2002 Results – Wintergarden (La Pryor)

Diploids

  

Entries           Seed Source1/

 

Mktbl

yld

(lbs/A)

 

%

Mktbl

yld 2/

 

% of mbtbl fruit harvested / size grade 3/

(lbs/fruit)

>30

 

25-30

 

20-25

 

15-20

 Ole~                                  8 71,667

50

18

22

36

24

Jamboree                          6 69,583

50

10

24

10

56

Gold Strike (orange flesh)     8 62,500

43

0

7

53

40

Dulce                               8 59,167

39

0

67

26

7

Pinata                              8 57,917

60

7

27

7

60

Summer Flavor 810         1 55,833

55

13

0

40

47

RWM 8133                     6 55,000

35

0

29

0

71

HSR 2942                       4 51,250

62

0

6

60

33

RWM 8134                     6 51,120

42

7

21

24

48

Summer Flavor 800         1 50,833

53

0

6

42

53

RWM 8074                     6 49,583

46

0

0

72

18

Festival                           8 47,500

40

10

0

60

30

Rojo Grande                   8 44,167

26

0

8

38

54

Summer Flavor 790        1 42,500

42

0

0

24

76

Royal Sweet 4/                 5  40,417  

47

 

0

 

38

 

36

 

26

1/ Seed Source:                      2/ % mktbl yld = based on once over harvest (6/27/02).  All fruit
1- Abbott & Cobb                                striped from vines consequently excessive of
2- d. Palmer                                          undersized fruits culled.
3- Hazera                                3/ Percentages /grade based only on  percent of the total marketable
4- Hollar                        fruits harvested.
5- Petoseed/Seminis   4/ Check entry
6- Rogers/Syngenta
7- Shamrock
8- Willhite

Trial site:              Tiro Tres Farms- LaPryor.

Culture: Replicated (3) randomized block design with 5 plants / rep.
Transplant established (4/17/02) using a water wheel transplanter
Grown with drip irrigation and black plastic mulch
All other culture as normally applied to watermelons by Trio Tres Farms

Problems:              Some blossom end rot

 2002 Statewide Watermelon Trial Results – LaPryor, TX.

Triploids

  

 

Entries          /         Seed source1/

 

 

Mktbl

yld

(lbs/A)

 

 

%

mktbl

yld 2/

 

% of mktbl fruit harvested / size grade3/

(lbs/fruit)

>30

 

25-30

 

20-25

 

15-20

 

10-15

 Dillion                            3 71,250

83

0

0

0

30

70

Tri X Palomar                6 62,917

57

0

0

4

65

31

Vertigo                         3 57,083

78

0

0

19

35

46

Super Sweet 5244         1 52,917

55

0

0

0

49

51

Tri X 313 4/                   6  52,500  

47

 

6

 

0

 

0

 

51

 

43

 Dulce Grande                2 51,250

80

0

0

6

6

88

H5015                           3 47,917

72

0

0

4

47

49

Shamen                         2 46,250

52

0

0

0

13

87

Tri X Shadow               6 45,833

59

0

0

3

22

75

Super Seedless 7177     1 42,083

67

0

0

0

49

51

Super Seedless 7167     1 40,000

63

0

0

0

22

78

Super Seedless 7187     1 40,000

61

0

0

0

18

82

Sweet Eat’N                 2 37,917

59

0

0

5

44

51

RWT 8096                   6 37,917

46

0

0

0

54

46

Sweet Slice                  8 37,083

50

0

0

0

12

88

5031                            5 36,667

60

0

0

0

57

43

Samba                          7 33,750

44

0

0

25

57

18

ACS 8043                    1 33,333

64

0

0

6

22

72

Seedless Sangria          6 31,667

53

0

0

25

25

51

Gem Dandy                 8 30,833

45

0

0

0

11

89

Sugar Slice                  8 18,750

18

0

0

0

89

11

1/ Seed Source:                      2/ % mktbl yld = based on once over harvest (6/27/02).  All fruit
1- Abbott & Cobb                                striped from vines consequently excessive of
2- d. Palmer                                          undersized fruits culled.
3- Hazera                                3/ Percentages /grade based only on  percent of the total marketable
4- Hollar                        fruits harvested.
5- Petoseed/Seminis   4/ Check entry
6- Rogers/Syngenta
7- Shamrock
8- Willhite

Trial site:              Tiro Tres Farms- LaPryor.

Culture: Replicated (3) randomized block design with 5 plants / rep.
Transplant established (4/17/02) using a water wheel transplanter
Grown with drip irrigation and black plastic mulch
All other culture as normally applied to watermelons by Trio Tres Farms

Problems:              Some blossom end rot

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