WATERMELON - TRIPLOID
VARIETY TRIAL RESULTS - NFREC, QUINCY
Unit Reporting: North Florida Research and Education Center - Quincy
Leaders: S.M. Olson and J.M. Snell
Planted: Seeded 9 Feb; transplanted 27 March
Harvested: 6 - 27 June, 3 harvests
Soil: Orangeburg loamy fine sand
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Entry |
Source |
RatingZ |
Number melons/plant |
Fruit size (lb) |
Yield (cwt/a) |
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Hollow heart |
Hard seed |
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Majestic |
Seminis |
0.0 hY |
0.17 bc |
3.50 a |
17.8 c-h |
1124 a |
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Wrigley |
Seminis |
1.1 c-h |
0.08 c |
3.50 a |
16.4 f-h |
1025 ab |
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Summer Sweet 5544 |
Abbott & Cobb |
1.7 a-h |
0.58 a-c |
2.86 a-e |
19.7 a-d |
1023 ab |
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Summer Sweet 5244 |
Abbott & Cobb |
2.4 a-e |
0.25 bc |
2.83 a-e |
19.4 a-e |
999 ab |
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SW 2510 |
Southwestern |
2.3 a-f |
0.50 a-c |
2.69 a-e |
20.2 a-c |
983 a-c |
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Tri-X-212 |
Syngenta |
2.6 a-e |
0.50 a-c |
2.56 b-e |
20.8 ab |
967 a-c |
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Summer Sweet 7167 |
Abbott & Cobb |
0.9 c-h |
0.25 bc |
3.08 a-c |
17.3 d-h |
964 a-d |
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Gil 110 |
Erma Zaden |
2.4 a-e |
0.17 bc |
3.03 a-d |
17.2 d-h |
946 a-d |
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Harmony |
Seedway |
0.0 h |
0.00 c |
3.14 ab |
16.5 f-h |
936 a-d |
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Summer Sweet 7187 |
Abbott & Cobb |
0.3 gh |
0.33 a-c |
2.83 a-e |
18.2 b-g |
934 a-d |
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Tri-X-313 |
Syngenta |
1.3 ch |
0.17 bc |
2.50 b-e |
20.3 a-c |
931 a-d |
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Vagabond |
Seedway |
0.0 h |
0.33 a-c |
3.00 a-d |
17.0 e-h |
912 a-d |
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Super Crisp |
Zeraim Gedera |
1.8 a-h |
0.25 bc |
2.64 a-e |
19.0 a-f |
906 a-d |
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Constitution |
Nunhems |
3.5 a |
0.33 a-c |
2.81 a-e |
17.4 d-h |
891 a-d |
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Matrix |
Syngenta |
1.7 a-h |
0.25 bc |
2.28 b-e |
20.9 a |
888 a-d |
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Intruder |
Southwestern |
2.3 a-f |
0.58 a-c |
2.75 a-e |
18.0 c-g |
884 a-d |
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Comiskey |
Seminis |
0.0 h |
0.33 a-c |
3.03 a-d |
16.0 gh |
873 a-d |
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CS 4202 |
Southwestern |
2.6 a-e |
0.25 bc |
2.47 b-e |
19.4 a-e |
872 a-d |
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Sweet Slice Plus |
Willhite |
2.0 a-g |
0.00 c |
2.33 b-e |
20.2 a-c |
858 a-d |
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Gil 102 |
Erma Zaden |
0.4 f-h |
0.17 bc |
2.50 b-e |
18.6 a-g |
839 a-d |
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PX 80335335 |
Seminis |
0.7 e-h |
0.17 bc |
2.64 a-e |
17.3 d-h |
834 a-d |
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Revolution |
Nunhems |
2.7 a-d |
0.25 bc |
2.28 b-e |
20.1 a-c |
827 a-d |
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Tomcat |
Southwestern |
0.8 d-h |
0.00 c |
2.58 b-e |
17.2 d-h |
812 b-d |
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Freedom |
Nunhems |
0.7 e-h |
0.25 bc |
2.31 b-e |
19.1 a-e |
811 b-d |
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Seedway 4502 |
Seedway |
1.2 c-h |
0.25 bc |
2.28 b-e |
19.4 a-e |
800 b-d |
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Seedway 402 |
Seedway |
2.1 a-g |
0.17 bc |
2.86 a-e |
15.2 h |
786 b-d |
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Sweet Delight |
Syngenta |
3.4 ab |
0.25 bc |
2.19 c-e |
19.6 a-e |
779 b-d |
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Liberty |
Nunhems |
1.1 c-h |
0.50 a-c |
2.28 b-e |
18.5 a-g |
773 b-d |
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Sugar Heart |
Zeraim Gedera |
1.6 b-h |
0.00 c |
2.36 b-e |
17.8 c-h |
762 b-d |
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Super Crisp 85 |
Zeraim Gedera |
2.1 a-g |
0.33 a-c |
2.42 b-e |
17.4 d-h |
760 b-d |
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Tri-X-Carousel |
Syngenta |
1.6 b-h |
0.08 c |
2.19 c-e |
18.9 a-f |
754 b-d |
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Independence |
Nunhems |
2.5 a-e |
0.25 bc |
2.33 b-e |
17.1 c-h |
753 b-d |
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Boston |
Nunhems |
2.7 a-d |
0.33 a-c |
2.53 b-e |
16.0 gh |
732 b-d |
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Cooperstown |
Seminis |
0.9 c-h |
0.08 c |
2.14 de |
17.7 c-h |
686 cd |
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Ruby Premium |
Seedway |
2.8 a-c |
0.83 ab |
2.00 e |
18.8 a-f |
683 cd |
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Indiana |
Seedway |
0.8 d-h |
0.92 a |
2.25 b-e |
16.4 f-h |
664 d |
Z Rating: Hollow heart, 0-5 with 0 = none, 1 = < 0.25 inch, 2 = > 0.25 inch but < 0.5 inch, 3 = > 0.5 inch but < 1.0 inch, 4 = > 1.0 inch but < 2.0 inches and 5 = > 2.0 inches. Hard seed, 0-3 with 0 = no seeds, 1 = < 10 seeds, 2 = > 10 but < 50 seeds and 3 = > 50 seeds
Y Mean separation by Duncan’s multiple range test, 5% level
Comments: Plant spacing 3 feet in-row, between row spacing 8 feet (1815 plants/a). Drip irrigated, black polyethylene mulch. Fertilizer applied 146-45-146 lbs/a N-P2O5-K2O.