Announcements . . .

Cross Timbers Watermelon Tour
June 14, 2001, 8:30 a.m.- Noon, Comanche, Texas

For additional information, contact Bob Whitney, CEA-Ag, Comanche City, (915) 356-2539. All watermelon producers, shippers, seedsmen and all persons interested in watermelon production should make an effort to attend this tour. Participants will be given the opportunity to visit area watermelon production, hear informal presentations about factors influencing successful production, and view the 35 entries in the Texas A&M University statewide trials.

New Watermelon Publications Available

Watermelons - Characteristics, Production, and Marketing
Edited by Don Maynard, University of Florida

This publication is an excellent reference for anyone interested in the culture and marketing of watermelons. The information contained in this publication was provided by watermelon experts from across the U.S. To order, call the American Society for Horticultural Sciences Press at (703) 836-4606; FAX (703) 836-2024; e-mail: <ashs@ashs.org>

Also available are three Texas Agricultural Experiment Station Progress Reports:

Seedless (Triploid) Watermelon Evaluations for East Texas: A Six-year Study (1994-99) [PR-5261 1-01]
By Ron Earhart, F. J. Dainello, and M. L. Baker

Hybrid Watermelon Evaluations for East Texas: A Six-year Study (1994-99) [PR-5262 1-01]
By Ron Earhart, F. J. Dainello, and M. L. Baker

Cantaloupe Evaluations for East Texas: A Five-year Study [PR-5260 1-01]
By Ron Earhart, F. J. Dainello, and M. L. Baker

For a copy of the progress reports, contact:

Ron Earhart or Marty Baker
TAMU AREC
P. O. Box 38
Overton, Texas
(903) 834-6191

Return to May 2001 Vegetable Production & Marketing News

This article appeared in the May 2001 issue of Vegetable Production & Marketing News, edited by Frank J. Dainello, Ph.D., and produced by Extension Horticulture, Texas Agricultural Extension Service, The Texas A&M University System, College Station, Texas.