address
Seedway
Twilley
(Con't)
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