NCSU Cucumber Breeding Report - 1995
Todd C. Wehner
Professor
Rufus R. Horton, Jr.
Agric. Res. Tech. II
Department of Horticultural Science
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7609
The authors gratefully acknowledge the assistance of F.E. Cumbo and the personnel
at the Horticultural Crops Research Station, Clinton, NC. for help in maintaining
and harvesting the trials.
About This Report
The data contained in this publication are made available to interested persons so
that they will be informed as to the nature and scope of our cucumber breeding
program. Since the results of the trials are based on one year's data, they should
be interpreted cautiously. Genotype ¥ environment interactions make it likely that
the performance of any given cultigen (cultivar or breeding line) will be
significantly different in other trials. Often, cultigens that perform well for
yield, earliness, fruit quality, or disease resistance in one trial will perform
significantly worse in other trials.
Other factors, known only to the researchers, may complicate the interpretation of
the results, making it difficult for others to interpret differences from one year
to the next. For example, the effect of seed lot, pollenizer, harvest labor,
irrigation, fertilizer, pollinating insects and weather patterns may cause some
test plots in the field to receive better or worse treatment than average.
Therefore, we urge caution in interpreting these data. Conclusions drawn by the
reader will be more accurate if they are of a general nature. For example, note
which cultigens performed in the top third for yield, rather than which one was at
the very top.
Pricing schemes
Value of production figures were obtained by assigning the following prices for the marketable grades:
Price
Grade per cwt
No.1 (< 1 1/16") $16.00
No.2 (1 1/16 - 1 1/2") 8.00
No.3 (1 1/2 - 2") 4.80
No.4 (> 2") 0.00
The pricing system is the one currently in use in North Carolina (averaged over the
spring and summer crops) and is revised annually. The same pricing systems are
applied to all production in a particular year even though commercial prices for
summer production are usually higher than for spring production.
Progression of Breeding Lines Through Trials
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The cost of planning these trials, doing the field work, running the data analysis,
and summarizing the results for this report was approximately $16,000 in soft funds
and $40,000 in hard funds for the pickling and slicing cucumber trials. Copying
charges were $4.30 for producing each of these reports.
Direct correspondence to:
Todd C. Wehner, Professor
Department of Horticultural Science
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7609
919-515-5363 (Voice)
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CONTENTS
Pickling Cucumbers
Slicing Cucumbers
Pickling Cucumbers
Brinestock Evaluation - 1995
Stage 3 Pickle Trial
Todd C. Wehner and Rufus R. Horton, Jr.z
Department of Horticultural Science
North Carolina State University
Introduction
Cucumbers from the third and fifth harvests of the stage 3 spring pickling cucumber
trial were each placed in one brine tank at Mt. Olive Pickle Co. The tanks were
purged with nitrogen to remove excess carbon dioxide from the brine.
Methods
The cultigens (cultivars and breeding lines) were evaluated for fruit quality
(shape, external color, texture, seedcell size, and lot uniformity), firmness,
bloaters, and other defects in October. Quality was evaluated by judges from
industry: Sonny Coghill, Lawrence Crocker and Douglas Behrend (Mt. Olive), John
Tripp (Vlasic Foods), Tim Smith, Randy Martin and Phet Phonchanh (Dean Foods), and
Curtiss Cates and John Cates (Addis Cates Co.).
Fruit quality was evaluated using a rating system (that approximated letter grades)
from 1 to 9, where 9 = A+, 8 = A, 7 = A-, 6 = B+, 5 = B, 4 = B-, 3 = C, 2 = D, 1 =
F. Bloaters and defects were measured as percentage of fruits with damage in a
sample of 20 grade 3B fruits. Firmness was measured by punching 10 grade 2B fruits
with a Magness-Taylor tester (having a 5/16" diameter tip). All cultigens were
randomized, replicated and coded to prevent bias and provide a measure of error
variance.
Results
The cultigens are presented in order by decreasing fruit quality in Table 1, and are
ranked for resistance to bloaters and defects in Tables 2 and 3, respectively.
Fruit texture and firmness rankings are in Table 4. The average quality ratings
assigned by each judge in the test are presented in Table 5, showing how lenient
each judge was relative to the others. Due to insufficient replication, the bloater
data showed few significant differences among cultigens.
Summary
- The cultigens with best fruit quality in brinestock were Raleigh, Clinton, HMX
2468, HMX 3469, FMX-5021, WI6236Ax6625A, and Johnston.
- The most bloater resistant cultigens were HMX 2468, Calypso, HMX 1463 and HMX
3471.
- As usual, brinestock firmness (from the punch test) was only partially correlated
with texture (subjective rating from the judges), so the two traits are
measurements of different aspects of cucumber fruit firmness.
- Judges ranged from Crocker, who was the most liberal in quality ratings to Martin,
who was the most conservative. Analysis of variance indicated significant
differences among judges for the way they rated fruit quality. However,
interaction of judge with cultigen was non-significant (all judges gave good
cultigens high ratings, and bad cultigens low ratings).
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zThanks to Mt. Olive Pickle Co., Mt. Olive, N.C. for assistance in brining the
cucumbers, and for providing the facilities for evaluating the cultigens tested.
Thanks also to the personnel at the Horticultural Crops Research Station, Clinton,
N. C. for help in running the field trials.
Table 1. Brinestock evaluation - quality ratings (cultigens are ranked by average
quality)z.
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Cultivar Seed Average Extrnal Text- Seed Uniform-
Rank or line source quality Shape color ure cell ity
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1 Raleigh NCState Univ 6.4 6.4 6.9 6.3 5.6 6.6
2 Clinton NCState Univ 6.3 6.1 6.4 6.4 6.1 6.5
3 HMX 2468 Harris-Moran 6.2 6.2 6.2 5.9 6.1 6.3
4 HMX 3469 Harris-Moran 6.1 5.9 6.8 5.7 5.7 6.1
5 FMX-5021 Ferry-Morse 6.0 6.1 5.8 5.9 6.2 6.2
6 WI6236Ax6625A Wis-USDA 6.0 6.3 6.1 5.9 5.9 6.1
7 Johnston NCState Univ 6.0 6.1 6.7 5.5 5.8 5.9
8 Calypso NCState Univ 6.0 5.4 5.8 6.3 6.1 6.2
9 NC-47 (44x45) NCState Univ 6.0 5.4 6.0 6.2 5.9 6.2
10 XVC 12361 Asgrow Seed 5.9 5.3 6.3 5.9 6.3 5.8
11 FMX-4934 Ferry-Morse 5.9 6.3 6.2 5.1 5.4 6.3
12 HMX 3471 Harris-Moran 5.7 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.9
13 M 17 NCState Univ 5.7 5.7 4.7 6.3 5.8 6.1
14 FMX-5020 Ferry-Morse 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.5 5.4 5.7
15 Sunre 3540 SunSeeds 5.6 5.9 6.8 4.9 4.3 6.1
16 Vlasstar Asgrow Seed 5.6 5.8 6.2 5.1 5.2 5.7
17 UW 95E Univ. Wis. 5.6 6.0 5.8 5.4 4.9 5.9
18 NC-48 (44x46) NCState Univ 5.6 5.4 6.0 5.2 5.7 5.7
19 XVC 12368 Asgrow Seed 5.6 5.8 6.2 4.8 5.3 5.8
20 Cross Country Ferry-Morse 5.4 5.4 6.3 4.8 5.1 5.6
21 UW 95H Univ. Wis. 5.4 5.7 5.7 5.2 5.0 5.6
22 Napoleon SunSeeds 5.4 5.6 6.2 5.3 4.7 5.3
23 UW 95C Univ. Wis. 5.4 5.6 5.8 5.3 4.6 5.8
24 WI6472Ax6387A Wis-USDA 5.4 5.7 5.9 5.1 4.8 5.6
25 PS 10588 Petoseed 5.4 5.1 6.2 5.3 5.0 5.4
26 HMX 1463 Harris-Moran 5.4 5.1 6.5 5.2 4.8 5.4
27 FMX-4937 Ferry-Morse 5.1 5.4 6.0 4.6 4.3 5.3
28 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 4.1 4.4 4.2 3.6 3.6 4.8
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LSD (5%) 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.6
Mean 5.7 5.7 6.1 5.4 5.3 5.8
CV (%) 12 17 14 23 23 16
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zQuality rated 1 to 9 (9=A+, 8=A, 7=A-, 6=B+, 5=B, 4=B-, 3=C, 2=D, 1=F).
Correlation (Shape with Uniformity) = 0.73**
Correlation (Texture with Seedcell) = 0.82**
Table 2. Brinestock evaluation - percentage of fruit damaged by bloaters (cultigens
are ranked by bloater resistance).
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Cultivar Seed Total Honey-
Rank or line source bloaters Balloon Lens comb
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1 HMX 2468 Harris-Moran 0 0 0 0
2 Calypso NCState Univ 0 0 0 0
3 HMX 1463 Harris-Moran 8 0 5 3
4 HMX 3471 Harris-Moran 5 0 0 5
5 UW 95E Univ. Wis. 3 3 0 0
6 HMX 3469 Harris-Moran 15 3 10 3
7 FMX-5021 Ferry-Morse 13 3 3 8
8 WI6472Ax6387A Wis-USDA 13 3 0 10
9 NC-47 (44x45) NCState Univ 5 5 0 0
10 M 17 NCState Univ 5 5 0 0
11 FMX-5020 Ferry-Morse 5 5 0 0
12 Johnston NCState Univ 15 5 10 0
13 Raleigh NCState Univ 10 5 3 3
14 WI6236Ax6625A Wis-USDA 13 5 5 3
15 XVC 12361 Asgrow Seed 8 8 0 0
16 Cross Country Ferry-Morse 15 8 3 5
17 PS 10588 Petoseed 10 10 0 0
18 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 13 10 0 3
19 Clinton NCState Univ 13 10 0 3
20 FMX-4934 Ferry-Morse 20 15 5 0
21 UW 95C Univ. Wis. 18 18 0 0
22 XVC 12368 Asgrow Seed 28 18 10 0
23 Napoleon SunSeeds 25 18 5 3
24 NC-48 (44x46) NCState Univ 20 18 0 3
25 UW 95H Univ. Wis. 28 18 0 10
26 FMX-4937 Ferry-Morse 30 20 5 5
27 Vlasstar Asgrow Seed 48 25 10 13
28 Sunre 3540 SunSeeds 28 28 0 0
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LSD (5%) 21 17 8 NS
Mean 15 9 3 3
CV (%) 70 88 141 171
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Table 3. Brinestock evaluation - percentage of fruit damaged by defects (cultigens
are ranked by resistance to defects).
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Blossom-
Cultivar Seed Total Placental end Soft
Rank or line source defects hollows defects centers
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1 M 17 NCState Univ 0 0 0 0
2 XVC 12361 Asgrow Seed 0 0 0 0
3 HMX 3469 Harris-Moran 0 0 0 0
4 HMX 2468 Harris-Moran 3 0 0 3
5 NC-47 (44x45) NCState Univ 3 0 0 3
6 Clinton NCState Univ 3 3 0 0
7 Calypso NCState Univ 5 3 0 3
8 UW 95E Univ. Wis. 5 0 0 5
9 WI6472Ax6387A Wis-USDA 5 0 0 5
10 Cross Country Ferry-Morse 5 0 0 5
11 UW 95H Univ. Wis. 5 0 0 5
12 FMX-5021 Ferry-Morse 8 5 0 3
13 XVC 12368 Asgrow Seed 8 0 0 8
14 FMX-5020 Ferry-Morse 10 0 3 8
15 Raleigh NCState Univ 10 0 0 10
16 PS 10588 Petoseed 10 0 0 10
17 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 10 0 0 10
18 UW 95C Univ. Wis. 10 0 0 10
19 Napoleon SunSeeds 10 0 0 10
20 HMX 3471 Harris-Moran 13 0 0 13
21 FMX-4934 Ferry-Morse 13 3 5 5
22 NC-48 (44x46) NCState Univ 13 5 0 8
23 Sunre 3540 SunSeeds 13 0 0 13
24 HMX 1463 Harris-Moran 15 0 0 15
25 Vlasstar Asgrow Seed 18 3 3 13
26 WI6236Ax6625A Wis-USDA 20 15 5 0
27 Johnston NCState Univ 20 8 0 13
28 FMX-4937 Ferry-Morse 23 5 0 18
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LSD (5%) NS 6 NS NS
Mean 9 2 1 7
CV (%) 86 176 399 104
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Table 4. Brinestock evaluation - firmness and texture of fruit, and resistance to
bloaters and defects (cultigens are ranked by firmness)z.
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Firm- Total
Cultivar Seed ness Text- bloaters Total Bal-
Rank or line source (lb.) ure &defects bloaters loon Defects
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1 M 17 NCState Univ 19.8 6.3 5 5 5 0
2 UW 95H Univ. Wis. 19.5 5.2 33 28 18 5
3 Calypso NCState Univ 19.0 6.3 5 0 0 5
4 UW 95C Univ. Wis. 19.0 5.3 28 18 18 10
5 Clinton NCState Univ 18.9 6.4 15 13 10 3
6 WI6236Ax6625A Wis-USDA 18.7 5.9 33 13 5 20
7 WI6472Ax6387A Wis-USDA 18.5 5.1 18 13 3 5
8 HMX 2468 Harris-Moran 18.2 5.9 3 0 0 3
9 PS 10588 Petoseed 18.2 5.3 20 10 10 10
10 Vlasstar Asgrow Seed 18.1 5.1 65 48 25 18
11 UW 95E Univ. Wis. 17.9 5.4 8 3 3 5
12 Johnston NCState Univ 17.6 5.5 35 15 5 20
13 Raleigh NCState Univ 17.5 6.3 20 10 5 10
14 FMX-5020 Ferry-Morse 17.1 5.5 15 5 5 10
15 HMX 3471 Harris-Moran 17.0 5.8 18 5 0 13
16 FMX-5021 Ferry-Morse 16.9 5.9 20 13 3 8
17 HMX 3469 Harris-Moran 16.7 5.7 15 15 3 0
18 NC-48 (44x46) NCState Univ 16.6 5.2 33 20 18 13
19 FMX-4937 Ferry-Morse 16.6 4.6 53 30 20 23
20 XVC 12361 Asgrow Seed 16.5 5.9 8 8 8 0
21 NC-47 (44x45) NCState Univ 16.4 6.2 8 5 5 3
22 Cross Country Ferry-Morse 16.1 4.8 20 15 8 5
23 HMX 1463 Harris-Moran 16.0 5.2 23 8 0 15
24 Napoleon SunSeeds 15.7 5.3 35 25 18 10
25 XVC 12368 Asgrow Seed 15.3 4.8 35 28 18 8
26 Sunre 3540 SunSeeds 15.0 4.9 40 28 28 13
27 FMX-4934 Ferry-Morse 14.8 5.1 33 20 15 13
28 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 14.7 3.6 23 13 10 10
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LSD (5%) 2.9 0.8 31 21 17 NS
Mean 17.2 5.4 24 12 3 9
CV (%) 8 23 64 123 188 86
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zFirmness determined by punch-testing (Magness-Taylor) 10 grade 2B fruits.
Correlation of Texture with: Firmness = 0.26*, Balloon = -0.48**
Correlation of Texture with: Lens = -0.07ns, Honeycomb = 0.00ns
Table 5. Brinestock evaluation - quality ratings assigned by the judges (judges are
ranked by leniency)z.
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Average External Seed Uniform-
Rank Judge quality Shape color Texture cell ity
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1 Crocker 6.9 6.2 7.8 6.4 6.4 7.8
2 Behrend 6.6 6.7 6.5 6.8 6.4 6.8
3 CCates 6.5 6.7 6.7 6.6 5.8 6.5
4 Coghill 6.2 6.4 6.6 5.8 5.8 6.3
5 JCates 6.1 6.2 6.5 5.4 6.0 6.3
6 Smith 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.4 5.0 5.6
7 Tripp 4.9 5.1 5.4 4.6 4.8 4.9
8 Phonchanh 4.8 4.9 5.5 4.8 4.5 4.6
9 Martin 3.8 4.1 4.6 3.3 3.2 3.9
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zQuality rated 1 to 9 (9=A+, 8=A, 7=A-, 6=B+, 5=B, 4=B-, 3=C, 2=D, 1=F).
Stage 1 Pickling Cucumber Trial
1995
Experiment Design
1. A randomized complete block with 2 replications of pickle cultivars and
breeding lines (collectively referred to as cultigens) was grown.
2. Plots were single 10 ft. rows with 5 ft. alleys at each end.
3. Rows were on raised 18" beds spaced 60" apart (center to center).
4. Fertilizer consisted of 80-80-80 lb/A (N-P-K) broadcast preplant and 30-0-0
lb/A (N-P-K) sideplaced at the 2 to 4 leaf stage.
5. Curbit was applied preemergence at the rate of 1 lb. a.i./A.
6. The trial was planted 13 July, and harvested 2 times, 5 and 11 September.
Data Collection
1. Firmness was measured on 3 Grade 3 fruits using a Magness-Taylor tester with a
5/16" tip.
2. Length/Diameter ratio was calculated by measuring 5 Grade 2 fruits.
3. Quality ratings were from 1 to 9, with 1 = worst, 9 = best.
4. Disease ratings were from 0 to 9, with 0 = no disease, 1 = trace, 4 = first
stem lesions, 9 = plant dead.
Results
The following cultigens performed well, and could be advanced to the next stage:
1 LLMM76FxLLM21c NC State Univ.
2 LLMM76FxLLM21e NC State Univ.
3 Addis NC State Univ.
4 LLMM76FxLLM21f NC State Univ.
5 LLGy14xLLM21a NC State Univ.
Table 6. Stage 1 spring pickle trial - yield data (cultigens are ranked by number
of marketable fruits per plot).
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No. fruits per plot Fruits Plants
Cultivar Seed Mark- Early % per per
Rank or line source able Total (OSize) culls plant plot
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1 LLMM76FxLLM21c 95GH435-1x438 65 75 2 13 2.5 30
2 LLMM76FxLLM21f 95GH436-2x438 64 76 2 16 2.5 30
3 LLMM76FxLLM21e 95GH436-1x438 61 74 0 18 2.5 30
4 LLGy14xLLM21e 95GH433-1x438 55 69 4 20 3.0 23
5 LLGy57uxLLM21a 95GH437-1x438 53 70 3 23 2.3 30
6 LLGy14xLLM21c 95GH432-1x438 49 62 3 20 2.7 24
7 LLMM76FxLLM21a 95GH434-1x438 48 63 0 20 5.7 18
8 LLMM76FxLLM21d 95GH435-2x438 41 50 2 17 2.0 26
9 LLGy14xLLM21a 95GH431-1x438 41 48 3 13 1.9 25
10 WI 90-2757 Wis.-USDA 39 45 1 13 9.9 5
11 Addis NC State U. 39 43 8 11 1.9 23
12 LLMM76FxLLM21b 95GH434-2x438 38 48 1 21 4.5 11
13 NCH1 NC State U. 33 42 7 21 1.8 24
14 NCEP1 NC State U. 32 42 8 22 1.6 27
15 LLGy14xLLM21d 95GH432-2x438 32 41 3 19 5.0 17
16 Asterix Bejo 29 38 12 25 1.7 22
17 Gy 14A NC State U. 28 34 11 17 2.6 13
18 NCMBP NC State U. 27 35 8 21 2.2 16
19 LLGy57uxLLM21b 95GH437-2x438 27 34 1 20 3.5 16
20 NC-46 (Y2) NC State U. 27 38 3 32 3.3 14
21 NCEDP NCState Univ. 26 32 9 20 1.7 21
22 CR 219 Univ. Wis. 25 33 13 23 1.5 22
23 M 17 NC State U. 24 34 4 29 1.4 25
24 Regal NC State U. 24 39 10 40 1.8 22
25 Calypso NC State U. 24 33 13 30 1.4 25
26 CR 2212 Univ. Wis. 23 38 9 40 1.4 28
27 NC-45 (Y3) NC State U. 23 31 6 26 1.7 18
28 NCWBP NC State U. 22 30 7 29 1.5 22
29 CR 2210 Univ. Wis. 21 35 6 45 2.7 13
30 LLGy14xLLM21f 95GH433-2x438 18 25 4 26 1.1 23
31 Clinton NC State U. 18 22 2 22 1.1 22
32 Sumter Clemson Univ. 17 21 7 19 1.0 22
33 NC-44 (Y1) NC State U. 17 26 10 40 1.8 15
34 M 21 NC State U. 16 21 1 22 2.0 12
35 LLGy14xLLM21b 95GH431-2x438 14 15 0 5 4.1 4
36 NCCP NCState Univ. 9 11 2 18 0.7 18
37 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 4 11 1 66 0.7 18
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LSD (5%) 21 28 7 22 2.3 15
Mean 31 40 4 24 2.4 20
CV (%) 34 34 71 45 46.6 36
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Correlation (Total yield with % culls) = -0.21NS
Table 7. Stage 1 spring pickle trial - fruit quality data (cultigens are ranked by
average fruit quality).
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Overall Firm- Len.
Cultivar Seed Average Seed- impres- ness dia.
Rank or line source qualityz Shapez Colory cellz sionz (lb) ratio
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1 M 17 NC State U. 7.5 8 4 8 7 20 3.0
2 Sumter Clemson Univ. 7.5 8 7 7 8 18 3.2
3 Addis NC State U. 7.3 8 8 7 8 14 3.1
4 LLMM76FxLLM21e 95GH436-1x438 7.3 8 8 7 8 15 3.4
5 LLGy14xLLM21f 95GH433-2x438 7.3 8 7 8 7 17 3.0
6 NCEDP NCState Univ. 7.2 7 8 7 8 15 3.2
7 LLMM76FxLLM21c 95GH435-1x438 7.2 8 7 7 7 15 3.3
8 LLGy14xLLM21a 95GH431-1x438 7.0 8 7 7 7 16 2.7
9 NCEP1 NC State U. 6.7 7 7 7 7 17 2.8
10 Clinton NC State U. 6.7 7 8 8 6 18 2.5
11 CR 2212 Univ. Wis. 6.5 7 7 7 6 20 2.9
12 CR 219 Univ. Wis. 6.5 7 7 7 6 21 2.5
13 Regal NC State U. 6.5 7 7 7 7 19 3.0
14 NCH1 NC State U. 6.3 7 7 6 7 19 3.2
15 M 21 NC State U. 6.3 6 8 8 6 15 3.5
16 LLMM76FxLLM21a 95GH434-1x438 6.2 7 7 6 7 13 3.3
17 LLMM76FxLLM21d 95GH435-2x438 6.2 6 7 7 6 14 3.3
18 LLMM76FxLLM21b 95GH434-2x438 6.0 7 7 6 6 15 3.3
19 LLGy57uxLLM21a 95GH437-1x438 6.0 6 8 7 6 16 3.2
20 LLGy14xLLM21b 95GH431-2x438 6.0 6 7 7 6 14 3.0
21 NCMBP NC State U. 5.8 6 6 6 6 16 3.3
22 LLGy14xLLM21c 95GH432-1x438 5.8 6 7 7 6 13 2.7
23 LLMM76FxLLM21f 95GH436-2x438 5.8 6 7 7 6 17 3.2
24 NC-44 (Y1) NC State U. 5.8 6 7 6 6 16 3.4
25 Calypso NC State U. 5.7 5 6 7 6 17 2.9
26 NC-46 (Y2) NC State U. 5.5 5 9 8 5 14 3.9
27 LLGy57uxLLM21b 95GH437-2x438 5.3 6 7 5 6 14 3.2
28 Asterix Bejo 5.3 5 5 6 6 17 2.7
29 Gy 14A NC State U. 5.3 6 4 6 5 18 2.5
30 NCCP NCState Univ. 5.0 8 5 3 5 16 3.7
31 LLGy14xLLM21d 95GH432-2x438 5.0 5 6 5 5 14 2.7
32 LLGy14xLLM21e 95GH433-1x438 5.0 5 7 5 5 14 2.7
33 NC-45 (Y3) NC State U. 4.8 5 8 6 5 18 3.0
34 CR 2210 Univ. Wis. 4.7 5 7 5 5 17 3.0
35 NCWBP NC State U. 3.7 4 5 4 3 15 3.5
36 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 3.7 4 4 5 3 15 2.8
37 WI 90-2757 Wis.-USDA 3.5 5 8 3 4 22 3.1
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LSD (5%) 1.5 2 1 2 2 3 0.6
Mean 5.9 6 7 6 6 16 3.1
CV (%) 12.6 17 10 15 18 11 9.9
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zQuality rated 1 to 9 (1 = poor, 5 = average, 9 = excellent).
yColor rated 1 to 9 (1 = white, 5 = medium green, 9 = very dark green).
Correlation (Total yield with average quality) = 0.16NS
Table 8. Stage 1 spring pickle trial - primary and secondary fruit defects, and
plant and fruit type in harvests 1 and 2 (cultigens ranked by fruit quality)z.
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Fruit defects Harvest 1+2 type
Cultivar Seed Average 1 2 Plant Fruit
Rank or line source quality 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
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1 M 17 NC State U. 7.5 W K K W T T P P
2 Sumter Clemson Univ. 7.5 K K K T T T P P
3 Addis NC State U. 7.3 K D K K T T P P
4 LLMM76FxLLM21e 95GH436-1x438 7.3 A K N T L L P P
5 LLGy14xLLM21f 95GH433-2x438 7.3 T K K K T T P P
6 NCEDP NCState Univ. 7.2 K K T T T D P P
7 LLMM76FxLLM21c 95GH435-1x438 7.2 K T T K L L P P
8 LLGy14xLLM21a 95GH431-1x438 7.0 T K H N L L P P
9 NCEP1 NC State U. 6.7 T K K O T T P P
10 Clinton NC State U. 6.7 H K V H T T P P
11 CR 2212 Univ. Wis. 6.5 T K N H T T P P
12 CR 219 Univ. Wis. 6.5 K H K K T T P P
13 Regal NC State U. 6.5 T T D K T T P P
14 NCH1 NC State U. 6.3 I T K K T T P P
15 M 21 NC State U. 6.3 N T T K T D P P
16 LLMM76FxLLM21a 95GH434-1x438 6.2 T D K T L L P P
17 LLMM76FxLLM21d 95GH435-2x438 6.2 T T C C L L P P
18 LLMM76FxLLM21b 95GH434-2x438 6.0 A T X K L L P P
19 LLGy57uxLLM21a 95GH437-1x438 6.0 T T A D L L P P
20 LLGy14xLLM21b 95GH431-2x438 6.0 A D K K L L P P
21 NCMBP NC State U. 5.8 H T K W T T P P
22 LLGy14xLLM21c 95GH432-1x438 5.8 N C H K L L P P
23 LLMM76FxLLM21f 95GH436-2x438 5.8 D K T N L L P P
24 NC-44 (Y1) NC State U. 5.8 D K T N T T P P
25 Calypso NC State U. 5.7 N M D N T T P P
26 NC-46 (Y2) NC State U. 5.5 D D T T T T P P
27 LLGy57uxLLM21b 95GH437-2x438 5.3 C T T X L L P P
28 Asterix Bejo 5.3 K H D K T T P P
29 Gy 14A NC State U. 5.3 W T K W T T P P
30 NCCP NCState Univ. 5.0 K W H M C C P P
31 LLGy14xLLM21d 95GH432-2x438 5.0 N N H T L L P P
32 LLGy14xLLM21e 95GH433-1x438 5.0 H T N H L L P P
33 NC-45 (Y3) NC State U. 4.8 D D C T T T P P
34 CR 2210 Univ. Wis. 4.7 C T T N T T P P
35 NCWBP NC State U. 3.7 O T D M T T P P
36 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 3.7 N R W N T T P P
37 WI 90-2757 Wis.-USDA 3.5 H H N M T M P P
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LSD (5%) 1.5
Mean 5.9
CV (%) 12.6
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zDefects were rated as follows (giving primary and secondary for each harvest):
A - wArty fruit J - S - Separated carpels
B - Blossom end defects K - Keep(excellent) T - Tapered ends
C - Crooks excessive L - Late maturity U - Uniform green
D - Dogbone shape M - Mottled fruit V - Varicolor (dark stem
E - Early maturity N - Nubs excessive end, light blossom end)
F - Four celled O - Offtype fruit W - White fruit
G - lonG fruit P - Placental hollows X - neCKS on fruit
H - sHort fruit Q - Y - Yellow fruit
I - strIped fruit R - Reject (poor) Z - diSeased fruit
Table 9. Stage 1 spring pickle trial - sex expression and vine data (cultigens are
ranked by number of male nodes).
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Cultivar Seed Gyn. Days Days Vine Vine
Rank or line source ratingz flwr harv sizey colorx
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1 LLGy57uxLLM21b 95GH437-2x438 9 47 70 5 6
2 LLGy57uxLLM21a 95GH437-1x438 9 47 70 6 6
3 CR 219 Univ. Wis. 9 41 60 7 6
4 CR 2212 Univ. Wis. 9 42 60 8 6
5 CR 2210 Univ. Wis. 9 41 60 7 6
6 Gy 14A NC State U. 8 41 60 7 6
7 Calypso NC State U. 6 42 60 7 5
8 Regal NC State U. 6 43 60 6 5
9 LLGy14xLLM21d 95GH432-2x438 5 44 70 5 7
10 Asterix Bejo 5 41 60 7 7
11 WI 90-2757 Wis.-USDA 5 44 60 7 5
12 NC-46 (Y2) NC State U. 5 43 60 8 7
13 NC-44 (Y1) NC State U. 5 40 60 7 7
14 LLGy14xLLM21e 95GH433-1x438 4 43 70 6 7
15 NCEP1 NC State U. 4 41 60 7 6
16 NCWBP NC State U. 4 41 60 7 6
17 Addis NC State U. 4 42 60 7 7
18 NCMBP NC State U. 4 41 60 7 6
19 LLGy14xLLM21c 95GH432-1x438 4 43 70 6 6
20 LLMM76FxLLM21c 95GH435-1x438 4 44 70 7 6
21 NCH1 NC State U. 4 42 60 6 5
22 M 17 NC State U. 4 42 60 8 7
23 LLGy14xLLM21f 95GH433-2x438 4 42 60 7 5
24 NC-45 (Y3) NC State U. 4 43 60 8 5
25 LLMM76FxLLM21b 95GH434-2x438 3 44 70 5 6
26 LLMM76FxLLM21a 95GH434-1x438 3 46 70 6 7
27 M 21 NC State U. 3 42 60 4 5
28 LLMM76FxLLM21d 95GH435-2x438 3 43 70 5 6
29 LLMM76FxLLM21f 95GH436-2x438 3 43 70 7 6
30 NCEDP NCState Univ. 3 41 60 5 5
31 Sumter Clemson Univ. 3 42 60 7 6
32 LLMM76FxLLM21e 95GH436-1x438 3 43 70 6 6
33 LLGy14xLLM21a 95GH431-1x438 3 44 70 5 6
34 Clinton NC State U. 3 42 60 6 6
35 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 3 43 60 6 6
36 LLGy14xLLM21b 95GH431-2x438 2 44 70 4 6
37 NCCP NCState Univ. 2 42 60 2 4
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LSD (5%) 2 3 1 2 2
Mean 4 42 64 6 6
CV (%) 18 3 0 20 13
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zGynoecious rating (1 = androecious, 2-3 = andromonoecious, 4-6 = monoecious, 7-8 =
predominately gynoecious, 9 = gynoecious).
ySize rated 1 to 9 (1=very small, 9=very large).
xColor rated 1 to 9 (1=yellow, 9=very dark green).
Correlation (Total yield with gyn rating) = 0.04NS
Correlation (Total yield with vine size) = 0.23*
Table 10. Stage 1 spring pickle trial - disease data (cultigens are ranked by
average disease)z.
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Cultivar Seed Average Anthrac
Rank or line source disease -nose PM
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1 LLMM76FxLLM21b 95GH434-2x438 1.0 2 0
2 LLGy14xLLM21d 95GH432-2x438 3.3 2 5
3 LLGy14xLLM21b 95GH431-2x438 1.3 3 0
4 LLGy14xLLM21c 95GH432-1x438 2.0 3 2
5 LLGy14xLLM21e 95GH433-1x438 2.5 3 3
6 M 21 NC State U. 1.5 3 0
7 LLMM76FxLLM21a 95GH434-1x438 1.5 3 0
8 LLGy57uxLLM21b 95GH437-2x438 1.5 3 0
9 LLMM76FxLLM21e 95GH436-1x438 1.8 4 0
10 LLMM76FxLLM21c 95GH435-1x438 1.8 4 0
11 LLMM76FxLLM21d 95GH435-2x438 1.8 4 0
12 NCH1 NC State U. 4.8 4 6
13 M 17 NC State U. 2.0 4 0
14 LLGy14xLLM21f 95GH433-2x438 2.0 4 0
15 LLGy57uxLLM21a 95GH437-1x438 2.0 4 0
16 LLMM76FxLLM21f 95GH436-2x438 2.0 4 0
17 LLGy14xLLM21a 95GH431-1x438 4.0 4 4
18 Sumter Clemson Univ. 2.3 5 0
19 NCEDP NCState Univ. 3.3 5 2
20 Clinton NC State U. 2.5 5 0
21 CR 2212 Univ. Wis. 2.5 5 0
22 CR 219 Univ. Wis. 2.5 5 0
23 Asterix Bejo 2.5 5 0
24 Gy 14A NC State U. 2.5 5 0
25 CR 2210 Univ. Wis. 2.5 5 0
26 NCEP1 NC State U. 3.3 5 2
27 NCWBP NC State U. 5.3 5 6
28 WI 90-2757 Wis.-USDA 5.5 5 6
29 Addis NC State U. 2.8 6 0
30 NC-46 (Y2) NC State U. 2.8 6 0
31 Calypso NC State U. 3.3 6 1
32 NCCP NCState Univ. 4.8 6 4
33 Regal NC State U. 3.0 6 0
34 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 4.3 6 3
35 NCMBP NC State U. 4.8 6 4
36 NC-45 (Y3) NC State U. 3.3 7 0
37 NC-44 (Y1) NC State U. 5.8 7 5
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LSD (5%) 1.4 3 2
Mean 2.9 4 1
CV (%) 25.0 28 84
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zDisease rated 0 to 9 (0=none, 1-2=trace, 3-4=slight, 5-6=moderate, 7-8=advanced,
9=plant dead).
Correlation (Total yield vs. anthracnose rating) = -0.35**
Table 11. Stage 1 spring pickle trial - selection indexes (cultigens ranked by
SWI1z).
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Cultivar Seed Mark. Early Fruit Seed Over Anthrac
Rank or line source SWI1 SWI2 yield yield shape cell -all -nose
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1 LLMM76FxLLM21c 95GH435-1x438 7.3 6.9 65 2 8 7 7 4
2 LLMM76FxLLM21e 95GH436-1x438 7.1 6.8 61 0 8 7 8 4
3 Addis NC State U. 6.6 6.7 39 8 8 7 8 6
4 LLMM76FxLLM21f 95GH436-2x438 6.6 6.0 64 2 6 7 6 4
5 LLGy14xLLM21a 95GH431-1x438 6.1 6.2 41 3 8 7 7 4
6 LLGy57uxLLM21a 95GH437-1x438 6.1 5.8 53 3 6 7 6 4
7 LLMM76FxLLM21a 95GH434-1x438 5.9 5.7 48 0 7 6 7 3
8 NCEP1 NC State U. 5.8 5.9 32 8 7 7 7 5
9 NCEDP NCState Univ. 5.8 6.1 26 9 7 7 8 5
10 LLGy14xLLM21c 95GH432-1x438 5.7 5.4 49 3 6 7 6 3
11 LLGy14xLLM21e 95GH433-1x438 5.7 5.3 55 4 5 5 5 3
12 NCH1 NC State U. 5.6 5.7 33 7 7 6 7 4
13 CR 219 Univ. Wis. 5.6 5.8 25 13 7 7 6 5
14 M 17 NC State U. 5.6 6.0 24 4 8 8 7 4
15 LLMM76FxLLM21d 95GH435-2x438 5.5 5.4 41 2 6 7 6 4
16 Regal NC State U. 5.5 5.8 24 10 7 7 7 6
17 Sumter Clemson Univ. 5.5 6.0 17 7 8 7 8 5
18 CR 2212 Univ. Wis. 5.3 5.6 23 9 7 7 6 5
19 NCMBP NC State U. 5.2 5.3 27 8 6 6 6 6
20 Asterix Bejo 5.2 5.2 29 12 5 6 6 5
21 LLGy14xLLM21f 95GH433-2x438 5.2 5.6 18 4 8 8 7 4
22 LLMM76FxLLM21b 95GH434-2x438 5.2 5.2 38 1 7 6 6 2
23 Calypso NC State U. 5.1 5.2 24 13 5 7 6 6
24 Gy 14A NC State U. 5.1 5.2 28 11 6 6 5 5
25 NC-44 (Y1) NC State U. 4.9 5.2 17 10 6 6 6 7
26 Clinton NC State U. 4.7 5.1 18 2 7 8 6 5
27 NC-46 (Y2) NC State U. 4.6 4.6 27 3 5 8 5 6
28 NC-45 (Y3) NC State U. 4.4 4.5 23 6 5 6 5 7
29 LLGy57uxLLM21b 95GH437-2x438 4.4 4.5 27 1 6 5 6 3
30 LLGy14xLLM21d 95GH432-2x438 4.4 4.4 32 3 5 5 5 2
31 WI 90-2757 Wis.-USDA 4.3 4.1 39 1 5 3 4 5
32 M 21 NC State U. 4.2 4.5 16 1 6 8 6 3
33 CR 2210 Univ. Wis. 4.1 4.2 21 6 5 5 5 5
34 LLGy14xLLM21b 95GH431-2x438 3.9 4.2 14 0 6 7 6 3
35 NCCP NCState Univ. 3.8 4.4 9 2 8 3 5 6
36 NCWBP NC State U. 3.7 3.8 22 7 4 4 3 5
37 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 2.6 2.8 4 1 4 5 3 6
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LSD (5%) 1.0 0.8 21 7 2 2 2 3
Mean 5.2 5.3 31 5 6 6 6 4
CV (%) 14.4 13.8 34 71 17 15 18 28
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zSWI is simple weighted index calculated from the performance of a cultigen for
yield; earliness; fruit shape, seedcell size and overall impression; and disease
resistance. The index is calculated with 2 different methods of weighting each
trait (10 is best, 1 is worst).
Correlation (Yield with SWI1) = 0.74**
Correlation (Yield with SWI2) = 0.55**
Stage 2 Pickling Cucumber Trial
1995
The stage 2 pickle trial was not run this year.
Stage 3 Pickling Cucumber Trial
1995
Todd C. Wehner and Rufus R. Horton, Jr.
Experiment Design
1. A randomized complete block with 3 replications of pickle cultivars and
breeding lines (collectively referred to as cultigens) was grown.
2. Plots were single 20 ft. rows with 5 ft. alleys at each end.
3. Rows were on raised 18" beds spaced 60" apart (center to center).
4. Fertilizer consisted of 80-80-80 lb/A (N-P-K) broadcast preplant and 30-0-0
lb/A (N-P-K) sideplaced at the 2 to 4 leaf stage.
5. Curbit was applied preemergence at the rate of 1 lb. a.i./A.
6. The trial was planted 1 May, and harvested 6 times (Mondays and Thursdays)
between 22 June and 10 July.
Data Collection
1. Firmness was measured on 3 Grade 3 fruits using a Magness-Taylor tester with a
5/16" tip.
2. Length/Diameter ratio was calculated by measuring 5 Grade 2 fruits.
3. Quality ratings were from 1 to 9, with 1 = worst, 9 = best.
4. Disease ratings were from 0 to 9, with 0 = no disease, 1 = trace, 4 = first
stem lesions, 9 = plant dead.
Results
The following cultigens performed well in their L/D size class, and could be
advanced to the next stage:
Medium L/D (Calypso class)-
1 Raleigh NC State Univ.
2 FMX-5020 Ferry-Morse
3 Sunre 3540 SunSeeds
4 FMX-4937 Ferry-Morse
5 UW 95C Univ. Wis.
6 Vlasstar Asgrow Seed
Long L/D (Regal class)-
1 PS 10588 Petoseed
2 Cross Country Ferry-Morse
3 Johnston NC State Univ.
Table 12. Stage 3 spring pickle trial - yield data (cultigens are ranked by fruit
value).
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Fruit grade distribution Plants
Cultivar Seed Valuez Weight (% by weight) per A
Rank or line source ($) (cwt) Cull No.1 No.2 No.3 No.4 (x1000)
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1 FMX-5020 Ferry-Morse 1133 209 15 12 29 25 19 23
2 Sunre 3540 SunSeeds 1123 213 13 9 27 37 15 26
3 Raleigh NCState Univ 1040 204 13 11 25 27 23 24
4 HMX 3471 Harris-Moran 935 166 17 14 30 23 16 22
5 PS 10588 Petoseed 910 156 22 16 29 20 13 23
6 Vlasstar Asgrow Seed 897 214 19 8 20 31 23 26
7 XVC 12361 Asgrow Seed 843 143 20 15 32 21 13 16
8 UW 95C Univ. Wis. 830 203 17 7 20 29 27 21
9 FMX-4937 Ferry-Morse 827 182 21 9 21 30 19 26
10 XVC 12368 Asgrow Seed 816 185 20 9 21 31 20 14
11 Johnston NCState Univ 815 155 19 11 28 26 16 22
12 Cross Country Ferry-Morse 792 166 15 12 24 26 23 17
13 HMX 1463 Harris-Moran 792 140 19 14 24 27 16 19
14 UW 95E Univ. Wis. 771 192 24 10 20 19 26 21
15 HMX 3469 Harris-Moran 769 147 13 13 23 24 26 14
16 NC-48 (44x46) NCState Univ 721 149 21 12 24 20 23 23
17 Napoleon SunSeeds 703 128 19 11 31 25 14 22
18 Calypso NCState Univ 696 155 32 13 20 22 13 24
19 FMX-4934 Ferry-Morse 673 148 16 7 23 35 20 15
20 HMX 2468 Harris-Moran 628 126 12 9 24 28 27 19
21 UW 95H Univ. Wis. 624 140 25 9 21 24 21 21
22 WI6472Ax6387A Wis-USDA 597 145 13 7 19 31 30 17
23 FMX-5021 Ferry-Morse 581 119 16 11 27 22 24 19
24 NC-47 (44x45) NCState Univ 530 107 24 10 21 33 12 11
25 WI6236Ax6625A Wis-USDA 494 145 9 5 18 24 44 7
26 Clinton NCState Univ 371 66 10 16 24 32 18 16
27 M 17 NCState Univ 358 85 18 6 23 39 15 20
28 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 109 41 40 5 11 18 26 26
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LSD (5%) 391 56 9 6 9 9 6 9
Mean 744 106 20 17 35 24 4 16
CV (%) 32 34 28 22 16 25 84 34
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zValue = (No.1 x $16.00) + No.2 x $8.00) + (No.3 x $4.80).
Correlation (Fruit value with fruit weight) = 0.88**
Table 13. Stage 3 spring pickle trial - earliness data (cultigens are ranked by
fruit value in harvests 1 and 2).
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Cumulative fruit valuez and % of
total valuez (6 harvests) for harvest:
Cultivar Seed 1 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-5
Rank or line source $/A % $/A % $/A % $/A % $/A %
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1 FMX-5020 Ferry-Morse 156 14 445 40 578 51 857 75 985 86
2 HMX 3469 Harris-Moran 54 5 306 27 387 34 785 70 879 78
3 Calypso NCState Univ 47 4 259 28 365 40 642 74 703 82
4 Raleigh NCState Univ 9 1 256 28 336 38 634 72 708 80
5 Sunre 3540 SunSeeds 28 2 248 21 387 33 790 70 891 79
6 HMX 2468 Harris-Moran 90 9 245 25 306 31 605 64 694 74
7 UW 95H Univ. Wis. 57 7 239 33 322 45 531 75 580 81
8 Johnston NCState Univ 45 5 236 24 378 38 703 71 801 80
9 XVC 12361 Asgrow Seed 68 9 222 36 282 45 511 75 561 83
10 FMX-4937 Ferry-Morse 33 4 210 26 288 36 527 69 594 79
11 UW 95E Univ. Wis. 54 6 206 24 300 36 570 72 622 79
12 Vlasstar Asgrow Seed 40 5 200 26 263 34 493 64 576 76
13 XVC 12368 Asgrow Seed 44 6 200 26 275 35 549 70 641 81
14 Napoleon SunSeeds 25 3 188 20 311 33 636 66 762 79
15 FMX-4934 Ferry-Morse 21 2 187 22 245 32 448 62 503 71
16 PS 10588 Petoseed 55 10 180 33 245 45 384 71 455 85
17 WI6472Ax6387A Wis-USDA 47 5 169 19 237 28 513 62 598 74
18 HMX 1463 Harris-Moran 29 3 162 17 221 27 429 60 507 74
19 HMX 3471 Harris-Moran 6 1 159 17 218 24 566 66 646 76
20 Cross Country Ferry-Morse 9 1 158 21 242 32 468 63 544 74
21 UW 95C Univ. Wis. 20 3 129 23 188 33 376 66 446 79
22 NC-48 (44x46) NCState Univ 2 0 79 11 237 34 484 69 558 80
23 Clinton NCState Univ 2 0 79 12 155 24 364 57 457 74
24 WI6236Ax6625A Wis-USDA 15 4 77 18 115 28 254 62 308 76
25 M 17 NCState Univ 2 0 60 14 116 28 277 67 314 76
26 FMX-5021 Ferry-Morse 0 0 39 6 82 11 369 47 509 67
27 NC-47 (44x45) NCState Univ 3 1 25 6 103 25 241 57 294 70
28 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 0 0 17 5 58 16 194 61 234 73
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LSD (5%) 45 5 137 10 172 13 289 10 324 9
Mean 34 4 178 22 259 33 507 66 585 77
CV (%) 80 71 47 29 41 24 35 9 34 7
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zValue = (No.1 x $16.00) + No.2 x $9.00) + (No.3 x $5.00).
Correlation (Fruit value with value in harvests 1 and 2) = 0.74**
Table 14. Stage 3 spring pickle trial - fruit quality data (cultigens are ranked by
average quality).
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Overall
Cultivar Seed Average Seed- impres-
Rank or line source qualityz Shapez Colory cellz sionz
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1 Clinton NCState Univ 7.8 8 7 7 8
2 Vlasstar Asgrow Seed 7.1 7 7 7 7
3 XVC 12361 Asgrow Seed 7.1 7 7 7 7
4 UW 95C Univ. Wis. 7.1 7 6 8 7
5 HMX 3469 Harris-Moran 7.0 7 6 7 7
6 XVC 12368 Asgrow Seed 7.0 7 6 7 7
7 UW 95H Univ. Wis. 6.9 7 6 7 7
8 HMX 2468 Harris-Moran 6.8 8 6 6 7
9 WI6472Ax6387A Wis-USDA 6.7 7 7 7 6
10 WI6236Ax6625A Wis-USDA 6.7 7 6 7 7
11 Calypso NCState Univ 6.6 6 6 7 7
12 Cross Country Ferry-Morse 6.3 6 7 7 6
13 FMX-5021 Ferry-Morse 6.2 7 6 6 6
14 Sunre 3540 SunSeeds 6.2 6 7 6 7
15 PS 10588 Petoseed 6.2 6 6 6 6
16 FMX-4937 Ferry-Morse 6.1 6 7 6 6
17 HMX 3471 Harris-Moran 6.1 6 5 6 6
18 UW 95E Univ. Wis. 6.1 6 7 6 7
19 Johnston NCState Univ 6.0 6 6 6 6
20 Napoleon SunSeeds 6.0 6 8 6 6
21 NC-48 (44x46) NCState Univ 5.9 6 7 6 6
22 FMX-5020 Ferry-Morse 5.8 6 6 6 6
23 M 17 NCState Univ 5.7 7 3 5 5
24 HMX 1463 Harris-Moran 5.7 6 6 5 6
25 Raleigh NCState Univ 5.7 6 6 6 5
26 FMX-4934 Ferry-Morse 5.7 6 6 6 6
27 NC-47 (44x45) NCState Univ 5.6 5 6 6 6
28 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 4.7 6 4 4 4
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LSD (5%) 0.9 1 1 2 1
Mean 6.3 6 6 6 6
CV(%) 8.9 9 10 16 12
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zQuality rated 1 to 9 (1 = poor, 5 = average, 9 = excellent).
yColor rated 1 to 9 (1 = white, 5 = medium green, 9 = very dark green).
Correlation (Fruit value with average quality) = 0.08NS
Table 15. Stage 3 spring pickle trial - other quality data (cultigens are ranked by
average quality)z
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Cultivar Seed Firm- L/D Defects1 Defects2
Rank or line source ness ratio 2 4 6 2 4 6
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1 M 17 NCState Univ 21.3 3.1 W W W H T D
2 Clinton NCState Univ 20.3 2.7 H H H T K K
3 UW 95H Univ. Wis. 20.3 3.2 K T K H K T
4 UW 95C Univ. Wis. 20.0 3.0 K K T H T K
5 NC-47 (44x45) NCState Univ 20.0 3.6 G D T T G G
6 WI6236Ax6625A Wis-USDA 19.7 3.0 H H K T T O
7 HMX 2468 Harris-Moran 19.0 3.0 H A H K H K
8 UW 95E Univ. Wis. 19.0 3.3 T G T M T K
9 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 19.0 2.9 T W H W T K
10 NC-48 (44x46) NCState Univ 18.7 3.6 G G G T T T
11 Johnston NCState Univ 18.7 3.4 G T K T G K
12 WI6472Ax6387A Wis-USDA 18.7 3.1 H H H K K T
13 Calypso NCState Univ 18.3 3.2 K T T T K K
14 Raleigh NCState Univ 17.7 3.3 K T T T K O
15 Vlasstar Asgrow Seed 17.3 3.2 K K K K T K
16 FMX-4934 Ferry-Morse 17.3 3.4 K G K H T T
17 FMX-5021 Ferry-Morse 17.3 3.2 W G T K T K
18 HMX 3469 Harris-Moran 17.0 3.3 K T K T K T
19 Sunre 3540 SunSeeds 17.0 3.3 H G K K O S
20 XVC 12361 Asgrow Seed 16.7 3.2 G K T K T K
21 HMX 1463 Harris-Moran 16.7 3.4 T G T K V G
22 XVC 12368 Asgrow Seed 16.3 3.2 T K K K K K
23 Napoleon SunSeeds 16.0 3.4 K K T T K O
24 FMX-4937 Ferry-Morse 16.0 3.1 K T T M K K
25 PS 10588 Petoseed 15.7 3.5 K K T G T K
26 Cross Country Ferry-Morse 15.3 3.4 T T T W G K
27 FMX-5020 Ferry-Morse 15.0 3.2 T T T G G K
28 HMX 3471 Harris-Moran 15.0 3.2 T T H M G T
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LSD (5%) 2.7 0.2
Mean 17.8 3.2
CV (%) 9.4 4.2
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zDefects were rated as follows (giving primary and secondary for each harvest):
A - wArty fruit J - S - Separated carpels
B - Blossom end defects K - Keep(excellent) T - Tapered ends
C - Crooks excessive L - Late maturity U - Uniform green
D - Dogbone shape M - Mottled fruit V - Varicolor (dark stem
E - Early maturity N - Nubs excessive end, light blossom end)
F - Four celled O - Offtype fruit W - White fruit
G - lonG fruit P - Placental hollows X - neCKS on fruit
H - sHort fruit Q - Y - Yellow fruit
I - strIped fruit R - Reject (poor) Z - diSeased fruit
Table 16. Stage 3 spring pickle trial - fruit keeping ability data (cultigens are
ranked by % weight loss).
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Weight Rating (0 - 9)y Firm-
Cultivar Seed loss Shriv- Rots & ness
Rank or line source (%)z eling disease (lb.)x
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1 UW 95E Univ. Wis. 26 6 4 12
2 M 17 NCState Univ 26 6 5 13
3 XVC 12361 Asgrow Seed 27 7 6 13
4 HMX 1463 Harris-Moran 27 6 8 14
5 NC-47 (44x45) NCState Univ 28 7 7 15
6 XVC 12368 Asgrow Seed 28 8 7 11
7 FMX-5021 Ferry-Morse 29 7 6 14
8 Calypso NCState Univ 29 7 7 14
9 UW 95H Univ. Wis. 29 6 5 15
10 FMX-4937 Ferry-Morse 29 5 5 12
11 PS 10588 Petoseed 29 7 7 14
12 Johnston NCState Univ 30 7 7 12
13 WI6472Ax6387A Wis-USDA 30 7 7 14
14 Cross Country Ferry-Morse 30 7 7 9
15 FMX-5020 Ferry-Morse 30 7 6 12
16 Napoleon SunSeeds 31 7 7 8
17 HMX 2468 Harris-Moran 31 7 6 14
18 Clinton NCState Univ 31 8 7 16
19 FMX-4934 Ferry-Morse 32 6 5 12
20 UW 95C Univ. Wis. 33 7 6 13
21 HMX 3471 Harris-Moran 33 7 8 12
22 Sunre 3540 SunSeeds 33 8 7 12
23 NC-48 (44x46) NCState Univ 34 8 8 14
24 Raleigh NCState Univ 34 7 7 14
25 Vlasstar Asgrow Seed 35 6 6 10
26 HMX 3469 Harris-Moran 36 8 7 14
27 WI6236Ax6625A Wis-USDA 37 8 7 15
28 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 44 9 9 8
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LSD (5%) 11 3 3 4
Mean 31 7 7 13
CV (%) 21 25 28 19
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zAfter storage at room temperature for 8 days in open kraft paper bags.
yShriveling & disease rated 0-9 (0=none, 1-3=slight, 4-6=moderate, 7-9=advanced).
xFirmness after storage using Magness-Taylor fruit punch tester.
Correlation (weight loss with shriveling) = -0.02NS
Correlation (weight loss with firmness) = -0.09NS
Table 17. Stage 3 spring pickle trial - bloater resistance data (cultigens are
ranked by bloater resistance)z.
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Total
Cultivar Seed bloater Honey-
Rank or line source damage Balloon Lens comb
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1 UW 95E Univ. Wis. 0 0 0 0
2 M 17 NCState Univ 0 0 0 0
3 HMX 1463 Harris-Moran 0 0 0 0
4 FMX-5020 Ferry-Morse 0 0 0 0
5 HMX 2468 Harris-Moran 0 0 0 0
6 Clinton NCState Univ 0 0 0 0
7 HMX 3471 Harris-Moran 0 0 0 0
8 WI6236Ax6625A Wis-USDA 0 0 0 0
9 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 0 0 0 0
10 NC-47 (44x45) NCState Univ 1 0 0 1
11 XVC 12368 Asgrow Seed 1 0 0 1
12 PS 10588 Petoseed 1 0 0 1
13 FMX-4934 Ferry-Morse 1 0 0 1
14 Cross Country Ferry-Morse 1 0 1 0
15 Vlasstar Asgrow Seed 2 0 0 2
16 FMX-4937 Ferry-Morse 2 0 0 2
17 Calypso NCState Univ 2 2 0 0
18 Raleigh NCState Univ 2 0 0 2
19 HMX 3469 Harris-Moran 3 0 0 3
20 UW 95C Univ. Wis. 3 3 0 0
21 FMX-5021 Ferry-Morse 4 3 0 1
22 WI6472Ax6387A Wis-USDA 4 3 0 1
23 Johnston NCState Univ 5 3 0 2
24 NC-48 (44x46) NCState Univ 5 3 0 1
25 Napoleon SunSeeds 5 5 0 0
26 Sunre 3540 SunSeeds 8 7 1 0
27 XVC 12361 Asgrow Seed 8 5 2 2
28 UW 95H Univ. Wis. 9 7 0 2
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LSD (5%) 7 6 1 3
Mean 2 1 0.1 1
CV (%) 180 252 513 219
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zData are means of 2 harvests, 5 fruits/cultigen.
Fruits tested in 5 gal. pails purged with 100% CO2.
Table 18. Stage 3 spring pickle trial - bloater resistance data (cultigens are
ranked by total bloater + defect resistance)z.
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Bloaters Total Blossom Placen
Cultivar Seed + bloater Total -end -tal Soft
Rank or line source defects damage defects defects hollow centers
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1 M 17 NCState Univ 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 HMX 1463 Harris-Moran 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 FMX-5020 Ferry-Morse 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 HMX 2468 Harris-Moran 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Clinton NCState Univ 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 HMX 3471 Harris-Moran 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 NC-47 (44x45) NCState Univ 1 1 0 0 0 0
8 UW 95E Univ. Wis. 1 0 1 1 0 0
9 XVC 12368 Asgrow Seed 1 1 0 0 0 0
10 PS 10588 Petoseed 1 1 0 0 0 0
11 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 2 0 2 0 2 0
12 Vlasstar Asgrow Seed 2 2 0 0 0 0
13 Calypso NCState Univ 2 2 0 0 0 0
14 Raleigh NCState Univ 2 2 0 0 0 0
15 Cross Country Ferry-Morse 3 1 1 0 1 0
16 FMX-4934 Ferry-Morse 3 1 2 1 1 0
17 FMX-4937 Ferry-Morse 4 2 2 2 0 0
18 HMX 3469 Harris-Moran 4 3 1 0 1 0
19 FMX-5021 Ferry-Morse 4 4 0 0 0 0
20 WI6472Ax6387A Wis-USDA 4 4 0 0 0 0
21 WI6236Ax6625A Wis-USDA 5 0 5 0 5 0
22 NC-48 (44x46) NCState Univ 5 5 0 0 0 0
23 Napoleon SunSeeds 5 5 0 0 0 0
24 Johnston NCState Univ 6 5 2 0 0 2
25 UW 95C Univ. Wis. 8 3 4 2 1 2
26 XVC 12361 Asgrow Seed 8 8 0 0 0 0
27 Sunre 3540 SunSeeds 11 8 3 0 0 3
28 UW 95H Univ. Wis. 17 9 8 4 2 2
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LSD (5%) 7 7 3 2 2 2
Mean 2 3 1 0 0 0
CV (%) 179 132 187 287 279 456
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zData are means of 2 harvests, 5 fruits/cultigen.
Fruits tested in 5 gal. pails purged with 100% CO2.
Table 19. Stage 3 spring pickle trial - sex expression and vine data (cultigens are
ranked by number of male nodes).
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Cultivar Seed % male Vine Vine
Rank or line source nodesz sizey colorx
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1 Raleigh NCState Univ 7 5 7
2 UW 95E Univ. Wis. 9 5 7
3 WI6236Ax6625A Wis-USDA 11 5 6
4 Cross Country Ferry-Morse 13 7 5
5 HMX 3471 Harris-Moran 15 5 5
6 FMX-4937 Ferry-Morse 16 7 8
7 Vlasstar Asgrow Seed 16 7 6
8 XVC 12361 Asgrow Seed 16 7 7
9 HMX 1463 Harris-Moran 16 5 6
10 UW 95C Univ. Wis. 19 7 7
11 HMX 2468 Harris-Moran 19 6 6
12 FMX-4934 Ferry-Morse 19 4 7
13 FMX-5020 Ferry-Morse 20 6 7
14 Calypso NCState Univ 20 6 6
15 XVC 12368 Asgrow Seed 20 5 6
16 UW 95H Univ. Wis. 21 6 6
17 FMX-5021 Ferry-Morse 21 6 7
18 PS 10588 Petoseed 25 5 6
19 HMX 3469 Harris-Moran 25 5 6
20 Napoleon SunSeeds 37 4 7
21 Sunre 3540 SunSeeds 41 4 8
22 Johnston NCState Univ 47 5 6
23 Clinton NCState Univ 49 5 7
24 WI6472Ax6387A Wis-USDA 53 6 5
25 NC-47 (44x45) NCState Univ 57 5 6
26 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 68 5 3
27 NC-48 (44x46) NCState Univ 69 6 7
28 M 17 NCState Univ 69 5 5
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LSD (5%) 27 2 1
Mean 21 6 6
CV (%) 79 24 10
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zCounted on the first 5 nodes of 5 plants per plot (gyn plants have 0 male nodes).
ySize rated 1 to 9 (1=very small, 9=very large).
xColor rated 1 to 9 (1=yellow, 9=very dark green).
Correlation (yield with % male nodes) = -0.39**
Correlation (yield with vine size) = 0.27**
Table 20. Stage 3 spring pickle trial - disease data (cultigens are ranked by
average disease)z.
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Cultivar Seed Gummy stem
Rank or line source blight
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1 WI6236Ax6625A Wis-USDA 3.7
2 FMX-5021 Ferry-Morse 3.7
3 HMX 3469 Harris-Moran 4.0
4 Raleigh NCState Univ 4.3
5 Cross Country Ferry-Morse 4.3
6 FMX-4937 Ferry-Morse 4.3
7 FMX-5020 Ferry-Morse 4.3
8 PS 10588 Petoseed 4.3
9 HMX 3471 Harris-Moran 4.7
10 WI6472Ax6387A Wis-USDA 4.7
11 NC-47 (44x45) NCState Univ 4.7
12 M 17 NCState Univ 4.7
13 HMX 1463 Harris-Moran 5.0
14 Johnston NCState Univ 5.0
15 HMX 2468 Harris-Moran 5.3
16 UW 95E Univ. Wis. 5.7
17 FMX-4934 Ferry-Morse 5.7
18 UW 95H Univ. Wis. 5.7
19 Clinton NCState Univ 5.7
20 NC-48 (44x46) NCState Univ 5.7
21 UW 95C Univ. Wis. 6.3
22 XVC 12368 Asgrow Seed 6.3
23 XVC 12361 Asgrow Seed 7.0
24 Calypso NCState Univ 7.0
25 Vlasstar Asgrow Seed 7.7
26 Napoleon SunSeeds 7.7
27 Sunre 3540 SunSeeds 7.7
28 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 7.7
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LSD (5%) 2.0
Mean 5.4
CV (%) 22.9
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zDisease rated 0 to 9 (0=none, 1-2=trace, 3-4=slight, 5-6=moderate, 7-8=advanced,
9=plant dead).
Correlation (yield vs. gummy stem blight rating) = 0.03NS
Table 21. Stage 3 spring pickle trial - selection indexes (cultigens ranked by
SWI1)z.
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Cultivar Seed Simple weighted Average rank
Rank or line source SWI1 SWI2 ARI1 ARI2
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Medium L/D
1 Raleigh NCState Univ 6.1 5.5 11.1 10.7
2 FMX-5020 Ferry-Morse 6.1 5.5 11.6 12.1
3 Sunre 3540 SunSeeds 5.8 5.2 11.5 13.1
4 FMX-4937 Ferry-Morse 5.7 5.4 10.4 11.0
5 UW 95C Univ. Wis. 5.5 5.2 10.7 10.3
6 Vlasstar Asgrow Seed 5.5 5.1 10.6 12.2
7 HMX 3469 Harris-Moran 5.4 5.0 10.5 11.8
8 XVC 12361 Asgrow Seed 5.3 4.7 13.8 14.6
9 XVC 12368 Asgrow Seed 5.2 4.9 12.8 13.5
10 UW 95H Univ. Wis. 5.1 5.0 12.1 11.2
11 HMX 3471 Harris-Moran 5.0 4.6 15.4 15.9
12 Calypso NCState Univ 5.0 4.6 14.3 14.4
13 UW 95E Univ. Wis. 4.9 4.7 15.8 14.0
14 HMX 2468 Harris-Moran 4.7 4.3 14.6 14.6
15 FMX-5021 Ferry-Morse 4.3 4.0 16.0 16.1
16 WI6236Ax6625A Wis-USDA 4.3 4.1 16.1 14.8
17 WI6472Ax6387A Wis-USDA 4.3 4.0 17.4 16.5
18 Clinton NCState Univ 4.2 3.8 14.7 15.3
19 M 17 NCState Univ 3.7 3.3 18.4 17.4
20 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 2.4 2.4 25.6 23.5
Long L/D
1 PS 10588 Petoseed 5.8 5.3 11.5 12.3
2 Cross Country Ferry-Morse 5.0 4.7 16.2 15.7
3 Johnston NCState Univ 4.9 4.5 14.5 14.1
4 NC-48 (44x46) NCState Univ 4.9 4.5 13.9 13.9
5 Napoleon SunSeeds 4.7 4.4 14.7 16.1
6 HMX 1463 Harris-Moran 4.6 4.4 18.1 17.4
7 FMX-4934 Ferry-Morse 4.2 3.9 17.1 17.5
8 NC-47 (44x45) NCState Univ 4.0 3.8 17.0 16.2
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LSD (5%) 1.1 0.9 4.3 3.8
Mean 4.9 4.5 14.5 14.5
CV (%) 14.0 11.7 18.0 16.1
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zSWI is simple weighted index calculated from the performance of a cultigen for
yield; earliness; fruit shape, seedcell size and overall impression; and disease
resistance. The index is calculated with 2 different methods of weighting each
trait (10 is best, 1 is worst).
ARI is the average ranking of each cultigen for yield, earliness, fruit quality and
disease resistance. The index is calculated with 2 different sets of secondary
traits added in with the primary traits (1 is best).
Correlation (yield with SWI1) = 0.90**
Correlation (yield with ARI1) = -0.66**
Stage 4 Pickling Cucumber Trial
1995
Todd C. Wehner and Rufus R. Horton, Jr.
Experiment Design
1. A randomized complete block with 3 replications of pickle cultivars and
breeding lines (collectively referred to as cultigens) was grown.
2. Plots were single 20 ft. rows with 5 ft. alleys at each end.
3. Rows were on raised 18" beds spaced 60" apart (center to center).
4. Fertilizer consisted of 80-80-80 lb/A (N-P-K) broadcast preplant and 30-0-0
lb/A (N-P-K) sideplaced at the 2 to 4 leaf stage.
5. Curbit was applied preemergence at the rate of 1 lb. a.i./A.
6. The trial was planted 13 July, and harvested 6 times (Mondays and Thursdays)
between 24 August through 11 September.
Data Collection
1. Firmness was measured on 3 Grade 3 fruits using a Magness-Taylor tester with a
5/16" tip.
2. Length/Diameter ratio was calculated by measuring 10 Grade 2 fruits.
3. Quality ratings were from 1 to 9, with 1 = worst, 9 = best.
4. Disease ratings were from 0 to 9, with 0 = no disease, 1 = trace, 4 = first
stem lesions, 9 = plant dead.
Results
The following cultigens performed well in their L/D size class, and could be
advanced to the next stage:
Medium L/D (Calypso class)-
1 FMX-5020 Ferry-Morse
2 HMX 3469 Harris Moran
3 Sunre 3540 SunSeeds
4 Calypso NC State Univ.
5 HMX 2468 Harris-Moran
6 Vlasstar Asgrow Seed
7 XVC 12368 Asgrow Seed
Long L/D (Regal class)-
1 Johnston NC State Univ.
2 Napoleon SunSeeds
Table 22. Stage 4 summer pickle trial - yield data (cultigens are ranked by fruit
value).
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Fruit grade distribution Plants
Cultivar Seed Valuez Weight (% by weight) per A
Rank or line source ($) (cwt) Culls No.1 No.2 No.3 No.4 (X1000)
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1 FMX-5020 Ferry-Morse 1149 173 19 17 31 24 10 25
2 HMX 3469 Harris-Moran 1122 148 15 18 40 23 4 14
3 Sunre 3540 SunSeeds 1109 143 18 19 40 21 2 21
4 Johnston NCState Univ 992 128 24 21 37 18 1 16
5 Napoleon SunSeeds 957 132 14 18 37 23 8 14
6 HMX 2468 Harris-Moran 920 123 14 19 40 20 7 17
7 Raleigh NCState Univ 886 123 20 17 36 25 2 18
8 HMX 3471 Harris-Moran 855 115 18 21 40 13 7 11
9 Calypso NCState Univ 844 123 20 16 32 30 2 17
10 WI6472Ax6387A Wis-USDA 809 111 14 15 40 27 5 21
11 UW 95E Univ. Wis. 800 117 22 17 33 25 3 15
12 XVC 12368 Asgrow Seed 788 115 24 17 35 22 3 19
13 FMX-5021 Ferry-Morse 749 99 16 18 43 18 4 20
14 Vlasstar Asgrow Seed 741 101 25 20 35 19 1 19
15 FMX-4937 Ferry-Morse 728 110 17 15 37 29 3 19
16 Cross Country Ferry-Morse 709 105 23 15 35 25 2 16
17 UW 95H Univ. Wis. 707 112 18 11 33 34 4 19
18 NC-48 (44x46) NCState Univ 701 96 20 22 33 17 8 14
19 XVC 12361 Asgrow Seed 697 112 32 13 34 18 3 16
20 FMX-4934 Ferry-Morse 688 99 28 14 34 24 0 19
21 Clinton NCState Univ 616 81 12 20 39 23 6 21
22 HMX 1463 Harris-Moran 612 82 22 25 34 16 3 11
23 UW 95C Univ. Wis. 561 101 29 10 27 29 5 8
24 PS 10588 Petoseed 538 72 23 23 33 19 3 11
25 NC-47 (44x45) NCState Univ 420 64 18 17 31 25 9 14
26 WI6236Ax6625A Wis-USDA 408 62 17 14 29 35 6 3
27 M 17 NCState Univ 405 68 21 10 30 32 6 13
28 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 316 59 29 11 25 29 5 18
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LSD (5%) 391 56 9 6 9 10 6 9
Mean 743 106 20 17 35 24 4 16
CV (%) 32 32 28 22 16 25 84 34
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zValue = (No.1 x $16.00) + No.2 x $8.00) + (No.3 x $4.80).
Correlation (Fruit value with fruit weight) = 0.97**
Table 23. Stage 4 summer pickle trial - earliness data (cultigens are ranked by
fruit value in harvests 1 and 2)z.
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Cumulative fruit value and % of
total value (6 harvests) for harvest:
Cultivar Seed 1 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-5
Rank or line source $/A % $/A % $/A % $/A % $/A %
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1 FMX-5020 Ferry-Morse 156 14 445 40 578 51 857 75 985 86
2 HMX 3469 Harris-Moran 54 5 306 27 387 34 785 70 879 78
3 Calypso NCState Univ 47 4 259 28 365 40 642 74 703 82
4 Raleigh NCState Univ 9 1 256 28 336 38 634 72 708 80
5 Sunre 3540 SunSeeds 28 2 248 21 387 33 790 70 891 79
6 HMX 2468 Harris-Moran 90 9 245 25 306 31 605 64 694 74
7 UW 95H Univ. Wis. 57 7 239 33 322 45 531 75 580 81
8 Johnston NCState Univ 45 5 236 24 378 38 703 71 801 80
9 XVC 12361 Asgrow Seed 68 9 222 36 282 45 511 75 561 83
10 FMX-4937 Ferry-Morse 33 4 210 26 288 36 527 69 594 79
11 UW 95E Univ. Wis. 54 6 206 24 300 36 570 72 622 79
12 Vlasstar Asgrow Seed 40 5 200 26 263 34 493 64 576 76
13 XVC 12368 Asgrow Seed 44 6 200 26 275 35 549 70 641 81
14 Napoleon SunSeeds 25 3 188 20 311 33 636 66 762 79
15 FMX-4934 Ferry-Morse 21 2 187 22 245 32 448 62 503 71
16 PS 10588 Petoseed 55 10 180 33 245 45 384 71 455 85
17 WI6472Ax6387A Wis-USDA 47 5 169 19 237 28 513 62 598 74
18 HMX 1463 Harris-Moran 29 3 162 17 221 27 429 60 507 74
19 HMX 3471 Harris-Moran 6 1 159 17 218 24 566 66 646 76
20 Cross Country Ferry-Morse 9 1 158 21 242 32 468 63 544 74
21 UW 95C Univ. Wis. 20 3 129 23 188 33 376 66 446 79
22 NC-48 (44x46) NCState Univ 2 0 79 11 237 34 484 69 558 80
23 Clinton NCState Univ 2 0 79 12 155 24 364 57 457 74
24 WI6236Ax6625A Wis-USDA 15 4 77 18 115 28 254 62 308 76
25 M 17 NCState Univ 2 0 60 14 116 28 277 67 314 76
26 FMX-5021 Ferry-Morse 0 0 39 6 82 11 369 47 509 67
27 NC-47 (44x45) NCState Univ 3 1 25 6 103 25 241 57 294 70
28 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 0 0 17 5 58 16 194 61 234 73
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LSD (5%) 45 5 137 10 172 13 289 10 324 9
Mean 34 4 178 22 259 33 507 66 585 77
CV (%) 80 71 47 29 41 24 35 9 34 7
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zValue = (No.1 x $16.00) + No.2 x $8.00) + (No.3 x $4.80).
Correlation (Fruit value with value in harvests 1 and 2) = 0.84**
Table 24. Stage 4 summer pickle trial - fruit quality data (cultigens are ranked by
average quality).
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Overall
Cultivar Seed Average Seed- impres-
Rank or line source qualityz Shapez Colory cellx sionz
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1 Clinton NCState Univ 7.8 8 7 7 8
2 Vlasstar Asgrow Seed 7.1 7 7 7 7
3 XVC 12361 Asgrow Seed 7.1 7 7 7 7
4 UW 95C Univ. Wis. 7.1 7 6 8 7
5 HMX 3469 Harris-Moran 7.0 7 6 7 7
6 XVC 12368 Asgrow Seed 7.0 7 6 7 7
7 UW 95H Univ. Wis. 6.9 7 6 7 7
8 HMX 2468 Harris-Moran 6.8 8 6 6 7
9 WI6472Ax6387A Wis-USDA 6.7 7 7 7 6
10 WI6236Ax6625A Wis-USDA 6.7 7 6 7 7
11 Calypso NCState Univ 6.6 6 6 7 7
12 Cross Country Ferry-Morse 6.3 6 7 7 6
13 FMX-5021 Ferry-Morse 6.2 7 6 6 6
14 Sunre 3540 SunSeeds 6.2 6 7 6 7
15 PS 10588 Petoseed 6.2 6 6 6 6
16 FMX-4937 Ferry-Morse 6.1 6 7 6 6
17 HMX 3471 Harris-Moran 6.1 6 5 6 6
18 UW 95E Univ. Wis. 6.1 6 7 6 7
19 Johnston NCState Univ 6.0 6 6 6 6
20 Napoleon SunSeeds 6.0 6 8 6 6
21 NC-48 (44x46) NCState Univ 5.9 6 7 6 6
22 FMX-5020 Ferry-Morse 5.8 6 6 6 6
23 M 17 NCState Univ 5.7 7 3 5 5
24 HMX 1463 Harris-Moran 5.7 6 6 5 6
25 Raleigh NCState Univ 5.7 6 6 6 5
26 FMX-4934 Ferry-Morse 5.7 6 6 6 6
27 NC-47 (44x45) NCState Univ 5.6 5 6 6 6
28 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 4.7 6 4 4 4
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LSD (5%) 1.0 1 1 2 1
Mean 6.3 6 6 6 6
CV (%) 8.9 9 10 16 12
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zQuality rated 1 to 9 (1 = poor, 5 = average, 9 = excellent).
yColor rated 1 to 9 (1 = white, 5 = medium green, 9 = very dark green).
Correlation (Fruit value with average quality) = 0.05NS
Table 25. Stage 4 summer pickle trial - other quality data (cultigens are ranked by
average quality)z.
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Cultivar Seed Firm- L/D Average Defects1 Defects2
Rank or line source ness ratio quality 2 4 2 4
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1 Clinton NCState Univ 19.7 2.9 7.8 H H K K
2 NC-48 (44x46) NCState Univ 18.7 3.7 5.9 T D K T
3 M 17 NCState Univ 18.7 3.1 5.7 G W W K
4 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 18.0 3.2 4.7 T W R T
5 XVC 12368 Asgrow Seed 17.7 3.1 7.0 T K K T
6 Johnston NCState Univ 17.7 3.5 6.0 T D C T
7 HMX 2468 Harris-Moran 17.3 3.0 6.8 H O K D
8 FMX-5021 Ferry-Morse 17.3 3.4 6.2 T T K M
9 WI6236Ax6625A Wis-USDA 17.0 3.1 6.7 I H H K
10 NC-47 (44x45) NCState Univ 17.0 3.4 5.6 D D R T
11 XVC 12361 Asgrow Seed 16.7 3.3 7.1 M K C G
12 Calypso NCState Univ 16.7 3.4 6.6 C G K T
13 UW 95C Univ. Wis. 16.3 3.2 7.1 I T K K
14 UW 95H Univ. Wis. 16.3 3.2 6.9 H K G T
15 Cross Country Ferry-Morse 16.3 3.2 6.3 C T T A
16 WI6472Ax6387A Wis-USDA 16.0 3.1 6.7 T H K K
17 PS 10588 Petoseed 16.0 3.4 6.2 M T C G
18 HMX 3471 Harris-Moran 16.0 3.5 6.1 T G V L
19 UW 95E Univ. Wis. 16.0 3.4 6.1 G D C G
20 Vlasstar Asgrow Seed 15.7 3.3 7.1 C C K V
21 Napoleon SunSeeds 15.7 3.5 6.0 C G K K
22 FMX-5020 Ferry-Morse 15.7 3.1 5.8 G M M D
23 HMX 3469 Harris-Moran 15.3 3.4 7.0 C G D D
24 FMX-4937 Ferry-Morse 15.3 3.2 6.1 C T K K
25 Raleigh NCState Univ 15.3 3.2 5.7 C D K T
26 Sunre 3540 SunSeeds 15.0 3.3 6.2 D K K O
27 HMX 1463 Harris-Moran 15.0 3.4 5.7 D T K G
28 FMX-4934 Ferry-Morse 14.7 3.1 5.7 T T K T
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LSD (5%) 2.5 0.3 0.9
Mean 16.5 3.3 6.3
CV (%) 5.8 5.8 8.9
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zQuality rated 1 to 9 (1 = poor, 5 = average, 9 = excellent).
Defects were rated as follows (giving primary and secondary for each harvest):
A - wArty fruit J - S - Separated carpels
B - Blossom end defects K - Keep(excellent) T - Tapered ends
C - Crooks excessive L - Late maturity U - Uniform green
D - Dogbone shape M - Mottled fruit V - Varicolor (dark stem
E - Early maturity N - Nubs excessive end, light blossom end)
F - Four celled O - Offtype fruit W - White fruit
G - lonG fruit P - Placental hollows X - neCKS on fruit
H - sHort fruit Q - Y - Yellow fruit
I - strIped fruit R - Reject (poor) Z - diSeased fruit
Table 26. Stage 4 summer pickle trial - sex expression and vine data (cultigens are
ranked by number of male nodes).
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Cultivar Seed % male Vine Vine
Rank or line source nodesz sizey colorx
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1 Cross Country Ferry-Morse 0 5 6
2 HMX 2468 Harris-Moran 1 6 6
3 WI6236Ax6625A Wis-USDA 1 6 6
4 FMX-4937 Ferry-Morse 1 6 8
5 Raleigh NCState Univ 1 5 8
6 HMX 3469 Harris-Moran 4 6 7
7 FMX-4934 Ferry-Morse 4 6 8
8 Calypso NCState Univ 4 6 6
9 HMX 3471 Harris-Moran 8 5 5
10 UW 95E Univ. Wis. 11 5 7
11 PS 10588 Petoseed 11 5 6
12 Vlasstar Asgrow Seed 11 5 6
13 Johnston NCState Univ 13 6 7
14 HMX 1463 Harris-Moran 13 4 5
15 FMX-5020 Ferry-Morse 15 7 7
16 UW 95C Univ. Wis. 15 6 6
17 XVC 12361 Asgrow Seed 19 6 6
18 WI6472Ax6387A Wis-USDA 23 7 6
19 UW 95H Univ. Wis. 23 6 6
20 XVC 12368 Asgrow Seed 27 5 6
21 Napoleon SunSeeds 27 5 7
22 Sunre 3540 SunSeeds 33 2 8
23 FMX-5021 Ferry-Morse 39 5 6
24 NC-47 (44x45) NCState Univ 44 6 6
25 M 17 NCState Univ 48 5 5
26 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 55 7 5
27 NC-48 (44x46) NCState Univ 63 6 7
28 Clinton NCState Univ 72 6 8
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LSD (5%) 27 2 1
Mean 21 6 6
CV (%) 79 24 10
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zCounted on the first 5 nodes of 5 plants per plot (gyn plants have 0 male nodes).
ySize rated 1 to 9 (1=very small, 9=very large).
xColor rated 1 to 9 (1=yellow, 9=very dark green).
Correlation (yield with % male nodes) = -0.18NS
Correlation (yield with vine size) = 0.11NS
Table 27. Stage 4 summer pickle trial - disease data (cultigens are ranked by
anthracnose resistance)z.
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Cultivar Seed Average Anthrac-
Rank or line source disease nose GSB PM
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1 FMX-4937 Ferry-Morse 1.7 2 1 2
2 HMX 1463 Harris-Moran 2.3 2 3 2
3 FMX-5021 Ferry-Morse 1.7 2 0 3
4 WI6236Ax6625A Wis-USDA 2.1 3 1 3
5 Johnston NCState Univ 2.0 3 0 3
6 HMX 3471 Harris-Moran 1.9 3 0 2
7 Clinton NCState Univ 2.2 3 1 3
8 Napoleon SunSeeds 2.6 3 2 3
9 Calypso NCState Univ 2.1 3 0 3
10 Raleigh NCState Univ 2.3 3 0 3
11 UW 95E Univ. Wis. 1.9 4 0 2
12 FMX-5020 Ferry-Morse 2.2 4 0 3
13 M 17 NCState Univ 2.3 4 0 3
14 PS 10588 Petoseed 2.7 4 1 4
15 HMX 3469 Harris-Moran 2.4 4 1 3
16 NC-47 (44x45) NCState Univ 3.2 4 3 3
17 HMX 2468 Harris-Moran 3.6 4 4 3
18 Vlasstar Asgrow Seed 2.2 4 0 3
19 Sunre 3540 SunSeeds 2.6 4 1 3
20 WI6472Ax6387A Wis-USDA 3.2 4 4 2
21 UW 95H Univ. Wis. 2.6 5 0 3
22 XVC 12368 Asgrow Seed 2.7 5 0 3
23 Cross Country Ferry-Morse 2.7 5 0 3
24 NC-48 (44x46) NCState Univ 4.3 5 4 4
25 UW 95C Univ. Wis. 3.1 5 0 4
26 FMX-4934 Ferry-Morse 3.0 5 1 3
27 XVC 12361 Asgrow Seed 3.1 6 0 3
28 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 3.6 6 2 3
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LSD (5%) 1.1 2 2 2
Mean 2.6 4 3 1
CV (%) 25 29 35 93
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zDisease rated 0 to 9 (0=none, 1-2=trace, 3-4=slight, 5-6=moderate, 7-8=advanced,
9=plant dead).
Correlation (yield vs. anthracnose rating) = -0.12NS
Table 28. Stage 4 summer pickle trial - selection indexes (cultigens ranked by
SWI1)z.
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Cultivar Seed Simple weighted Average rank
Rank or line source SWI1 SWI2 ARI1 ARI2
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Medium L/D
1 FMX-5020 Ferry-Morse 6.6 5.7 12.7 11.7
2 HMX 3469 Harris-Moran 6.3 5.6 8.5 10.3
3 Sunre 3540 SunSeeds 5.9 5.3 12.4 13.3
4 Calypso NCState Univ 5.7 5.1 11.6 11.6
5 HMX 2468 Harris-Moran 5.7 5.1 11.8 11.5
6 Vlasstar Asgrow Seed 5.5 5.0 10.0 12.1
7 XVC 12368 Asgrow Seed 5.5 4.9 11.2 11.6
8 Raleigh NCState Univ 5.5 4.9 15.3 14.6
9 UW 95H Univ. Wis. 5.4 5.0 10.9 12.0
10 XVC 12361 Asgrow Seed 5.4 4.9 11.4 12.7
11 UW 95E Univ. Wis. 5.4 4.9 12.8 13.2
12 WI6472Ax6387A Wis-USDA 5.3 4.8 13.8 14.4
13 FMX-4937 Ferry-Morse 5.3 4.9 13.9 13.4
14 Clinton NCState Univ 5.2 4.7 10.3 11.8
15 Cross Country Ferry-Morse 5.0 4.6 15.6 16.2
16 FMX-5021 Ferry-Morse 4.9 4.4 15.2 14.9
17 UW 95C Univ. Wis. 4.8 4.4 14.7 15.2
18 PS 10588 Petoseed 4.8 4.4 15.4 15.0
19 HMX 1463 Harris-Moran 4.8 4.3 17.7 16.8
20 FMX-4934 Ferry-Morse 4.8 4.3 17.9 17.9
21 WI6236Ax6625A Wis-USDA 4.4 4.1 15.2 15.3
22 M 17 NCState Univ 4.1 3.6 19.6 18.1
23 NC-47 (44x45) NCState Univ 3.8 3.5 22.3 21.0
24 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 3.4 2.9 24.8 23.2
Long L/D
1 Johnston NCState Univ 5.8 5.1 13.3 12.0
2 Napoleon SunSeeds 5.5 5.0 14.4 13.9
3 HMX 3471 Harris-Moran 5.3 4.7 13.6 13.9
4 NC-48 (44x46) NCState Univ 4.5 4.0 19.9 18.6
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LSD (5%) 1.0 0.8 4.6 4.2
Mean 5.1 4.6 14.5 14.5
CV (%) 12.2 10.9 19.5 17.7
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zSWI is simple weighted index calculated from the performance of a cultigen for
yield; earliness; fruit shape, seedcell size and overall impression; and disease
resistance. The index is calculated with 2 different methods of weighting each
trait (10 is best, 1 is worst).
ARI is the average ranking of each cultigen for yield, earliness, fruit quality and
disease resistance. The index is calculated with 2 different sets of secondary
traits added in with the primary traits (1 is best).
Correlation (yield with SWI1) = 0.93**
Correlation (yield with ARI1) = -0.58**
Slicing Cucumbers
Stage 1 Slicing Cucumber Trial
1995
The stage 1 slicer trial was not run this year.
Stage 2 Slicing Cucumber Trial
1995
The stage 2 slicer trial was not run this year.
Stage 3 Slicing Cucumber Trial
1995
Todd C. Wehner and Rufus R. Horton, Jr.
Experiment Design
1. A randomized complete block with 3 replications of slicer cultivars and
breeding lines (collectively referred to as cultigens) was grown.
2. Plots were single 20 ft. rows with 5 ft. alleys at each end.
3. Rows were on raised 18" beds spaced 60" apart (center to center).
4. Fertilizer consisted of 80-80-80 lb/A (N-P-K) broadcast preplant and 30-0-0
lb/A (N-P-K) sideplaced at the 2 to 4 leaf stage.
5. Curbit was applied preemergence at the rate of 1 lb. a.i./A.
6. The trial was planted 1 May, and harvested 7 times (Mondays and Thursdays)
between 26 June through 17 July.
Data Collection
1. Fruits were weighed after sorting into No. 1, No. 2 and cull (nubs and crooks)
grades according to U.S.D.A. standards.
2. Fruit length, diameter and weight were recorded for 3 fruit per plot.
3. Quality ratings were from 1 to 9, with 1 = worst, 9 = best.
4. Disease ratings were from 0 to 9, with 0 = no disease, 1 = trace, 4 = first
stem lesions, 9 = plant dead.
Results
The following cultigens performed well in their length class, and could be advanced
to the next stage:
1 Thunder Asgrow Seed
2 HMX 0431 Harris-Moran
3 NCBA1 population NC State Univ.
4 Lightning Asgrow Seed
5 Indy Petoseed
6 NCES1 population NC State Univ.
7 HMX 3422 Harris-Moran
8 NCEDS population NC State Univ.
Table 29. Stage 3 spring slicer trial - yield data (cultigens ranked by cwt/A of
Fancy + No. 1 grade fruit).
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Yield (cwt/A) Percent Plants
Cultivar Seed Fancy Market- Fancy Percent per A
Rank or line source +No.1 able + No.1 culls (X1000)
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1 Thunder(1700) Asgrow Seed 126 202 53 15 17
2 Indy Petoseed 106 156 56 16 17
3 NCBA1 NCState Univ. 105 205 45 14 16
4 HMX 0431 Harris-Moran 104 198 39 23 17
5 HMX 3422 Harris-Moran 96 149 52 11 17
6 Lightning(1701) Asgrow Seed 93 161 42 27 17
7 NCES1 NCState Univ. 86 145 51 16 16
8 Daytona Petoseed 84 145 50 13 15
9 NCEDS NCState Univ. 79 180 33 24 15
10 Sprint 440 Asgrow Seed 75 145 43 12 14
11 NCMBS NCState Univ. 72 144 39 22 17
12 Poinsett 76 Cornell Univ. 69 96 60 17 16
13 Ashley Clemson Univ. 64 100 62 10 14
14 Dasher II Petoseed 55 110 34 28 17
15 NCWBS NCState Univ. 55 118 33 29 17
16 Sunre 3713 SunSeeds 52 86 52 16 17
17 Zenith(4761) Ferry-Morse 44 72 32 38 17
18 89-211 Japan 43 144 23 20 15
19 Jin Za #2 Tianjin Inst. 42 100 21 47 17
20 Tasty Bright Sakata Seed 38 93 27 29 15
21 Sunre 3744 SunSeeds 34 88 23 42 14
22 I-109 Japan 27 73 26 25 15
23 Summer top Takii 18 57 19 38 17
24 Tasty Green Sakata Seed 17 75 13 31 17
25 Sky Horse Japan 16 44 25 39 9
26 Straight 8 Ferry-Morse 13 30 17 41 17
27 Jin Chun #4 Tianjin Inst. 13 32 12 59 16
28 Jin Yan #4 Tianjin Inst. 11 53 8 64 14
29 YangzhouString Yangzhou, PRC 11 57 12 34 8
30 Yangzhou GrnSkn Yangzhou, PRC 10 35 8 40 14
31 19212 Netherlands 7 34 10 49 14
32 Marketmore 76 Cornell Univ. 2 3 22 28 15
33 BAU #14 BeijingAgricU 2 32 4 54 15
34 XZ #17 Shanghai 2 27 3 27 13
35 HongzhouGreen55 Hongzhou, PRC 1 24 1 31 16
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LSD (5%) 46 68 21 29 6
Mean 48 98 30 29 15
CV (%) 59 43 43 60 22
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Correlation (marketable yield with % culls) = -0.48**
Table 30. Stage 3 spring slicer trial - earliness data (cultigens ranked by weight
of Fancy + No.1 grade fruit in harvests 1 and 2).
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Cumulative fruit weight & % of total
weight (7 harvests) for harvests -
Cultivar Seed 1 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-5
Rank or line source wt. % wt. % wt. % wt. % wt. %
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1 Thunder(1700) Asgrow Seed 38 15 82 36 112 51 151 72 196 94
2 NCEDS NCState Univ. 32 16 45 22 97 48 123 62 163 83
3 HMX 0431 Harris-Moran 14 5 42 18 83 37 126 56 176 78
4 Sunre 3744 SunSeeds 20 13 37 34 54 55 73 74 83 87
5 Lightning(1701) Asgrow Seed 5 2 35 15 71 36 102 51 135 70
6 NCBA1 NCState Univ. 18 7 34 14 84 35 133 56 173 73
7 NCMBS NCState Univ. 8 4 30 19 57 36 88 52 111 65
8 NCWBS NCState Univ. 8 7 27 22 62 50 88 69 109 85
9 Jin Za #2 Tianjin Inst. 8 6 27 23 36 30 68 61 94 86
10 YangzhouString Yangzhou,PRC 10 12 22 37 37 54 50 83 55 95
11 I-109 Japan 7 7 22 26 42 50 59 74 68 85
12 Tasty Green Sakata Seed 7 9 20 23 35 44 56 69 70 88
13 Sprint 440 Asgrow Seed 6 3 17 9 57 32 95 58 132 80
14 Indy Petoseed 6 3 17 9 54 29 104 60 142 83
15 Daytona Petoseed 2 1 15 8 46 26 82 47 113 67
16 NCES1 NCState Univ. 4 3 14 8 32 17 80 45 114 65
17 Summer top Takii 4 7 12 19 26 39 38 57 48 75
18 HMX 3422 Harris-Moran 4 1 11 5 59 29 100 52 132 74
19 Jin Yan #4 Tianjin Inst 4 9 11 18 16 27 28 46 41 68
20 Sky Horse Japan 0 0 9 10 25 44 33 56 41 69
21 Dasher II Petoseed 6 2 9 3 33 12 56 24 84 51
22 Yangzhou GrnSkn Yangzhou, PRC 3 2 9 8 12 11 24 55 32 62
23 89-211 Japan 1 0 7 4 41 23 51 28 111 63
24 Ashley Clemson Univ 1 0 5 3 28 18 57 38 81 63
25 BAU #14 BeijingAgricU 0 0 5 14 24 71 27 87 31 96
26 Sunre 3713 SunSeeds 1 1 4 6 15 20 26 32 61 58
27 Jin Chun #4 Tianjin Inst. 0 0 4 12 5 13 25 62 29 76
28 Zenith(4761) Ferry-Morse 1 1 3 3 10 9 30 26 59 82
29 Straight 8 Ferry-Morse 0 0 3 5 21 32 24 40 27 52
30 XZ #17 Shanghai 1 1 3 6 3 9 13 57 24 84
31 Tasty Bright Sakata Seed 0 0 1 1 24 17 48 36 65 52
32 HongzhouGreen55 Hongzhou, PRC 1 1 1 2 2 4 6 10 16 57
33 Poinsett 76 Cornell Univ. 0 0 1 1 8 6 29 24 65 52
34 19212 Netherlands 0 0 0 0 6 12 18 34 30 69
35 Marketmore 76 Cornell Univ. 0 0 0 0 1 10 1 10 2 21
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LSD (5%) 19 10 23 13 37 25 54 37 62 36
Mean 6 4 17 13 38 30 60 50 83 72
CV (%) 189 153 85 63 60 51 55 45 46 31
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Correlation (marketable yield with yield in harvests 1-2) = 0.68**
Correlation (marketable yield with % of yield in harvests 1-2) = 0.34**
Table 31. Stage 3 spring slicer trial - fruit quality data (cultigens ranked by
average quality)z.
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Cultivar Seed Average Seed- Overall
Rank or line source quality Shape Color cell impression
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1 Dasher II Petoseed 7.2 7 7 7 7
2 HMX 3422 Harris-Moran 7.2 6 8 7 8
3 Thunder(1700) Asgrow Seed 7.2 7 8 7 8
4 Lightning(1701) Asgrow Seed 7.1 7 7 6 8
5 Indy Petoseed 7.0 8 7 6 7
6 Daytona Petoseed 7.0 7 7 7 7
7 Sunre 3713 SunSeeds 6.9 6 6 7 7
8 Poinsett 76 Cornell Univ. 6.9 7 7 7 7
9 Sprint 440 Asgrow Seed 6.8 6 8 7 7
10 NCBA1 NCState Univ. 6.7 7 5 5 8
11 Tasty Bright Sakata Seed 6.7 6 7 6 7
12 Summer top Takii 6.7 6 7 7 7
13 NCES1 NCState Univ. 6.6 6 7 6 7
14 Marketmore 76 Cornell Univ. 6.6 6 6 8 6
15 HMX 0431 Harris-Moran 6.4 7 7 6 6
16 Zenith(4761) Ferry-Morse 6.0 6 6 6 6
17 NCEDS NCState Univ. 6.0 5 7 6 6
18 Ashley Clemson Univ. 5.9 6 7 6 6
19 NCMBS NCState Univ. 5.8 6 6 6 6
20 I-109 Japan 5.8 5 6 6 6
21 Yangzhou GrnSkn Yangzhou, PRC 5.7 5 7 6 6
22 YangzhouString Yangzhou, PRC 5.6 5 7 5 6
23 BAU #14 BeijingAgricU 5.3 4 6 6 5
24 Tasty Green Sakata Seed 5.2 5 5 5 6
25 Sunre 3744 SunSeeds 5.2 5 6 5 6
26 89-211 Japan 5.1 6 6 4 5
27 HongzhouGreen55 Hongzhou, PRC 5.0 5 6 4 5
28 Jin Za #2 Tianjin Inst. 5.0 5 5 5 5
29 Jin Yan #4 Tianjin Inst. 5.0 4 6 5 6
30 Straight 8 Ferry-Morse 4.9 4 4 7 4
31 XZ #17 Shanghai 4.8 5 6 5 5
32 19212 Netherlands 4.8 5 5 4 6
33 NCWBS NCState Univ. 4.6 5 5 4 4
34 Jin Chun #4 Tianjin Inst. 4.2 4 6 4 5
35 Sky Horse Japan 3.6 4 5 3 4
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LSD (5%) 1.1 1 1 2 1
Mean 5.9 6 6 6 6
CV (%) 11.6 14 10 20 14
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zQuality rated 1 to 9 (1 = poor, 5 = average, 9 = excellent;
except color where 1 = white, 5 = medium green, 9 = very dark green).
Correlation (marketable yield with average quality) = 0.43**
Table 32. Stage 3 spring slicer trial - fruit dimensions and comments (cultigens
ranked by average quality rating)z.
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Cultivar Seed Length Diameter Wt. Defect1° Defect2°
Rank or line source (0.1") (0.1") (lb.) 2 4 6 2 4 6
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1 Dasher II Petoseed 8.2 2.1 0.77 K T K T H H
2 HMX 3422 Harris-Moran 8.5 2.1 0.77 K K K K K G
3 Thunder(1700) Asgrow Seed 8.9 2.2 0.94 K K K K T K
4 Lightning(1701) Asgrow Seed 9.3 2.3 1.01 K K K T D G
5 Indy Petoseed 9.0 2.2 0.97 K T K G S T
6 Daytona Petoseed 8.9 2.1 0.87 K K T T H C
7 Sunre 3713 SunSeeds 8.1 2.1 0.76 H H K T N T
8 Poinsett 76 Cornell Univ. 7.8 2.1 0.70 T T K K H T
9 Sprint 440 Asgrow Seed 8.3 2.3 0.88 T H K H K H
10 NCBA1 NCState Univ. 7.5 2.2 0.79 K K K X D T
11 Tasty Bright Sakata Seed 11.6 1.7 0.79 K K T T T K
12 Summer top Takii 11.1 1.8 0.80 K H T T T K
13 NCES1 NCState Univ. 8.5 2.2 0.87 S K K X H H
14 Marketmore 76 Cornell Univ. 6.8 1.9 0.48 T K N H K R
15 HMX 0431 Harris-Moran 7.9 2.2 0.91 H H T K T H
16 Zenith(4761) Ferry-Morse 8.9 2.2 0.92 H T H W H D
17 NCEDS NCState Univ. 7.6 2.1 0.72 H H H K S O
18 Ashley Clemson Univ. 8.0 2.2 0.80 H H M A M A
19 NCMBS NCState Univ. 8.4 2.2 0.86 S O M H M O
20 I-109 Japan 12.1 1.9 1.01 S T K X K T
21 Yangzhou GrnSkn Yangzhou, PRC 10.9 1.9 0.89 K C C S X T
22 YangzhouString Yangzhou, PRC 11.7 1.9 0.81 S X C X C S
23 BAU #14 BeijingAgricU 13.6 1.9 1.13 X D H M X M
24 Tasty Green Sakata Seed 12.3 1.8 0.89 S D X X Y M
25 Sunre 3744 SunSeeds 8.6 1.5 0.70 T N H S H M
26 89-211 Japan 9.9 1.9 0.94 X H M M X W
27 HongzhouGreen55 Hongzhou, PRC 10.7 1.9 0.79 S H H X T T
28 Jin Za #2 Tianjin Inst. 12.8 1.9 0.78 T A J A M W
29 Jin Yan #4 Tianjin Inst. 14.3 2.0 1.08 X C X S X C
30 Straight 8 Ferry-Morse 8.1 2.1 0.83 W W W H T H
31 XZ #17 Shanghai 11.9 1.9 0.81 T A X I X A
32 19212 Netherlands 10.6 1.8 0.69 X M X D X D
33 NCWBS NCState Univ. 8.1 2.3 0.87 M M H X H R
34 Jin Chun #4 Tianjin Inst. 12.7 1.7 0.64 C M T K X C
35 Sky Horse Japan 8.5 2.0 0.66 S H H X N C
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LSD (5%) 1.2 0.3 0.29
Mean 9.7 2.0 0.83
CV (%) 7.4 9.6 21.63
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zDefects were rated as follows (giving primary and secondary for each harvest):
A - wArty fruit J - S - Separated carpels
B - Blossom end defects K - Keep(excellent) T - Tapered ends
C - Crooks excessive L - Late maturity U - Uniform green
D - Dogbone shape M - Mottled fruit V - Varicolor (dark stem
E - Early maturity N - Nubs excessive end, light blossom end)
F - Four celled O - Offtype fruit W - White fruit
G - lonG fruit P - Placental hollows X - neCKS on fruit
H - sHort fruit Q - Y - Yellow fruit
I - strIped fruit R - Reject (poor) Z - diSeased fruit
Table 33. Stage 3 spring slicer trial - fruit keeping ability data (cultigens are
ranked by % weight loss).
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Weight Rating (0 - 9)y Firm-
Cultivar Seed loss Shriv- Rots & ness
Rank or line source (%)z eling disease (lb.)x
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1 Dasher II Petoseed 10 3 2 15
2 HMX 3422 Harris-Moran 10 3 2 14
3 Thunder(1700) Asgrow Seed 13 2 1 16
4 Lightning(1701) Asgrow Seed 9 2 1 16
5 Indy Petoseed 10 3 1 14
6 Daytona Petoseed 9 2 2 17
7 Sunre 3713 SunSeeds 9 5 4 13
8 Poinsett 76 Cornell Univ. 10 2 2 16
9 Sprint 440 Asgrow Seed 12 3 4 13
10 NCBA1 NCState Univ. 16 4 3 14
11 Tasty Bright Sakata Seed 23 6 6 13
12 Summer top Takii 21 5 4 15
13 NCES1 NCState Univ. 14 4 6 14
14 Marketmore 76 Cornell Univ. 12 6 5 13
15 HMX 0431 Harris-Moran -1 4 3 14
16 Zenith(4761) Ferry-Morse 10 3 3 15
17 NCEDS NCState Univ. 12 6 5 13
18 Ashley Clemson Univ. 10 3 2 13
19 NCMBS NCState Univ. 9 3 2 14
20 I-109 Japan 17 7 9 7
21 Yangzhou GrnSkn Yangzhou, PRC 29 7 9 9
22 YangzhouString Yangzhou, PRC 21 7 6 9
23 BAU #14 BeijingAgricU 21 8 6 13
24 Tasty Green Sakata Seed 19 6 6 9
25 Sunre 3744 SunSeeds 17 5 5 12
26 89-211 Japan 23 6 8 12
27 HongzhouGreen55 Hongzhou, PRC 17 8 6 11
28 Jin Za #2 Tianjin Inst. 22 7 5 12
29 Jin Yan #4 Tianjin Inst. 12 6 6 15
30 Straight 8 Ferry-Morse 11 4 2 14
31 XZ #17 Shanghai 27 9 9 9
32 19212 Netherlands 25 6 5 14
33 NCWBS NCState Univ. 13 5 5 10
34 Jin Chun #4 Tianjin Inst. 28 7 6 10
35 Sky Horse Japan 23 7 7 8
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LSD (5%) 13 2 3 5
Mean 15 5 4 13
CV (%) 54 28 47 24
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zAfter storage at room temperature for 8 days in open kraft paper bags.
yShriveling & disease rated 0-9 (0=none, 1-3=slight, 4-6=moderate, 7-9=advanced).
xFirmness after storage using Magness-Taylor fruit punch tester.
Correlation (weight loss with shriveling) = 0.52**
Correlation (weight loss with firmness) = -0.40**
Table 34. Stage 3 spring slicer trial - sex expression and vine data (cultigens
ranked by increasing maleness).
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Pct Early Earli-
Cultivar Seed male yield ness Vine Vine
Rank or line source nodesz (cwt/A)y (%)x sizew colorw
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1 HMX 0431 Harris-Moran 5 42 18 5 7
2 Sky Horse Japan 8 9 10 5 6
3 Sprint 440 Asgrow Seed 13 17 9 6 7
4 Zenith(4761) Ferry-Morse 13 3 3 5 6
5 Sunre 3744 SunSeeds 15 37 34 6 6
6 Thunder(1700) Asgrow Seed 17 82 36 7 6
7 Sunre 3713 SunSeeds 21 4 6 5 5
8 Tasty Bright Sakata Seed 23 1 1 7 7
9 Marketmore 76 Cornell Univ. 27 0 0 5 6
10 Daytona Petoseed 29 15 8 6 6
11 Lightning(1701) Asgrow Seed 31 35 15 7 7
12 Dasher II Petoseed 36 9 3 6 7
13 I-109 Japan 41 22 26 6 7
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