2001 Results – Weslaco

Diploids

Entries / Seed source1/

Mktbl 2/ yld
 (lbs/A)

% Mktbl yld/size grade 3/
(lbs/fruit)

% culls
&
undersized
fruit 4/

% 5/
Germ

Vine decline  6/

25 – 30
20 – 25
15 – 20
10 – 15
5/24 6/1
 

Sangria              (3))

 

 

27,160

 

 

0

 

 

9

 

 

18

 

 

73

 

 

60

 

 

100

 

 

0.5

 

 

6.9

 

 

Celebration          (3)

 

 

35,139

 

 

2

 

 

8

 

 

58

 

 

32

 

 

35

 

 

100

 

 

0.7

 

 

9.3

 

 

RWM 8036          (3)

 

 

22,997

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

14

 

 

80

 

 

54

 

 

100

 

 

1.2

 

 

8.9

 

 

RWM 8110-VP    (3)

 

 

20,226

 

 

0

 

 

3

 

 

22

 

 

75

 

 

53

 

 

100

 

 

1.7

 

 

10

 

 

RWM 8114-VP    (3)

 

 

29,268

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

47

 

 

47

 

 

46

 

 

88

 

 

0.7

 

 

9.0

 

 

Piñata                  (7)

 

 

23,066

 

 

0

 

 

3

 

 

52

 

 

45

 

 

47

 

 

99

 

 

1.7

 

 

10

 

 

Festival                (7)

 

 

11,098

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

6

 

 

94

 

 

67

 

 

100

 

 

2.5

 

 

9.9

 

 

Big Stripe            (7)

 

 

33,153

 

 

0

 

 

13

 

 

28

 

 

59

 

 

38

 

 

96

 

 

0.5

 

 

8.3

 

 

WX  15                (7)

 

 

33,676

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

46

 

 

54

 

 

39

 

 

100

 

 

1.5

 

 

9.5

 

 

WX  8                  (7)

 

 

24,164

 

 

0

 

 

3

 

 

29

 

 

68

 

 

59

 

 

100

 

 

1.2

 

 

9.3

 

 

WX  190              (7)

 

 

20,383

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

29

 

 

71

 

 

66

 

 

97

 

 

0

 

 

7.9

 

 

WX  24                (7)

 

 

28,049

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

36

 

 

64

 

 

47

 

 

100

 

 

0

 

 

8.8

 

 

Summergold        (7)

 

 

21,185

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

50

 

 

50

 

 

60

 

 

100

 

 

1.5

 

 

9.5

 

 

Legacy                 (7)

 

 

20,489

 

 

0

 

 

8

 

 

32

 

 

60

 

 

59

 

 

100

 

 

3.5

 

 

10

 

 

Royal Sweet        (4)

 

 

30,314

 

 

0

 

 

2

 

 

36

 

 

62

 

 

47

 

 

100

 

 

0.5

 

 

9.4

 

 

Falcon                  (4)

 

 

22,352

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

57

 

 

43

 

 

69

 

 

100

 

 

0

 

 

4.9

 

 

Stargazer             (4)

 

 

21,672

 

 

8

 

 

0

 

 

37

 

 

55

 

 

48

 

 

100

 

 

0.7

 

 

7.9

 

 

Summer Flavor 790(1)

 

 

31,359

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

26

 

 

74

 

 

45

 

 

100

 

 

0.2

 

 

7.6

1/ Refer to list of participating seed companies/entry code
      2/Yield/A projections based on assumed 100 % planted acres of a given variety
      3/ % marketable fruit harvested per size grade
      4/Culled fruit predominately undersized fruit (<15/fruit)
     
5/ Percent of seeds that germinated within 7 days after planting.
        6/Vine decline Scale:0= no disease symptoms;  5= 50% of plot with severe symptoms;10= All vines dead

           CULTURE (hybrids & triploids)

Beds = 80 A wide, raised, black plastic mulched

Transplanted = March 3, 2001 (transplants treated with Admire prior to removal from greenhouse).  In-row spacing – 2.5′

Irrigation =        Drip

Fertilization =     100 lbs/A N

Harvest =          May 31 – June 8.

Pest control =     Agri-Mek, Ridomil Gold/Bravo, Quadri, Nova

PROBLEMS:     Severe vine decline caused significant plant death and reduced yields.  Also some disease problems

(powdery mildew, gummy stem blight and Alternaria) and insects (leafminers, whiteflies, spidermites,

 

Triploids

Entries / Seed source1/

Mktbl 2/ yld
 (lbs/A)

% Mktbl yld/size grade 3/
(lbs/fruit)

% culls
&
undersized
fruit 4/

% 5/
Germ

Vine decline  6/

25 – 30
20 – 25
15 – 20
10 – 15
5/24 6/1
 

HMX  8914            (2)

 

 

37,160

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

21

 

 

79

 

 

52

 

 

57

 

 

0

 

 

3.6

 

 

ZG-8404                (8)

 

 

36,411

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

18

 

 

82

 

 

50

 

 

96

 

 

0.7

 

 

7.0

 

 

Millionaire              (2)

 

 

35,767

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

14

 

 

86

 

 

40

 

 

96

 

 

0

 

 

5.4

 

 

Super Seedless 7167(1)

 

 

34,965

 

 

0

 

 

2

 

 

21

 

 

77

 

 

47

 

 

96

 

 

0

 

 

3.6

 

 

Crispy Sweet           (8)

 

 

32,003

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

15

 

 

85

 

 

38

 

 

99

 

 

1.0

 

 

7.8

 

 

SSC 31782              (5)

 

 

31,132

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

46

 

 

54

 

 

45

 

 

93

 

 

0

 

 

5.6

 

 

Cooperstown           (4)

 

 

28,693

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

28

 

 

72

 

 

49

 

 

97

 

 

0.2

 

 

6.8

 

 

WX  55                  (7)

 

 

28,328

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

17

 

 

83

 

 

52

 

 

99

 

 

0

 

 

7.3

 

 

Sweetheart              (8)

 

 

27,927

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

18

 

 

82

 

 

51

 

 

99

 

 

0.5

 

 

7.5

 

 

Super Seedless 7177(1)

 

 

27,352

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

28

 

 

72

 

 

47

 

 

100

 

 

0.2

 

 

4.5

 

 

Gem Dandy            (7)

 

 

26,882

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

22

 

 

78

 

 

50

 

 

100

 

 

1.5

 

 

7.4

 

 

TRI-X 313              (3)

 

 

26,463

 

 

0

 

 

3

 

 

20

 

 

77

 

 

55

 

 

100

 

 

0.3

 

 

7.2

 

 

RWT 8096-VP        (3)

 

 

25,662

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

19

 

 

81

 

 

53

 

 

96

 

 

1.0

 

 

8.8

 

 

Super Seedless 7187(1)

 

 

25,035

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

29

 

 

71

 

 

47

 

 

100

 

 

0

 

 

5.3

 

 

TRI-X Carousel              (3)

 

 

24,321

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

12

 

 

88

 

 

50

 

 

90

 

 

0.7

 

 

7.5

 

 

Sugar Shack            (6)

 

 

23,397

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

25

 

 

75

 

 

53

 

 

94

 

 

0.7

 

 

8.0

 

 

Sugar Time             (6)

 

 

23,118

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

25

 

 

75

 

 

63

 

 

89

 

 

0.5

 

 

6.9

 

 

Fantastik                (1)

 

 

22,997

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

9

 

 

91

 

 

59

 

 

89

 

 

0

 

 

5.0

 

 

Millenium               (2)

 

 

21,324

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

29

 

 

71

 

 

50

 

 

97

 

 

0.7

 

 

6.8

 

 

Trillion                  (1)

 

 

15,679

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

4

 

 

96

 

 

69

 

 

85

 

 

0.5

 

 

5.1

 1/ Refer to list of participating seed companies/entry code
 2/; Yield/A projections based on assumed 100 % planted acres of a given variety
 3/ % marketable fruit harvested per size grade
4/Culled fruit predominately undersized fruit (<10/fruit)
5/ Percent of seeds that germinated within 7 days after planting.
 6/Vine decline Scale:0= no symptoms; 5= 50% of plot with severe synptoms; 10= All  vines dead within plot

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