2014 North Carolina Watermelon Cultivar Trials
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Collapse ▲Standard and Mini Triploid Watermelon Cultural Practices for 2014 Cultivar Trials, Central Crops Research Station, Clayton, NC
Horticulture Series # 210
Principle Investigators: Jonathan R. Schultheis, Professor and Vegetable Extension Specialist and W. Bradfred Thompson, Research Specialist, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University, Raleigh, NC
General Cultural Practices
The watermelon trials were grown on black plastic mulch and fertigated with drip tube. Pesticides used on all plots were chemicals labeled for that crop, (2014 North Carolina Agricultural Chemicals Manual)
Acknowledgments: We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Cathy Herring (Superintendent) and Kirby Jones (Horticulture Supervisor), Central Crops Research Station, Clayton, NC, as well as, the personnel at the research station for their help in establishing, maintaining, and harvesting the cultivar evaluation trials. We want to acknowledge the following for their assistance with the trials: Sam Harris, Victoria Cox, Heather Yanno, Marie Neal, and David Cassady. The cooperation and support of Clifton Seed Company; Harris Moran; K&B Development; Nunhems; Origene Seeds; Sakata Seed Company; Seigers; Seminis; Syngenta Seeds, Inc.; and United Genetics were also appreciated. We also acknowledge the generosity of Wilbur Taylor and Carolina Greenhouse and Soil Company in Kinston, NC for their donation of the soilless media that was used in transplant grow out.
Disclaimer: This publication presents data from the cultivar evaluation trials conducted during 2014. Information in this report is believed to be reliable but should not be relied upon as a sole source of information. Limited accompanying detail is included but excludes some pertinent information, which may aid interpretation.
Download a PDF version of this report to view or print.
Introduction
Watermelon continues to be an important crop grown in North Carolina as the state was ranked seventh in production among U.S. states nationally in 2012 representing 6.4% of the nation’s watermelon production. Approximately 8,300 acres valued at nearly $34.9 million were produced and harvested in North Carolina in 2012. Growers in NC need to remain competitive in the market place and must grow and sell the best cultivars. More recently, in addition to yields, seed companies and markets have focused on specific traits such as lycopene and citrulline content, hollow heart incidence, seed trace size, and flesh firmness. We have committed more of our resources to the evaluation of many of these traits. In the tables that follow, the adaptability of the various red-flesh watermelons is evaluated, both for yields and quality. This should help the watermelon industry make informed decisions regarding newly released red-flesh cultivars or those that are being considered for release.
Materials and Methods
We have evaluated red-flesh standard size watermelon types annually since 1989. We initiated the evaluation of mini triploid watermelon types in 2003. Before the growing season, companies which sell watermelon seeds were contacted to obtain seed for the watermelon cultivar trials.
Once all seed were obtained, they were planted into Poly growing transplant trays (Hummert Int.; Earth City, MO). Seeds of standard size and mini triploid cultigens were sown on 15 April, 2014. The planting medium used was Fine Germinating Mix, a commercial soilless mix (CarolinaGreenhouse and Soil Company; Kinston, NC). Approximately 3 weeks after seeding, the plants were placed in a “hardening” greenhouse and hardened before being established in the field. Standard size triploids and mini triploids were established in the field on 19 May 2014. Fertilizer, 30lb/acre N and 80lb/acre K2O, was incorporated into the beds on 29 April prior to the laying of black polyethylene plastic (0.70mil thick high density plastic film, 48 inches wide; B.B. Hobbs, Clinton, NC). Fumigant (TeloneC-17) was broadcast and incorporated into the soil on 7 November 2013 at 9.0 gallons/acre prior to the start of the growing season. Herbicides, Curbit at 4 pints/acre, Gramaxone at 3 pints/acre, and Prefar at 5 quarts/acre, were applied between the plastic beds for weed control on 29 May. Spacing between row middles was 10 feet for all watermelon types and in-row spacing was 2.5 feet for standard size triploid watermelons and 1 foot for mini triploid watermelons. Plot size for standard triploid size watermelons was one row, 10 plants per plot, 25 feet long with 10 feet alleys between plots. Plot size for the mini triploid watermelons was one row, 10 plants per plot, 10 feet long with 10 feet alleys between plots. At time of transplant, a starter solution was applied using 20-20-20 (0.5 lb/50 gallons water) and 5 oz. Coragen per 50 gallons water for insect control. Plots with missing plants were replanted approximately 7 days after planting to achieve 100% stand in most cases. For the 2014 growing season, ‘SP-6’ was the sole pollinizer source. Pollinizers were interplanted between plants 1 and 2; 5 and 6; and 9 and 10. Trickle irrigation was utilized (NETAFIM, 12 inch spacing, 0.24 gph; NETAFIM, Tel Aviv, Israel) over the growing season. Fertigation was initiated two weeks after planting and applied weekly during the planting season. A total of 61.2lb/acre N and 122.3 lb/acre K2O was drip applied through the season using a 4-0-8 liquid fertilizer. Cumulative amount of fertilizer applied for the season was 91.2 ,0, and 202.3 lb/acre of N, P2O5, and K2O, respectively. Insecticides were applied every week as a preventative measure beginning 4 June and on the following dates (11, 18, and 25 June; 2, 9,16, and 28 July; and 6 and 14 August).The following products were alternated during consecutive spray applications to avoid insect resistance: Asana, Fan Fare, Perm Up, and Sevin. Fungicides were similarly applied throughout the growing season at weekly intervals. The fungicide program that was implemented consisted of the following fungicide products which were alternated during consecutive spray applications to avoid disease resistance: Bravo, Kocide, Pristine, Previcur Flex, Penncozeb, and Ranman; and applied on the following dates; 11, 18, and 25 June; 2, 9, 16, and 28 July; and 6 and 14 August.
There were four harvests for the standard size triploid watermelon study and 5 harvests for the mini triploid watermelon study.The first harvest for the standard size triploid test was 24 July. Subsequent harvests were 30 July; 13 and 20 August.The first harvest for the mini triploid trial was 15 July, and subsequent harvests were 22 and 29 July; and 5 and 13 August. Each fruit was harvested when ripe, weighed and categorized statistically by size category. For the triploid watermelon test, fruits were placed in the following categories; < 8.9 lb, 9.0-13.5lb, 13.6-17.5lb, 17.6-21.4lb, and 21.5+ lb. Fruits were considered marketable if they weighed at least 9 pounds. Fruit are often commercially marketed by number or count per bin with 9-13.5 lb. fruit termed 60-count, 13.6-17.5 lb. fruit termed 45-count, 17.6-21.4 lb. fruit termed 36-count, and fruit 21.5 lb. or larger termed 30-count. We use these weight designations to categorize the fruits harvested in this study. The most popular standard triploid fruit size has typically ranged from 12-16 lb. For the mini triploid trial, fruits were placed into the following categories; < 3lb, 3.0-3.9 lb, 4-7 lb, 7.1 –8.0 lb, 8.1 –9.0 lb, 9.1 –10 lb, and > 10 lb. Fruits were considered marketable if they were within the 3 –7 lb category. Evaluations of each watermelon entry included yield, fruit size, production earliness, soluble solids using a hand held digital refractometer, fruit shape and size, exterior and interior descriptions (rind pattern, length/width ratio, seed trace size, occurrence of hard seeds, hollow heart incidence and severity, and flesh color), and interior flesh firmness. Hard seed in triploid fruit was determined according to USDA standards. Fruits were cut longitudinally in half, then these halves were cut laterally. The number of hard seeds exposed on the cut surface were counted and recorded. This is the second year we have rated for hard seeds according to USDA standards. Flesh firmness was taken by using a Penetrometer FT 011 witha 7/16” plunger tip, (QA Supplies LLC, Norfolk, Va.), and recorded in pounds. Samples were obtained by cutting the center of the fruit from the stem to blossom end. Pressure was then taken in five areas of the fruit; stem end, top side, ground spot side, blossom end, and center. Pressure was not taken on fruit with hollow heart. The reported measures on flesh firmness are an average of the five sample areasand are an average value taken for five fruit per plotor 20 fruit per cultigen. Most of the quality measurements were taken at the first or second harvests.
2014 Trial Note: The 2014 growing season was optimal for watermelon production. Vine growth and fruit set were excellent as wasfruit quality among a majority of the cultivars evaluated. Unlike 2013, there was no crow damage observed within the trial which we attribute to vigorous vine growth that allowed the fruit to size and mature under the cover of the foliage. Overall, we would rate the 2014 trial as one of the best watermelon trials resulting in high yields and fruit quality.
Financial Support
In addition to seed companies, this program has been supported by the College of Life & Agricultural Sciences, North Carolina Agricultural Research Service, and the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service.
Table 1. Triploid Red-Flesh Watermelon Seed Sources and Descriptions; 2014.
Cultivar |
Company |
Description |
| 13-13077 | K&B Dev. | Indistinct, medium width, medium to dark green stripes on light greenbackground; long round to blocky shape, sizes are mainly medium to large. |
| 7197HQ | Nunhems | Indistinct, medium width, medium to dark green stripes on light green background; smaller fruit are mainly short and round, larger fruit are short blocky to blocky, fruit size ranges from small to large. |
| ACX6177 | Nunhems | ndistinct, medium wide, dark green stripes on light green background, mainly long round shape, fruit size is mainly medim. |
| Affirmed | Sakata | Indistinct, medium wide, dark green stripes on light greenbackground; shape is mainly short blocky to blocky large fruit;medium to large fruit size. |
| Bold Ruler | Sakata | Indistinct, medium wide, medium to dark green stripes on light greenbackground; fruit are mainly short blocky oval, medium to large size. |
| Captivation | Syngenta | Indistinct, medium to wide, dark green stripes on light green background, mainly short blocky and blocky fruit, fruit size mainly medium to large, excellent rind/flesh deliniation, one fruit in seven with internal hard core in one rep. |
| Charismatic | Sakata | Indistinct, medium wide dark green stripes on medium green background, uniform, round fruit; uniformly small to medium size fruit; indistinct rind flesh delineation, fairly thick rind. |
| Crunchy Red | Harris Moran | Indistinct, medium wide, medium green stripes on a light greenbackground; large fruit are elongated, small fruit round; mainly largesize fruit; indistinct rind flesh delineation with many very thick areasof rind around fruit. |
| Cut Above | Clifton | Indistinct, medium wide, medium green stripes on a light greenbackground; uniform blocky fruit, mainly medium to large sized fruitwith good rind flesh delineation. |
| Declaration | Nunhems | Indistinct, medium width, medium to dark green stripes on lightgreen background, very uniform oval blocky fruit; very uniform mediumto large sized fruit; cookie cutter shape fruit; indistinct rind flesh delineation. |
| Exclamation | Syngenta | ndistinct, medium width,dark green stripes on light green background, mainly oval fruit; size varies from small to large; good rind flesh delineation; minimal rind thickness. |
| Fascination | Syngenta | ndistinct, medium width, dark green stripes on light green background; oval and blocky shapes; size mainly medium to large; very dark red flesh; distinct rind flesh interface. |
| Harvest Moon | K&B Dev. | Solid dark green with round yellow spots (“stars”) and an occasionallyDevelopmentlarger yellow area (generally circular in shape, “moon”); very darkprotruding narrow ribbing on fruit when ripe; uniform fruit shapewhich are round to long round; mainly medium size; variations in rindthickness around fruit; very thick rind; indistinct rind flesh interface. |
| Kingman | Sakata | Indistinct, medium wide, medium to dark green stripes on light greenbackground; fairly consistent shape, short blocky to blocky; medium tolarge fruit size; lots of hollow heart, some severe; indistinct rind flesh interface. |
| Liberty | Nunhems | Indistinct, medium wide, medium to dark green stripes on light greenbackground; mainly oval to short blocky fruit; some smaller fruit that aremore round; mainly medium to large fruit size; thick indistinct rind flesh interface. |
| Maxima | Origene | Indistinct, medium wide, very dark green stripes on light to medium greenbackground (background is darker green, giving rind a darker green color); mainly long round fruit; mainly medium size to medium large size fruit;excellent red color. |
| Melody | Syngenta | Indistinct, medium wide, very dark green stripes on medium greenbackground, (melon rind is darker than most and very attractive); fruit are mainly round or slightly longer than round and shape is extremely uniform; size was uinform and was small to medium; excellent rindflesh delineation; relatively thin rind. |
| ORS-12166 | Origene | Indistinct; wide, very dark stripes, medium green background (one of thedarker-rinded entries in 2014 trial); oval shaped; mainly medium sizedfruits; late maturity; excellent red flesh color |
| Premont | Clifton | Indistinct, medium width, medium to dark green stripes on light greenbackground; large fruit are mostly oval/ or blocky while small fruit are mainlyround; large dichotomy in size, small to large size. |
| Secretariat | Sakata | Indistinct, medium width, medium to dark green stripes on light greenbackground; blocky fruit with uniform shape; uniformly medium to largesize fruit; indistinct rind flesh delineation; good red flesh color. |
| SV0051WA | Seminis | Indistinct, medium to wide, dark green stripes on light green background;large fruit are mainly blocky, fruit size variable from medium to very large;a few small round fruit; thick rind, indistinct rind flesh delineation. |
| SV2757WA | Seminis | Indistinct, medium width, medium to dark green stripes on light greenbackground; mainly short blocky/oval shape, a few small round fruit; fruit primarily medium size; excellent rind flesh delineation; excellentdeep red flesh color; relatively thin rinds. |
| SV7018WA | Seminis | Indistinct, narrow to medium wide, dark green stripes on light to mediumgreen background; mainly short blocky/oval shape; fairly uniform size,fruit sizes were medium to large. |
| SV8298WA | Seminis | ndistinct, medium to wide, medium to dark green stripes on light greenbackground; uniformly blocky fruit; uniformly large-sized fruit; indisitinctrind flesh delineation. |
| SV0241WA | Seminis | Indistinct, medium to wide, dark green stripes on light to medium greenbackground; short blocky or oval fruit; variable size; small to medium fruit; fairly distinct rind flesh interface. |
| Sweet Polly | Siegers | Fairly distinct; medium to wide, very dark green stripes on light greenbackground; mainly blocky fruit with uniformity in shape; a few oval,medium to large size fruit; distinct rind flesh interface. |
| Traveler | Harris Moran | Indistinct, medium width, very dark green stripes on medium to darkgreen background; fairly uniform oval fruit; mainly small size with somemedium size fruit; distinct rind flesh delineation; good red flesh color. |
| Tri-X-313 | Syngenta | Indistinct, medium wide, medium to dark green stripes on light greenbackground; mainly oval or short blocky fruit; mainly medium to largerfruit size; indistinct rind flesh delineation; thick rind. |
| Troubadour | Harris Moran | Indistinct, medium width, very dark green stripes on medium to darkgreen background; uniform oval fruit; uniform small to medium size;indistinct rind flesh delineation. |
| UG 711 | United Genetics | Indistinct, medium width, very dark green stripes on medium to dark green background; uniform round fruit; small to medium size. |
View photos of each variety evaluated in the 2014 standard triploid watermelon cultivar trial.
Table 2. Triploid Red-Flesh watermelon hybrid cultivar trial. Fruit weight, (cwt.), per acre by various weight classes including average fruit size1 for harvest ¹. Clayton, N.C. 2014.
Cultivar |
Cwt. (x100) by size |
Total / Acre |
Mkt / Acre² |
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<9.0 |
9.0 – 13.5 |
13.6 – 17.5 |
17.6 – 21.4 |
> 21.5 |
|||
| 13-13077 | 7 | 39 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 71 | 64 |
| 7197HQ | 4 | 29 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 74 | 70 |
| ACX6177 | 0 | 29 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51 |
| Affirmed | 11 | 55 | 58 | 33 | 0 | 157 | 146 |
| Bold Ruler | 3 | 70 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 125 |
| Captivation | 3 | 47 | 38 | 8 | 19 | 115 | 112 |
| Charismatic | 4 | 84 | 58 | 25 | 9 | 180 | 176 |
| Crunchy Red | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 16 |
| Cut Above | 3 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 |
| Declaration | 13 | 26 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 81 | 68 |
| Exclamation | 4 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 58 | 54 |
| Fascination | 0 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 |
| Harvest Moon | 7 | 37 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 97 |
| Kingman | 6 | 37 | 35 | 16 | 0 | 94 | 87 |
| Liberty | 9 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 36 |
| Maxima | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| Melody | 6 | 65 | 67 | 8 | 0 | 146 | 140 |
| ORS-12166 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Premont | 0 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44 |
| Secretariat | 6 | 69 | 98 | 16 | 0 | 190 | 184 |
| SV0051WA | 0 | 27 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 69 | 69 |
| SV2757WA | 7 | 40 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 65 |
| SV7018WA | 4 | 21 | 40 | 16 | 0 | 81 | 77 |
| SV8298WA | 0 | 11 | 20 | 34 | 0 | 65 | 65 |
| SV0241WA | 0 | 60 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 86 |
| Sweet Polly | 6 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 48 | 42 |
| Traveler | 11 | 65 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 72 |
| Tri-X-313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troubadour | 6 | 46 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 59 |
| UG 711 | 13 | 83 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 153 | 140 |
| Average | 4 | 35 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 79 | 74 |
| LSD (0.05) | 15 | 37 | 41 | 37 | 43 | 67 | 65 |
¹ Yields are calculated using 100 percent seedless watermelon population. SP-6 pollinizers were interplanted after triploid plants 1, 5, and 9, (3 plants/plot). Fruit weights for each category are rounded to the nearest whole number.
² Includes fruit ≥ 9 pounds.
Table 3. Triploid Red-Flesh watermelon hybrid cultivar trial. Bin boxes per acre by various various weight classes including average fruit size¹ for harvest ¹. Clayton, N.C. 2014.
Cultivar |
Bin boxes / acre by size grade² |
Mkt / Acre3 |
% Total Yield by Count |
Avg lb./ fruit |
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<9.0 |
9.0 – 13.5 |
13.6 – 17.5 |
17.6 – 21.4 |
> 21.5 |
60 |
45 |
36 |
30 |
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| 13-13077 | 0.9 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 9.1 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 56 | 12.3 |
| 7197HQ | 0.6 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 12 | 45 | 39 | 13.9 |
| ACX6177 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 58 | 13.4 |
| Affirmed | 1.5 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 20.9 | 0 | 21 | 37 | 35 | 13.5 |
| Bold Ruler | 0.5 | 10.0 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.8 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 55 | 12.9 |
| Captivation | 0.5 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 15.9 | 16 | 7 | 33 | 41 | 14.0 |
| Charismatic | 0.6 | 11.9 | 8.3 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 25.1 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 47 | 13.7 |
| Crunchy Red | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 58 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 18.2 |
| Cut Above | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 60 | 11.9 |
| Declaration | 1.9 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 0 | 10 | 42 | 32 | 13.2 |
| Exclamation | 0.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 0 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 13.1 |
| Fascination | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 42 | 14.3 |
| Harvest Moon | 1.1 | 5.2 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.8 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 35 | 13.3 |
| Kingman | 0.9 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 0 | 17 | 37 | 39 | 13.4 |
| Bold Ruler | 1.4 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 19 | 11.7 |
| Maxima | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 57 | 12.9 |
| Melody | 0.8 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 6 | 46 | 44 | 12.8 |
| ORS-12166 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 44 | 15.5 |
| Premont | 0.0 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 67 | 13.2 |
| Secretariat | 0.9 | 9.9 | 14.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 26.2 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 37 | 13.5 |
| SV0051WA | 0.0 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 9.9 | 0 | 11 | 49 | 40 | 14.6 |
| SV2757WA | 1.1 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 55 | 11.9 |
| SV7018WA | 0.5 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 20 | 49 | 26 | 15.2 |
| SV8298WA | 0.0 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 9.3 | 0 | 52 | 31 | 17 | 16.6 |
| SV0241WA | 0.0 | 8.6 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 70 | 12.2 |
| Sweet Polly | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 52 | 16 | 21 | 14.2 |
| Traveler | 1.6 | 9.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 78 | 11.0 |
| Tri-X-313 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Troubadour | 0.8 | 6.5 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 70 | 11.7 |
| UG 711 | 1.9 | 11.8 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 54 | 11.7 |
| Average | 0.6 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 10.6 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 42 | 13.0 |
| LSD (0.05) | 2.1 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 9.3 | – – | – – | – – | – – | – – |
¹ Yields are calculated using 100 percent seedless watermelon population. SP-6 pollinizers were interplanted after triploid plants 1, 5, and 9, (3 plants/plot). Fruit weights for each category are rounded to the nearest whole number.
² Values were determined based upon 700 lb bin box weight.
³ Includes fruit ≥ 9 pounds.
Table 4. Triploid Red-Flesh watermelon hybrid cultivar trial. Fruit number for harvest¹ by various weight classes (per acre) including fruit number per plant. Clayton, N.C., 2014.
Cultivar |
Rank¹ |
Fruit size category |
Total Number |
Total Mkt. No.2 |
Fruit No./ Plant |
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< 9.0 |
9.0 – 13.5 |
13.6 – 17.5 |
17.6 – 21.4 |
> 21.5 |
|||||
| 13-13077 | 15 | 87 | 349 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 566 | 479 | 0.3 |
| 7197HQ | 12 | 44 | 261 | 218 | 44 | 0 | 566 | 523 | 0.3 |
| ACX6177 | 19 | 0 | 261 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 392 | 392 | 0.2 |
| Affirmed | 4 | 131 | 479 | 392 | 174 | 0 | 1176 | 1045 | 0.7 |
| Bold Ruler | 6 | 44 | 610 | 349 | 0 | 0 | 1002 | 958 | 0.6 |
| Captivation | 7 | 44 | 436 | 261 | 44 | 44 | 828 | 784 | 0.5 |
| Charismatic | 2 | 44 | 697 | 392 | 131 | 44 | 1307 | 1263 | 0.8 |
| Crunchy Red | 29 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 87 | 87 | 0.1 |
| Cut Above | 26 | 44 | 131 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 174 | 0.1 |
| Declaration | 15 | 174 | 218 | 218 | 44 | 0 | 653 | 479 | 0.4 |
| Exclamation | 19 | 44 | 174 | 131 | 87 | 0 | 436 | 392 | 0.3 |
| Fascination | 23 | 0 | 131 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 261 | 261 | 0.2 |
| Harvest Moon | 8 | 87 | 305 | 292 | 0 | 0 | 784 | 697 | 0.5 |
| Kingman | 10 | 87 | 305 | 218 | 87 | 0 | 697 | 610 | 0.4 |
| Liberty | 23 | 131 | 87 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 392 | 261 | 0.2 |
| Maxima | 27 | 0 | 87 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 131 | 0.1 |
| Melody | 4 | 87 | 566 | 436 | 44 | 0 | 1133 | 1045 | 0.7 |
| ORS-12166 | 28 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 0.1 |
| Premont | 22 | 0 | 261 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 349 | 349 | 0.2 |
| Secretariat | 1 | 87 | 610 | 653 | 87 | 0 | 1438 | 1350 | 0.8 |
| SV0051WA | 15 | 0 | 218 | 218 | 44 | 0 | 479 | 479 | 0.3 |
| SV2757WA | 12 | 87 | 349 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 610 | 523 | 0.4 |
| SV7018WA | 12 | 44 | 174 | 261 | 87 | 0 | 566 | 523 | 0.3 |
| SV8298WA | 19 | 0 | 87 | 131 | 174 | 0 | 392 | 392 | 0.2 |
| SV0241WA | 8 | 0 | 523 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 697 | 697 | 0.4 |
| Sweet Polly | 23 | 87 | 87 | 44 | 131 | 0 | 349 | 261 | 0.2 |
| Traveler | 10 | 174 | 566 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 784 | 610 | 0.5 |
| Tri-X-313 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Troubadour | 15 | 87 | 392 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 566 | 479 | 0.3 |
| UG 711 | 3 | 174 | 741 | 349 | 44 | 0 | 1307 | 1133 | 0.8 |
| Average | – – | 60 | 305 | 193 | 42 | 6 | 608 | 549 | 0.3 |
| LSD(0.05) | – – | 197 | 333 | 261 | 195 | 147 | 508 | 467 | 0.3 |
¹ Ranked according to total marketable number.
² Includes fruit ≥ 9 pounds.
Table 5. Triploid Red-Flesh watermelon hybrid cultivar trial. Fruit weight, (cwt.), per acre by various weight classes including average fruit size¹ for harvest 2. Clayton, N.C. 2014.
Cultivar |
Cwt. (x100) by size |
Total / Acre |
Mkt / Acre² |
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<9.0 |
9.0 – 13.5 |
13.6 – 17.5 |
17.6 – 21.4 |
> 21.5 |
|||
| 13-13077 | 4 | 53 | 79 | 33 | 0 | 169 | 165 |
| 7197HQ | 2 | 57 | 74 | 27 | 0 | 160 | 158 |
| ACX6177 | 0 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 0 | 147 | 147 |
| Affirmed | 7 | 37 | 53 | 48 | 9 | 154 | 147 |
| Bold Ruler | 7 | 31 | 42 | 41 | 0 | 121 | 114 |
| Captivation | 6 | 84 | 82 | 25 | 30 | 227 | 221 |
| Charismatic | 2 | 28 | 81 | 24 | 11 | 146 | 144 |
| Crunchy Red | 4 | 35 | 83 | 41 | 0 | 163 | 159 |
| Cut Above | 7 | 43 | 78 | 32 | 0 | 161 | 153 |
| Declaration | 0 | 37 | 54 | 41 | 0 | 132 | 132 |
| Exclamation | 3 | 63 | 102 | 60 | 40 | 267 | 264 |
| Fascination | 0 | 16 | 53 | 84 | 0 | 153 | 153 |
| Harvest Moon | 0 | 61 | 59 | 41 | 0 | 162 | 162 |
| Kingman | 0 | 43 | 81 | 40 | 10 | 175 | 175 |
| Liberty | 12 | 57 | 75 | 57 | 9 | 210 | 198 |
| Maxima | 0 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 10 | 67 | 67 |
| Melody | 0 | 59 | 91 | 8 | 10 | 168 | 168 |
| ORS-12166 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 51 | 10 | 98 | 98 |
| Premont | 13 | 64 | 76 | 26 | 19 | 197 | 185 |
| Secretariat | 10 | 32 | 80 | 42 | 9 | 174 | 163 |
| SV0051WA | 11 | 37 | 60 | 69 | 43 | 221 | 210 |
| SV2757WA | 20 | 65 | 48 | 16 | 0 | 149 | 129 |
| SV7018WA | 4 | 48 | 75 | 67 | 10 | 204 | 201 |
| SV8298WA | 4 | 25 | 43 | 75 | 52 | 198 | 195 |
| SV0241WA | 18 | 106 | 80 | 8 | 0 | 212 | 194 |
| Sweet Polly | 6 | 77 | 79 | 66 | 0 | 228 | 222 |
| Traveler | 5 | 90 | 96 | 8 | 0 | 199 | 194 |
| Tri-X-313 | 7 | 54 | 85 | 67 | 31 | 245 | 237 |
| Troubadour | 0 | 71 | 52 | 17 | 0 | 140 | 140 |
| UG 711 | 4 | 62 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 152 |
| Average | 5 | 50 | 68 | 40 | 10 | 173 | 168 |
| LSD (0.05) | 18 | 61 | 66 | 49 | 47 | 92 | 92 |
¹ Yields are calculated using 100 percent seedless watermelon population. SP-6 pollinizers were interplanted after triploid plants 1, 5, and 9, (3 plants / plot). Fruit weights for each category are rounded to the nearest whole number.
² Includes fruit ≥ 9 pounds.
Table 6. Triploid Red-Flesh watermelon hybrid cultivar trial. Bin boxes per acre by various various weight classes including average fruit size¹ for harvest 2. Clayton, N.C. 2014.
Cultivar |
Bin boxes / acre by size grade2 |
Mkt / Acre3 |
% Total Yield by Count |
Avg lb./ fruit |
|||||||
<9.0 |
9.0 – 13.5 |
13.6 – 17.5 |
17.6 – 21.4 |
> 21.5 |
60 |
45 |
36 |
30 |
|||
| 13-13077 | 0.5 | 7.6 | 11.3 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 23.6 | 0 | 19 | 47 | 32 | 13.8 |
| 7197HQ | 0.3 | 8.2 | 10.5 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 22.5 | 0 | 17 | 46 | 36 | 14.6 |
| ACX6177 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 40 | 33 | 28 | 15.3 |
| Affirmed | 1.0 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 21.0 | 6 | 31 | 34 | 24 | 14.7 |
| Bold Ruler | 1.0 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 16.2 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 14.2 |
| Captivation | 0.9 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 31.5 | 13 | 11 | 36 | 37 | 14.1 |
| Charismatic | 0.3 | 4.0 | 11.6 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 20.5 | 7 | 16 | 56 | 19 | 15.0 |
| Crunchy Red | 0.6 | 5.0 | 11.8 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 22.7 | 0 | 25 | 51 | 22 | 14.5 |
| Cut Above | 1.1 | 6.2 | 11.1 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 21.9 | 0 | 20 | 48 | 27 | 13.9 |
| Declaration | 0.0 | 5.3 | 7.7 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 18.8 | 0 | 31 | 41 | 28 | 15.8 |
| Exclamation | 0.4 | 8.9 | 14.5 | 8.5 | 5.8 | 37.7 | 15 | 22 | 38 | 23 | 15.4 |
| Fascination | 0.0 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 21.9 | 0 | 55 | 34 | 10 | 16.5 |
| Harvest Moon | 0.0 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 23.1 | 0 | 25 | 37 | 38 | 14.4 |
| Kingman | 0.0 | 6.2 | 11.6 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 25.0 | 6 | 23 | 47 | 25 | 15.5 |
| Liberty | 1.8 | 8.1 | 10.7 | 8.1 | 1.3 | 28.3 | 4 | 27 | 36 | 27 | 14.8 |
| Maxima | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 9.6 | 16 | 51 | 22 | 12 | 17.0 |
| Melody | 0.0 | 8.4 | 13.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 24.1 | 6 | 5 | 54 | 35 | 13.6 |
| ORS-12166 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 14.0 | 10 | 52 | 21 | 17 | 16.7 |
| Premont | 1.8 | 9.1 | 10.9 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 26.4 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 32 | 14.3 |
| Secretariat | 1.5 | 4.6 | 11.5 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 23.3 | 5 | 24 | 46 | 18 | 14.5 |
| SV0051WA | 1.6 | 5.3 | 8.6 | 9.8 | 6.2 | 30.0 | 20 | 31 | 27 | 17 | 16.6 |
| SV2757WA | 2.9 | 9.3 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 18.4 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 44 | 12.1 |
| SV7018WA | 0.5 | 6.9 | 10.7 | 9.6 | 1.5 | 28.7 | 5 | 33 | 37 | 24 | 15.6 |
| SV8298WA | 0.5 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 10.7 | 7.4 | 27.8 | 26 | 38 | 22 | 13 | 17.7 |
| SV0241WA | 2.6 | 15.1 | 11.4 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 27.7 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 50 | 12.6 |
| Sweet Polly | 0.9 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 9.4 | 0.0 | 31.7 | 0 | 29 | 35 | 34 | 14.0 |
| Traveler | 0.7 | 12.8 | 13.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 27.7 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 45 | 13.1 |
| Tri-X-313 | 1.1 | 7.7 | 12.2 | 9.6 | 4.4 | 33.9 | 13 | 27 | 35 | 22 | 15.5 |
| Troubadour | 0.0 | 10.2 | 7.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 12 | 37 | 51 | 13.6 |
| UG 711 | 0.5 | 8.9 | 12.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21.7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 40 | 13.0 |
| Average | 0.7 | 7.2 | 9.7 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 24.0 | 5 | 24 | 39 | 28 | 14.7 |
| LSD (0.05) | 2.5 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 13.2 | – – | – – | – – | – – | – – |
¹ Yields are calculated using 100 percent seedless watermelon population. SP-6 pollinizers were interplanted after triploid plants 1, 5, and 9, (3 plants/plot). Fruit weights for each category are rounded to the nearest whole number.
² Values were determined based upon 700 lb bin box weight.
³ Includes fruit ≥ 9 pounds.
Table 7. Triploid Red-Flesh watermelon hybrid cultivar trial. Fruit number for harvest 2 by various weight classes (per acre) including fruit number per plant. Clayton, N.C., 2014.
Cultivar |
Fruit size category |
Total Number |
Total Mkt. No.² |
Fruit No./ Plant |
|||||
Rank¹ |
< 9.0 |
9.0 – 13.5 |
13.6 – 17.5 |
17.6 – 21.4 |
> 21.5 |
||||
| 13-13077 | 12 | 44 | 479 | 523 | 174 | 0 | 1220 | 1176 | 0.7 |
| 7197HQ | 16 | 44 | 479 | 479 | 131 | 0 | 1133 | 1089 | 0.7 |
| ACX6177 | 22 | 0 | 349 | 305 | 305 | 0 | 958 | 958 | 0.6 |
| Affirmed | 22 | 87 | 305 | 349 | 261 | 44 | 1045 | 958 | 0.6 |
| Bold Ruler | 28 | 87 | 261 | 261 | 218 | 0 | 828 | 741 | 0.5 |
| Captivation | 2 | 87 | 741 | 523 | 131 | 131 | 1612 | 1525 | 0.9 |
| Charismatic | 25 | 44 | 218 | 523 | 131 | 44 | 958 | 915 | 0.6 |
| Crunchy Red | 18 | 44 | 305 | 523 | 218 | 0 | 1089 | 1045 | 0.6 |
| Cut Above | 18 | 87 | 349 | 523 | 174 | 0 | 1133 | 1045 | 0.7 |
| Declaration | 27 | 0 | 305 | 349 | 218 | 0 | 871 | 981 | 0.5 |
| Exclamation | 1 | 44 | 523 | 653 | 305 | 174 | 1699 | 1655 | 1.0 |
| Fascination | 25 | 0 | 131 | 349 | 436 | 0 | 915 | 915 | 0.5 |
| Harvest Moon | 13 | 0 | 523 | 392 | 218 | 0 | 1133 | 1133 | 0.7 |
| Kingman | 13 | 0 | 349 | 523 | 218 | 44 | 1133 | 1133 | 0.7 |
| Liberty | 7 | 174 | 479 | 479 | 305 | 44 | 1481 | 1307 | 0.9 |
| Maxima | 30 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 174 | 44 | 392 | 392 | 0.2 |
| Melody | 10 | 0 | 523 | 610 | 44 | 44 | 1220 | 1220 | 0.7 |
| ORS-12166 | 29 | 0 | 131 | 131 | 261 | 44 | 566 | 566 | 0.3 |
| Premont | 8 | 174 | 566 | 479 | 131 | 87 | 1438 | 1263 | 0.8 |
| Secretariat | 18 | 131 | 261 | 523 | 218 | 44 | 1176 | 1045 | 0.7 |
| SV0051WA | 10 | 131 | 305 | 392 | 349 | 174 | 1350 | 1220 | 0.8 |
| SV2757WA | 22 | 261 | 566 | 305 | 87 | 0 | 1220 | 958 | 0.7 |
| SV7018WA | 8 | 44 | 392 | 479 | 349 | 44 | 1307 | 1263 | 0.8 |
| SV8298WA | 16 | 44 | 218 | 261 | 392 | 218 | 1133 | 1089 | 0.7 |
| SV0241WA | 5 | 218 | 915 | 523 | 44 | 0 | 1699 | 1481 | 1.0 |
| Sweet Polly | 2 | 87 | 653 | 523 | 349 | 0 | 1612 | 1525 | 0.9 |
| Traveler | 6 | 87 | 784 | 610 | 44 | 0 | 1525 | 1438 | 0.9 |
| Tri-X-313 | 2 | 87 | 479 | 566 | 349 | 131 | 1612 | 1525 | 0.9 |
| Troubadour | 18 | 0 | 610 | 349 | 87 | 0 | 1045 | 1045 | 0.6 |
| UG 711 | 13 | 44 | 566 | 566 | 0 | 0 | 1176 | 1133 | 0.7 |
| Average | – – | 68 | 428 | 439 | 211 | 44 | 1189 | 1125 | 0.7 |
| LSD(0.05) | – – | 224 | 523 | 420 | 255 | 201 | 673 | 659 | 0.4 |
¹ Ranked according to total marketable number.
² Includes fruit ≥ 9 pounds.
Table 8. Triploid Red-Flesh watermelon hybrid cultivar trial. Fruit weight, (cwt.), per acre by various weight classes including average fruit size¹ for harvest 3. Clayton, N.C. 2014.
Cultivar |
Cwt. (x100) by size |
Total / Acre |
Mkt / Acre² |
||||
<9.0 |
9.0 – 13.5 |
13.6 – 17.5 |
17.6 – 21.4 |
> 21.5 |
|||
| 13-13077 | 14 | 108 | 118 | 0 | 50 | 348 | 334 |
| 7197HQ | 5 | 97 | 141 | 100 | 56 | 398 | 393 |
| ACX6177 | 29 | 71 | 132 | 91 | 63 | 387 | 357 |
| Affirmed | 15 | 78 | 115 | 68 | 0 | 276 | 261 |
| Bold Ruler | 27 | 71 | 117 | 58 | 0 | 273 | 246 |
| Captivation | 20 | 142 | 86 | 33 | 0 | 282 | 262 |
| Charismatic | 15 | 102 | 88 | 82 | 20 | 306 | 291 |
| Crunchy Red | 26 | 62 | 171 | 143 | 40 | 441 | 415 |
| Cut Above | 42 | 103 | 158 | 15 | 20 | 338 | 296 |
| Declaration | 27 | 108 | 91 | 75 | 20 | 320 | 293 |
| Exclamation | 15 | 114 | 99 | 49 | 39 | 316 | 301 |
| Fascination | 34 | 111 | 121 | 65 | 51 | 382 | 348 |
| Harvest Moon | 25 | 82 | 108 | 58 | 10 | 281 | 257 |
| Kingman | 24 | 81 | 118 | 17 | 20 | 260 | 236 |
| Liberty | 20 | 103 | 117 | 82 | 20 | 342 | 322 |
| Maxima | 13 | 88 | 169 | 156 | 111 | 538 | 525 |
| Melody | 21 | 120 | 99 | 58 | 9 | 308 | 287 |
| ORS-12166 | 26 | 170 | 135 | 107 | 53 | 491 | 465 |
| Premont | 29 | 143 | 143 | 107 | 11 | 434 | 404 |
| Secretariat | 10 | 41 | 68 | 50 | 9 | 178 | 168 |
| SV0051WA | 4 | 58 | 101 | 49 | 42 | 254 | 250 |
| SV2757WA | 41 | 145 | 139 | 57 | 0 | 382 | 340 |
| SV7018WA | 22 | 124 | 102 | 57 | 9 | 315 | 293 |
| SV8298WA | 26 | 42 | 87 | 69 | 125 | 350 | 324 |
| SV0241WA | 43 | 146 | 94 | 25 | 0 | 307 | 265 |
| Sweet Polly | 13 | 123 | 101 | 50 | 30 | 316 | 303 |
| Traveler | 22 | 70 | 86 | 52 | 0 | 230 | 208 |
| Tri-X-313 | 23 | 82 | 135 | 90 | 20 | 351 | 327 |
| Troubadour | 23 | 130 | 104 | 49 | 0 | 307 | 283 |
| UG 711 | 31 | 82 | 85 | 33 | 0 | 230 | 199 |
| Average | 23 | 100 | 114 | 65 | 28 | 331 | 308 |
| LSD (0.05) | 24 | 80 | 93 | 78 | 71 | 188 | 185 |
¹ Yields are calculated using 100 percent seedless watermelon population. SP-6 pollinizers were interplanted after triploid plants 1, 5, and 9, (3 plants/plot). Fruit weights for each category are rounded to the nearest whole number.
² Includes fruit ≥ 9 pounds.
Table 9. Triploid Red-Flesh watermelon hybrid cultivar trial. Bin boxes per acre by various various weight classes including average fruit size¹ for harvest 3. Clayton, N.C. 2014.
Cultivar |
Bin boxes / acre by size grade² |
Mkt / Acre3 |
% Total Yield by Count |
Avg lb./ fruit |
|||||||
<9.0 |
9.0 – 13.5 |
13.6 – 17.5 |
17.6 – 21.4 |
> 21.5 |
60 |
45 |
36 |
30 |
|||
| 13-13077 | 2.0 | 15.4 | 16.9 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 47.7 | 14 | 0 | 34 | 31 | 14.0 |
| 7197HQ | 0.7 | 13.9 | 20.1 | 14.3 | 7.9 | 56.2 | 14 | 25 | 35 | 24 | 15.2 |
| ACX6177 | 4.2 | 10.1 | 18.9 | 12.9 | 9.1 | 51.0 | 16 | 23 | 34 | 18 | 14.6 |
| Affirmed | 2.1 | 11.2 | 16.5 | 9.6 | 0.0 | 37.3 | 0 | 24 | 42 | 28 | 13.5 |
| Bold Ruler | 3.8 | 10.2 | 16.7 | 8.2 | 0.0 | 35.2 | 0 | 21 | 43 | 26 | 13.1 |
| Captivation | 2.9 | 20.3 | 12.3 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 37.4 | 0 | 12 | 31 | 50 | 12.7 |
| Charismatic | 2.2 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 11.7 | 2.8 | 41.6 | 6 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 13.5 |
| Crunchy Red | 3.7 | 8.8 | 24.5 | 20.4 | 5.7 | 59.3 | 9 | 32 | 39 | 14 | 15.2 |
| Cut Above | 6.0 | 14.7 | 22.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 42.2 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 31 | 12.8 |
| Declaration | 3.9 | 15.4 | 13.0 | 10.7 | 2.8 | 41.9 | 6 | 23 | 28 | 34 | 13.6 |
| Exclamation | 2.2 | 16.3 | 14.1 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 43.0 | 12 | 16 | 31 | 36 | 14.4 |
| Fascination | 4.9 | 15.9 | 17.3 | 9.3 | 7.3 | 49.7 | 13 | 17 | 32 | 29 | 13.9 |
| Harvest Moon | 3.5 | 11.7 | 15.4 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 36.7 | 3 | 20 | 38 | 29 | 13.3 |
| Kingman | 3.4 | 11.6 | 16.9 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 33.7 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 31 | 13.5 |
| Liberty | 2.9 | 14.7 | 16.8 | 11.7 | 2.9 | 46.0 | 6 | 24 | 34 | 30 | 13.4 |
| Maxima | 1.9 | 12.6 | 24.1 | 22.4 | 15.9 | 75.0 | 21 | 29 | 31 | 16 | 16.1 |
| Melody | 3.0 | 17.2 | 14.2 | 8.3 | 1.4 | 41.0 | 3 | 19 | 32 | 39 | 12.8 |
| ORS-12166 | 3.8 | 24.3 | 19.3 | 15.3 | 7.6 | 66.4 | 11 | 22 | 27 | 35 | 14.5 |
| Premont | 4.2 | 20.5 | 20.4 | 15.3 | 1.5 | 57.8 | 2 | 25 | 33 | 33 | 13.8 |
| Secretariat | 1.5 | 5.9 | 9.7 | 7.1 | 1.4 | 24.0 | 5 | 28 | 38 | 23 | 13.9 |
| SV0051WA | 0.6 | 8.3 | 14.5 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 35.7 | 16 | 19 | 40 | 23 | 15.6 |
| SV2757WA | 5.9 | 20.6 | 19.8 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 48.6 | 0 | 15 | 36 | 38 | 12.6 |
| SV7018WA | 3.2 | 17.7 | 14.6 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 41.8 | 3 | 18 | 32 | 39 | 13.3 |
| SV8298WA | 3.7 | 6.0 | 12.5 | 9.9 | 17.9 | 46.3 | 36 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 16.2 |
| SV0241WA | 6.1 | 20.8 | 13.4 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 37.8 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 47 | 11.0 |
| Sweet Polly | 1.8 | 17.6 | 14.4 | 7.2 | 4.2 | 43.4 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 39 | 13.9 |
| Traveler | 3.2 | 10.0 | 12.3 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 29.7 | 0 | 23 | 38 | 30 | 12.9 |
| Tri-X-313 | 3.3 | 11.8 | 19.2 | 12.8 | 2.9 | 46.7 | 6 | 26 | 38 | 24 | 14.3 |
| Troubadour | 3.3 | 18.6 | 14.8 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 40.5 | 0 | 16 | 34 | 43 | 12.8 |
| UG 711 | 4.5 | 11.6 | 12.1 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 28.5 | 0 | 14 | 37 | 35 | 11.5 |
| Average | 3.3 | 14.3 | 16.3 | 9.3 | 3.9 | 44.1 | 8 | 19 | 35 | 31 | 13.7 |
| LSD (0.05) | 3.4 | 11.5 | 13.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 26.5 | – – | – – | – – | – – | – – |
¹ Yields are calculated using 100 percent seedless watermelon population. SP-6 pollinizers were interplanted after triploid plants 1, 5, and 9, (3 plants/plot). Fruit weights for each category are rounded to the nearest whole number.
² Values were determined based upon 700 lb bin box weight.
³ Includes fruit ≥ 9 pounds.
Table 10. Triploid Red-Flesh watermelon hybrid cultivar trial. Fruit number for harvest 3 by various weight classes (per acre) including fruit number per plant. Clayton, N.C., 2014.
Cultivar |
Rank¹ |
Fruit size category |
Total Number |
Total Mkt. No.² |
Fruit No./ Plant |
||||
< 9.0 |
9.0 – 13.5 |
13.6 – 17.5 |
17.6 – 21.4 |
> 21.5 |
|||||
| 13-13077 | 8 | 218 | 915 | 784 | 305 | 218 | 2439 | 2222 | 1.4 |
| 7197HQ | 5 | 87 | 871 | 915 | 523 | 218 | 2614 | 2527 | 1.5 |
| ACX6177 | 8 | 392 | 610 | 871 | 479 | 261 | 2614 | 2222 | 1.5 |
| Affirmed | 22 | 218 | 697 | 741 | 349 | 0 | 2004 | 1786 | 1.2 |
| Bold Ruler | 25 | 392 | 653 | 741 | 305 | 0 | 2091 | 1699 | 1.2 |
| Captivation | 20 | 261 | 1220 | 566 | 174 | 0 | 2222 | 1960 | 1.3 |
| Charismatic | 17 | 218 | 958 | 566 | 436 | 87 | 2265 | 2047 | 1.3 |
| Crunchy Red | 4 | 349 | 566 | 1089 | 741 | 174 | 2919 | 2570 | 1.7 |
| Cut Above | 12 | 566 | 915 | 1002 | 87 | 87 | 2657 | 2091 | 1.5 |
| Declaration | 20 | 349 | 915 | 566 | 392 | 87 | 2309 | 1960 | 1.3 |
| Exclamation | 12 | 218 | 1002 | 653 | 261 | 174 | 2309 | 2091 | 1.3 |
| Fascination | 7 | 479 | 915 | 784 | 349 | 218 | 2744 | 2265 | 1.6 |
| Harvest Moon | 22 | 349 | 741 | 697 | 305 | 44 | 2134 | 1786 | 1.2 |
| Kingman | 26 | 305 | 697 | 784 | 87 | 87 | 1960 | 1655 | 1.1 |
| Liberty | 8 | 305 | 915 | 784 | 436 | 87 | 2527 | 2222 | 1.5 |
| Maxima | 1 | 174 | 784 | 1089 | 828 | 436 | 3311 | 3136 | 1.9 |
| Melody | 17 | 305 | 1045 | 653 | 305 | 44 | 2352 | 2047 | 1.4 |
| ORS-12166 | 2 | 392 | 1438 | 871 | 566 | 218 | 3485 | 3093 | 2.0 |
| Premont | 3 | 392 | 1263 | 915 | 566 | 44 | 3180 | 2788 | 1.8 |
| Secretariat | 30 | 174 | 349 | 436 | 261 | 44 | 1263 | 1089 | 0.7 |
| SV0051WA | 27 | 44 | 479 | 653 | 261 | 174 | 1612 | 1568 | 0.9 |
| SV2757WA | 6 | 566 | 1263 | 915 | 305 | 0 | 3049 | 2483 | 1.8 |
| SV7018WA | 12 | 305 | 1089 | 653 | 305 | 44 | 2396 | 2091 | 1.4 |
| SV8298WA | 22 | 349 | 349 | 566 | 349 | 523 | 2134 | 1786 | 1.2 |
| SV0241WA | 17 | 697 | 1307 | 610 | 131 | 0 | 2744 | 2047 | 1.6 |
| Sweet Polly | 12 | 174 | 1045 | 653 | 261 | 131 | 2265 | 2091 | 1.3 |
| Traveler | 29 | 305 | 610 | 566 | 261 | 0 | 1742 | 1438 | 1.0 |
| Tri-X-313 | 11 | 305 | 697 | 871 | 479 | 87 | 2439 | 2134 | 1.4 |
| Troubadour | 12 | 305 | 1133 | 697 | 261 | 0 | 2396 | 2091 | 1.4 |
| UG 711 | 28 | 436 | 741 | 566 | 174 | 0 | 1917 | 1481 | 1.1 |
| Average | – – | 321 | 873 | 742 | 351 | 116 | 2403 | 2082 | 1.4 |
| LSD(0.05) | – – | 333 | 703 | 603 | 411 | 297 | 1276 | 1205 | 0.7 |
¹ Ranked according to total marketable number.
² Includes fruit ≥ 9 pounds.
Table 11. Triploid Red-Flesh watermelon hybrid cultivar trial. Fruit weight, (cwt.), per acre by various weight classes including average fruit size¹ for harvest 4. Clayton, N.C. 2014.
Cultivar |
Cwt. (x100) by size |
Total / Acre |
Mkt / Acre² |
||||
<9.0 |
9.0 – 13.5 |
13.6 – 17.5 |
17.6 – 21.4 |
> 21.5 |
|||
| 13-13077 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 81 | 48 |
| 7197HQ | 14 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 77 | 63 |
| ACX6177 | 19 | 34 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 80 | 62 |
| Affirmed | 25 | 48 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 81 | 56 |
| Bold Ruler | 23 | 29 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 68 | 45 |
| Captivation | 28 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 37 |
| Charismatic | 9 | 25 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 71 |
| Crunchy Red | 11 | 31 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 86 | 76 |
| Cut Above | 30 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 43 |
| Declaration | 15 | 37 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 52 |
| Exclamation | 12 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 45 |
| Fascination | 27 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 79 | 52 |
| Harvest Moon | 30 | 19 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 91 | 61 |
| Kingman | 20 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 59 | 39 |
| Liberty | 17 | 45 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 65 |
| Maxima | 20 | 42 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 111 | 91 |
| Melody | 17 | 59 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 117 | 100 |
| ORS-12166 | 20 | 39 | 58 | 16 | 11 | 145 | 125 |
| Premont | 25 | 27 | 8 | 32 | 9 | 101 | 76 |
| Secretariat | 18 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 31 |
| SV0051WA | 23 | 21 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 81 | 58 |
| SV2757WA | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 18 |
| SV7018WA | 22 | 65 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 124 | 101 |
| SV8298WA | 2 | 19 | 35 | 24 | 0 | 81 | 78 |
| SV0241WA | 26 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 20 |
| Sweet Polly | 6 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 28 |
| Traveler | 30 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 62 | 32 |
| Tri-X-313 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 43 | 34 |
| Troubadour | 30 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 35 |
| UG 711 | 12 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 39 | 95 | 83 |
| Average | 20 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 77 | 57 |
| LSD (0.05) | 25 | 38 | 41 | 34 | 48 | 75 | 69 |
¹ Yields are calculated using 100 percent seedless watermelon population. SP-6 pollinizers were interplanted after triploid plants 1, 5, and 9, (3 plants/plot). Fruit weights for each category are rounded to the nearest whole number.
² Includes fruit ≥ 9 pounds.
Table 12. Triploid Red-Flesh watermelon hybrid cultivar trial. Bin boxes per acre by various various weight classes including average fruit size¹ for harvest 4. Clayton, N.C. 2014.
Cultivar |
Bin boxes / acre by size grade² |
Mkt / Acre3 |
% Total Yield by Count |
Avg lb./ fruit |
|||||||
<9.0 |
9.0 – 13.5 |
13.6 – 17.5 |
17.6 – 21.4 |
> 21.5 |
60 |
45 |
36 |
30 |
|||
| 13-13077 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 9.9 |
| 7197HQ | 2.1 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 9.0 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 41 | 9.8 |
| ACX6177 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 8.8 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 42 | 11.2 |
| Affirmed | 3.6 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 59 | 10.3 |
| Bold Ruler | 3.3 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 43 | 10.3 |
| Captivation | 4.0 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 8.5 |
| Charismatic | 1.3 | 3.6 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 31 | 11.6 |
| Crunchy Red | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 0 | 19 | 32 | 36 | 11.5 |
| Cut Above | 4.3 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 41 | 8.8 |
| Declaration | 2.2 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 56 | 10.2 |
| Exclamation | 1.7 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 44 | 10.1 |
| Fascination | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 29 | 10.9 |
| Harvest Moon | 4.2 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 0 | 17 | 29 | 21 | 10.6 |
| Kingman | 2.9 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 52 | 9.0 |
| Liberty | 2.4 | 6.4 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 55 | 10.5 |
| Maxima | 2.8 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 38 | 11.4 |
| Melody | 2.4 | 8.4 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 50 | 10.8 |
| ORS-12166 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 8.3 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 17.8 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 27 | 12.9 |
| Premont | 3.6 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 10.8 | 9 | 32 | 8 | 26 | 13.4 |
| Secretariat | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 35 | 8.6 |
| SV0051WA | 3.3 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 8.3 | 12 | 0 | 34 | 25 | 10.8 |
| SV2757WA | 2.6 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 8.5 |
| SV7018WA | 3.2 | 9.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 14.5 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 53 | 10.0 |
| SV8298WA | 0.4 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 11.2 | 0 | 29 | 44 | 24 | 14.1 |
| SV0241WA | 3.6 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 9.9 |
| Sweet Polly | 0.9 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 10.0 |
| Traveler | 4.3 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 9.2 |
| Tri-X-313 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 22 | 0 | 32 | 24 | 11.1 |
| Troubadour | 4.2 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 35 | 9.0 |
| UG 711 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 11.9 | 41 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 13.3 |
| Average | 2.8 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 8.2 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 40 | 10.5 |
| LSD (0.05) | 3.6 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 6.9 | 9.8 | – – | – – | – – | – – | – – |
¹ Yields are calculated using 100 percent seedless watermelon population. SP-6 pollinizers were interplanted after triploid plants 1, 5, and 9, (3 plants/plot). Fruit weights for each category are rounded to the nearest whole number.
² Ranked according to total marketable weight.
³ Includes fruit ≥ 9 pounds.
Table 13. Triploid Red-Flesh watermelon hybrid cultivar trial. Fruit number for harvest 4 by various weight classes (per acre) including fruit number per plant. Clayton, N.C., 2014.
Cultivar |
Rank¹ |
Fruit size category |
Total Number |
Total Mkt. No.² |
Fruit No./ Plant |
||||
< 9.0 |
9.0 – 13.5 |
13.6 – 17.5 |
17.6 – 21.4 |
> 21.5 |
|||||
| 13-13077 | 18 | 436 | 174 | 131 | 44 | 0 | 784 | 349 | 0.5 |
| 7197HQ | 9 | 218 | 305 | 87 | 44 | 44 | 697 | 479 | 0.4 |
| ACX6177 | 12 | 261 | 305 | 0 | 87 | 44 | 697 | 436 | 0.4 |
| Affirmed | 9 | 349 | 436 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 828 | 479 | 0.5 |
| Bold Ruler | 18 | 305 | 261 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 653 | 349 | 0.4 |
| Captivation | 23 | 392 | 174 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 697 | 305 | 0.4 |
| Charismatic | 7 | 131 | 218 | 305 | 0 | 0 | 653 | 523 | 0.4 |
| Crunchy Red | 5 | 131 | 305 | 174 | 87 | 0 | 697 | 566 | 0.4 |
| Cut Above | 18 | 436 | 261 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 784 | 349 | 0.5 |
| Declaration | 12 | 218 | 349 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 653 | 436 | 0.4 |
| Exclamation | 18 | 174 | 218 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 523 | 349 | 0.3 |
| Fascination | 16 | 349 | 218 | 131 | 44 | 0 | 741 | 392 | 0.4 |
| Harvest Moon | 12 | 392 | 174 | 174 | 87 | 0 | 828 | 436 | 0.5 |
| Kingman | 18 | 305 | 305 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 653 | 349 | 0.4 |
| Liberty | 5 | 218 | 436 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 784 | 566 | 0.5 |
| Maxima | 4 | 261 | 392 | 261 | 44 | 0 | 958 | 697 | 0.6 |
| Melody | 3 | 261 | 523 | 218 | 44 | 0 | 1045 | 784 | 0.6 |
| ORS-12166 | 1 | 261 | 349 | 392 | 87 | 44 | 1133 | 871 | 0.7 |
| Premont | 9 | 349 | 218 | 44 | 174 | 44 | 828 | 479 | 0.5 |
| Secretariat | 25 | 261 | 174 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 523 | 261 | 0.3 |
| SV0051WA | 16 | 305 | 174 | 174 | 0 | 44 | 697 | 392 | 0.4 |
| SV2757WA | 29 | 261 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 436 | 174 | 0.3 |
| SV7018WA | 2 | 305 | 610 | 131 | 87 | 0 | 1133 | 828 | 0.7 |
| SV8298WA | 7 | 44 | 174 | 218 | 131 | 0 | 566 | 523 | 0.3 |
| SV0241WA | 29 | 349 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 523 | 174 | 0.3 |
| Sweet Polly | 25 | 87 | 261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 349 | 261 | 0.2 |
| Traveler | 25 | 392 | 218 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 653 | 261 | 0.4 |
| Tri-X-313 | 28 | 131 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 44 | 349 | 218 | 0.2 |
| Troubadour | 23 | 392 | 218 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 697 | 305 | 0.4 |
| UG 711 | 12 | 174 | 305 | 87 | 0 | 44 | 610 | 436 | 0.4 |
| Average | – – | 272 | 273 | 113 | 36 | 12 | 706 | 434 | 0.4 |
| LSD(0.05) | – – | 349 | 344 | 271 | 179 | 115 | 635 | 495 | 0.4 |
¹ Ranked according to total marketable number.
² Includes fruit ≥ 9 pounds.
Table 14. Triploid Red-Flesh watermelon hybrid cultivar trial. Cumulative weight, (cwt.), per acre of fruit harvested by various weight classes including average fruit size¹. Clayton, N.C. 2014.
Cultivar |
Rank² |
Cwt. (x100) by size |
Total / Acre |
Mkt / Acre³ |
||||
<9.0 |
9.0 – 13.5 |
13.6 – 17.5 |
17.6 – 21.4 |
> 21.5 |
||||
| 13-13077 | 14 | 58 | 221 | 223 | 107 | 60 | 669 | 611 |
| 7197HQ | 5 | 25 | 215 | 259 | 144 | 65 | 709 | 684 |
| ACX6177 | 13 | 48 | 174 | 202 | 166 | 75 | 665 | 616 |
| Affirmed | 15 | 58 | 218 | 226 | 156 | 10 | 668 | 610 |
| Bold Ruler | 27 | 60 | 202 | 221 | 107 | 0 | 590 | 530 |
| Captivation | 11 | 58 | 292 | 224 | 66 | 49 | 689 | 632 |
| Charismatic | 6 | 30 | 239 | 273 | 130 | 40 | 712 | 682 |
| Crunchy Red | 8 | 41 | 128 | 289 | 200 | 49 | 707 | 666 |
| Cut Above | 29 | 83 | 190 | 255 | 48 | 20 | 594 | 512 |
| Declaration | 25 | 55 | 208 | 193 | 124 | 20 | 600 | 545 |
| Exclamation | 9 | 34 | 221 | 239 | 125 | 79 | 698 | 664 |
| Fascination | 18 | 61 | 165 | 216 | 157 | 51 | 650 | 590 |
| Harvest Moon | 20 | 62 | 199 | 253 | 115 | 10 | 638 | 576 |
| Kingman | 26 | 50 | 191 | 234 | 82 | 30 | 587 | 537 |
| Liberty | 12 | 59 | 213 | 240 | 138 | 30 | 680 | 621 |
| Maxima | 2 | 33 | 149 | 231 | 200 | 121 | 734 | 701 |
| Melody | 4 | 44 | 303 | 291 | 83 | 19 | 739 | 696 |
| ORS-12166 | 3 | 46 | 232 | 221 | 174 | 74 | 747 | 701 |
| Premont | 1 | 67 | 263 | 242 | 165 | 39 | 776 | 709 |
| Secretariat | 24 | 44 | 160 | 259 | 108 | 19 | 590 | 546 |
| SV0051WA | 19 | 38 | 143 | 223 | 126 | 95 | 625 | 587 |
| SV2757WA | 23 | 87 | 267 | 212 | 73 | 0 | 639 | 552 |
| SV7018WA | 7 | 52 | 259 | 236 | 158 | 20 | 724 | 672 |
| SV8298WA | 10 | 32 | 98 | 186 | 201 | 177 | 694 | 662 |
| SV0241WA | 22 | 86 | 332 | 199 | 33 | 0 | 651 | 565 |
| Sweet Polly | 17 | 31 | 239 | 188 | 141 | 30 | 627 | 596 |
| Traveler | 30 | 68 | 247 | 189 | 60 | 10 | 575 | 506 |
| Tri-X-313 | 16 | 40 | 147 | 233 | 157 | 61 | 638 | 598 |
| Troubadour | 28 | 59 | 270 | 181 | 66 | 0 | 576 | 517 |
| UG 711 | 21 | 60 | 257 | 238 | 41 | 39 | 634 | 574 |
| Average | – – | 52 | 215 | 229 | 122 | 43 | 661 | 609 |
| LSD (0.05) | – – | 37 | 97 | 103 | 104 | 84 | 167 | 172 |
¹ Yields are calculated using 100 percent seedless watermelon population. SP-6 pollinizers were interplanted after triploid
plants 1, 5, and 9, (3 plants/plot). Fruit weights for each category are rounded to the nearest whole number.
² Ranked according to total marketable weight.
³ Includes fruit ≥ 9 pounds.
Table 15. Triploid Red-Flesh watermelon hybrid cultivar trial. Bin boxes per acre by various weight classes including average fruit size¹. Clayton, N.C. 2014.
Cultivar |
Bin boxes/acre |
% Total Yield by Count |
Avg lb./ fruit |
||||||||
<9.0 |
9.0 – 13.5 |
13.6 – 17.5 |
17.6 – 21.4 |
> 21.5 |
Mkt / Acre² |
60 |
45 |
36 |
30 |
||
| 13-13077 | 8.3 | 31.5 | 31.9 | 15.2 | 8.6 | 87.3 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 13.3 |
| 7197HQ | 3.6 | 30.8 | 37.1 | 20.6 | 9.3 | 97.7 | 32 | 37 | 19 | 9 | 14.2 |
| ACX6177 | 6.9 | 24.9 | 28.8 | 23.7 | 10.7 | 88.1 | 27 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 14.0 |
| Affirmed | 8.3 | 31.1 | 32.3 | 22.3 | 1.4 | 87.1 | 33 | 34 | 23 | 2 | 13.3 |
| Bold Ruler | 8.6 | 28.9 | 31.5 | 15.3 | 0.0 | 75.7 | 36 | 37 | 17 | 0 | 12.9 |
| Captivation | 8.3 | 41.8 | 32.0 | 9.5 | 6.9 | 90.2 | 42 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 12.9 |
| Charismatic | 4.3 | 34.2 | 39.0 | 18.6 | 5.7 | 97.4 | 34 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 13.7 |
| Crunchy Red | 5.8 | 18.3 | 41.2 | 28.6 | 7.0 | 95.1 | 18 | 41 | 28 | 7 | 14.8 |
| Cut Above | 11.8 | 27.1 | 36.4 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 73.1 | 33 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 12.4 |
| Declaration | 7.9 | 29.7 | 27.6 | 17.7 | 2.8 | 77.8 | 35 | 32 | 20 | 4 | 13.3 |
| Exclamation | 4.8 | 31.5 | 34.1 | 17.8 | 11.4 | 94.9 | 32 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 14.2 |
| Fascination | 8.7 | 23.5 | 30.9 | 22.5 | 7.3 | 84.2 | 25 | 34 | 24 | 7 | 14.0 |
| Harvest Moon | 8.8 | 28.5 | 36.1 | 16.4 | 1.4 | 82.3 | 31 | 40 | 18 | 2 | 13.1 |
| Kingman | 7.1 | 27.3 | 33.5 | 11.7 | 4.3 | 76.7 | 32 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 13.1 |
| Liberty | 8.5 | 30.5 | 34.3 | 19.8 | 4.2 | 88.8 | 32 | 35 | 19 | 4 | 13.1 |
| Maxima | 4.7 | 21.3 | 33.0 | 28.5 | 17.4 | 100.1 | 22 | 30 | 27 | 16 | 15.1 |
| Melody | 6.2 | 43.3 | 41.6 | 11.8 | 2.8 | 99.4 | 41 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 12.9 |
| ORS-12166 | 6.6 | 33.1 | 31.6 | 24.9 | 10.6 | 100.1 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 11 | 14.4 |
| Premont | 9.6 | 37.6 | 34.5 | 23.6 | 5.6 | 101.2 | 34 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 13.5 |
| Secretariat | 6.3 | 22.8 | 37.0 | 15.4 | 2.7 | 78.0 | 27 | 44 | 18 | 3 | 13.4 |
| SV0051WA | 5.5 | 20.5 | 31.9 | 17.9 | 13.5 | 83.9 | 24 | 37 | 20 | 13 | 15.1 |
| SV2757WA | 12.4 | 38.1 | 30.3 | 10.4 | 0.0 | 78.9 | 42 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 12.0 |
| SV7018WA | 7.4 | 36.9 | 33.7 | 22.5 | 2.8 | 96.0 | 37 | 32 | 21 | 3 | 13.4 |
| SV8298WA | 4.6 | 14.0 | 26.6 | 28.7 | 25.2 | 94.6 | 16 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 16.3 |
| SV0241WA | 12.3 | 47.4 | 28.4 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 80.7 | 51 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Sweet Polly | 4.4 | 34.1 | 26.8 | 20.1 | 4.2 | 85.2 | 39 | 30 | 20 | 4 | 13.6 |
| Traveler | 9.8 | 35.3 | 27.0 | 8.6 | 1.4 | 72.3 | 45 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 12.2 |
| Tri-X-313 | 5.7 | 21.0 | 33.3 | 22.4 | 8.7 | 85.4 | 24 | 36 | 24 | 9 | 14.6 |
| Troubadour | 8.4 | 38.6 | 25.9 | 9.4 | 0.0 | 73.9 | 46 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 12.2 |
| UG 711 | 8.6 | 36.7 | 34.0 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 82.1 | 41 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 12.6 |
| Average | 7.5 | 30.7 | 32.7 | 17.4 | 6.1 | 86.9 | 33 | 35 | 18 | 6 | 13.5 |
| LSD (0.05) | 5.3 | 13.9 | 14.7 | 15.3 | 12.0 | 24.5 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 1.5 |
¹ Yields are calculated using 100 percent seedless watermelon population. SP-6 pollinizers were interplanted after triploidplants 1, 5, and 9, (3 plants/plot). Fruit weights for each category are rounded to the nearest whole number.
² Includes fruit ≥ 9 pounds.
Table 16. Triploid Red-Flesh watermelon hybrid cultivar trial. Fruit number for cumulative harvests, (4), by various weight classes (per acre) including fruit number per plant. Clayton, N.C., 2014.
Cultivar |
Rank¹ |
Fruit size category |
Total Number |
Total Mkt. No.² |
Fruit No./ Plant |
||||
< 9.0 |
9.0 – 13.5 |
13.6 – 17.5 |
17.6 – 21.4 |
> 21.5 |
|||||
| 13-13077 | 14 | 784 | 1917 | 1481 | 566 | 261 | 5009 | 4225 | 2.9 |
| 7197HQ | 5 | 392 | 1917 | 1699 | 741 | 261 | 5009 | 4617 | 2.9 |
| ACX6177 | 19 | 653 | 1525 | 1307 | 871 | 305 | 4661 | 4008 | 2.7 |
| Affirmed | 12 | 784 | 1917 | 1481 | 828 | 44 | 5053 | 4269 | 2.9 |
| Bold Ruler | 24 | 828 | 1786 | 1394 | 566 | 0 | 4574 | 3746 | 2.6 |
| Captivation | 7 | 784 | 2570 | 1481 | 349 | 174 | 5358 | 4574 | 3.1 |
| Charismatic | 3 | 436 | 2091 | 1786 | 697 | 174 | 5184 | 4748 | 3.0 |
| Crunchy Red | 12 | 523 | 1176 | 1830 | 1045 | 218 | 4792 | 4269 | 2.8 |
| Cut Above | 29 | 1133 | 1655 | 1655 | 261 | 87 | 4792 | 3659 | 2.8 |
| Declaration | 24 | 741 | 1786 | 1220 | 653 | 87 | 4487 | 3746 | 2.6 |
| Exclamation | 8 | 479 | 1917 | 1568 | 653 | 349 | 4966 | 4487 | 2.9 |
| Fascination | 22 | 828 | 1394 | 1394 | 828 | 218 | 4661 | 3833 | 2.7 |
| Harvest Moon | 18 | 828 | 1742 | 1655 | 610 | 44 | 4879 | 4051 | 2.8 |
| Kingman | 24 | 697 | 1655 | 1525 | 436 | 131 | 4443 | 3746 | 2.6 |
| Liberty | 10 | 828 | 1917 | 1568 | 741 | 131 | 5184 | 4356 | 3.0 |
| Maxima | 10 | 436 | 1350 | 1481 | 1045 | 479 | 4792 | 4356 | 2.8 |
| Melody | 1 | 653 | 2657 | 1917 | 436 | 87 | 5750 | 5097 | 3.3 |
| ORS-12166 | 5 | 653 | 1960 | 1438 | 915 | 305 | 5271 | 4617 | 3.0 |
| Premont | 2 | 915 | 2309 | 1525 | 871 | 174 | 5794 | 4879 | 3.3 |
| Secretariat | 24 | 653 | 1394 | 1699 | 566 | 87 | 4400 | 3746 | 2.5 |
| SV0051WA | 29 | 479 | 1176 | 1438 | 653 | 392 | 4138 | 3659 | 2.4 |
| SV2757WA | 16 | 1176 | 2352 | 1394 | 392 | 0 | 5314 | 4138 | 3.1 |
| SV7018WA | 4 | 697 | 2265 | 1525 | 828 | 87 | 5401 | 4705 | 3.1 |
| SV8298WA | 23 | 436 | 2919 | 1307 | 1045 | 741 | 4225 | 3790 | 2.4 |
| SV0241WA | 9 | 1263 | 828 | 1176 | 174 | 0 | 5663 | 4400 | 3.3 |
| Sweet Polly | 16 | 436 | 2047 | 1220 | 741 | 131 | 4574 | 4138 | 2.6 |
| Traveler | 24 | 958 | 2178 | 1220 | 305 | 44 | 4705 | 3746 | 2.7 |
| Tri-X-313 | 21 | 523 | 1263 | 1525 | 828 | 261 | 4400 | 3877 | 2.5 |
| Troubadour | 20 | 784 | 2352 | 1220 | 349 | 0 | 4705 | 3920 | 2.7 |
| UG 711 | 15 | 828 | 2352 | 1568 | 218 | 44 | 5009 | 4182 | 2.9 |
| Average | – – | 720 | 1879 | 1490 | 640 | 177 | 4906 | 4186 | 2.8 |
| LSD(0.05) | – – | 507 | 836 | 672 | 551 | 345 | 1078 | 1052 | 0.6 |
¹ Ranked according to total marketable number.
² Includes fruit ≥ 10 pounds.
Table 17.1. Triploid Red-Flesh watermelon hybrid cultivar trial. Interior fruit quality. Clayton, N.C., 2014.¹
Cultivar |
SS2 |
Flesh Color3 |
Seed Trace Size4 |
Hard Seed Pop.5 |
LD6 |
Internal Hardcore7 |
Rind8 |
Flesh Firmness9 |
| 13-13077 | 12.9 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 16.6 | 3.7 |
| 7197HQ | 12.9 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 18.2 | 3.3 |
| ACX6177 | 12.7 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 18.2 | 3.5 |
| Affirmed | 13.1 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 25.0 | 15.0 | 2.9 |
| Bold Ruler | 13.0 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 17.2 | 2.4 |
| Captivation | 12.7 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 10.0 | 15.5 | 3.7 |
| Charismatic | 12.9 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 16.9 | 3.0 |
| Crunchy Red | 12.5 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 20.2 | 3.6 |
| Cut Above | 13.2 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 14.8 | 3.0 |
| Declaration | 13.2 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 15.9 | 3.0 |
| Exclamation | 12.5 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 16.6 | 3.5 |
| Fascination | 13.0 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 17.8 | 3.2 |
| Harvest Moon | 12.6 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 17.9 | 2.1 |
| Kingman | 12.9 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 10.4 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 17.7 | 3.0 |
| Liberty | 13.1 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 19.8 | 2.8 |
| Maxima | 12.9 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 20.3 | 3.4 |
| Melody | 12.8 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 16.1 | 2.8 |
| ORS-12166 | 12.7 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 10.0 | 18.7 | 2.9 |
| Premont | 11.9 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 16.8 | 3.8 |
| Secretariat | 13.0 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 3.4 |
| SV0051WA | 11.9 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 5.0 | 19.8 | 5.3 |
| SV2757WA | 12.7 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 40.0 | 15.9 | 3.4 |
| SV7018WA | 13.5 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 5.0 | 16.6 | 3.3 |
| SV8298WA | 13.4 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 25.0 | 15.7 | 3.3 |
| SV0241WA | 12.3 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 17.1 | 3.4 |
| Sweet Polly | 12.7 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 30.0 | 15.2 | 3.2 |
| Traveler | 12.3 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 2.8 |
| Tri-X-313 | 12.8 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 18.8 | 2.7 |
| Troubadour | 12.8 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 14.9 | 3.3 |
| UG 711 | 13.2 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 15.1 | 2.8 |
| Average | 12.8 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 6.5 | 17.0 | 3.2 |
| LSD(0.05) | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4.8 | 0.075 | 20.8 | 2.78 | 0.5 |
1 Most measurements were obtained from fruits in harvest 1 and 2.
2 SS = Indicates sweetness, average of 5 melons per replication (20 total).
3 Rating: 1 = yellow, 2 = pink, 3 = red, 4 = medium-dark red, 5 = blood red.
4 Rating: 1=small (i.e. tomato), 3=medium, 5=large.
5 Average number of hard seeds couted within 5 melons per replication (20 total).
6 LD = Length and diameter ratio, average of 5 melons per replication (20 total).
7 Internal Hardcore = Percentage of melons with internal hardcore symptoms in flesh among all replications (20 fruit total).
8 Rind = Rind thickness (mm), measured from rind to where white and colored flesh meet.
9 Fruit pressure was taken by a penetrometer, Fruit Pressure Tester – FT011 from QA Supplies LLC, Norfolk Va.
Table 17.2. Triploid Red-Flesh watermelon hybrid cultivar trial. Interior fruit quality. Clayton, N.C., 2014
Cultivar |
Hollow Heart Ratings 10 |
||||
HH0 |
HH1 |
HH2 |
HH3 |
HH4 |
|
| 13-13077 | 75 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 5 |
| 7197HQ | 95 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ACX6177 | 75 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Affirmed | 75 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bold Ruler | 50 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Captivation | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charismatic | 70 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 0 |
| Crunchy Red | 90 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Cut Above | 80 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| Declaration | 80 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Exclamation | 95 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fascination | 75 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| Harvest Moon | 90 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Kingman | 65 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 0 |
| Liberty | 50 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 |
| Maxima | 95 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Melody | 85 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ORS-12166 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Premont | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Secretariat | 90 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| SV0051WA | 65 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 0 |
| SV2757WA | 95 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SV7018WA | 95 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SV8298WA | 95 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SV0241WA | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweet Polly | 90 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Traveler | 95 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tri-X-313 | 85 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Troubadour | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UG 711 | 65 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 0 |
| Average | 84 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| LSD(0.05) | 31 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 6 |
10 HH Percentage Rating Scale:
HH0: No crack in flesh
HH1: Slight crack in flesh
HH2: Small crack in flesh
HH3: Med. separation in flesh
HH3: Med. separation in flesh
HH4: Complete separation in flesh to rind
**HH3 & HH4 = Non-marketable
Table 18. Triploid mini-watermelon cultivar seed sources and descriptions; 2014.
Cultigen |
Company |
Description |
| Babba | Seminis | Distinct, narrow, dark green stripes on a light green background; uniform, oval fruit; sizes are mainly medium to large for mini triploid market, more ice box size than mini; good, red flesh color with distinct flesh to rind delineation. |
| Petite Perfection | Syngenta | Distinct, narrow, dark green stripes on a light green background; uniform oval shape; uniform and ideal mini triploid size; deep, red flesh color with excellent flesh to rind delineation. |
| Pixie | Nunhems | Distinct, narrow, very dark green stripes bordered by a dark green shadow on a medium green background; uniform round shape; mini melon size to small ice box size; very wide rind thickness; good red flesh color with distinct flesh to rind delineation |
| Sweet Bite | Zeraim Gedera | Indistinct, medium width, dark green stripes on a light to medium green background; uniform round to oval shape with some variations in size; small to very large mini watermelon size; deep red flesh color with a distinct flesh to rind delineation |
View photos of each triploid mini watermelon cultivar in the PDF version of this document.
Table 19. Triploid mini watermelon hybrid cultivar trial. Number of fruit harvested in first harvest by various weight classes (per acre) and average fruit size¹. Clayton, N.C., 2014.
Cultivar |
Rank² |
Fruit Size Category |
Total |
Total Mkt³ |
Avg. Wt. (lb) |
||||||
<3 |
3-3.9 |
4.0-7.0 |
7.1-8.0 |
8.1-9.0 |
9.1-10 |
>10 |
|||||
| Babba | 4 | 0 | 109 | 218 | 109 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 545 | 327 | 4.6 |
| Petite Perfection | 2 | 327 | 218 | 653 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1198 | 871 | 3.1 |
| Pixie | 3 | 218 | 218 | 545 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 980 | 762 | 4.6 |
| Sweet Bite | 1 | 0 | 327 | 653 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1089 | 980 | 5.3 |
| Average | – – | 136 | 218 | 517 | 54 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 953 | 735 | 4.4 |
| LSD(0.05) | – – | 523 | 465 | 436 | 260 | 0 | 174 | 0 | 699 | 659 | 2.7 |
¹ Yields are calculated using 100 percent seedless watermelon population. Ace pollinizers were interplanted after triploid plants 1, 5, and 9, (3 plants/plot). Fruit numbers for each category are rounded to the nearest whole number.
² Ranked according to total marketable number.
³ Includes fruit 3 to 7 lbs.
Table 20. Triploid mini watermelon hybrid cultivar trial. Number of fruit harvested in second harvest by various weight classes (per acre) and average fruit size¹. Clayton, N.C., 2014.
Cultivar |
Rank² |
Fruit Size Category |
Total |
Total Mkt³ |
Avg. Wt. (lb) |
||||||
<3 |
3-3.9 |
4.0-7.0 |
7.1-8.0 |
8.1-9.0 |
9.1-10 |
>10 |
|||||
| Babba | 4 | 0 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 218 | 0 | 653 | 1198 | 218 | 9.5 |
| Petite Perfection | 3 | 436 | 218 | 436 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1089 | 653 | 4.3 |
| Pixie | 1 | 545 | 545 | 1960 | 218 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 3376 | 2505 | 5.0 |
| Sweet Bite | 2 | 218 | 109 | 1416 | 218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1960 | 1525 | 5.0 |
| Average | – – | 299 | 245 | 980 | 136 | 82 | 0 | 163 | 1906 | 1225 | 5.9 |
| LSD(0.05) | – – | 755 | 773 | 1240 | 438 | 290 | 0 | 201 | 2326 | 1619 | 1.4 |
¹ Yields are calculated using 100 percent seedless watermelon population. Ace pollinizers were interplanted after triploid plants 1, 5, and 9, (3 plants/plot). Fruit numbers for each category are rounded to the nearest whole number.
² Ranked according to total marketable number.
³ Includes fruit 3 to 7 lbs.
Table 21. Triploid mini watermelon hybrid cultivar trial. Number of fruit harvested in third harvest by various weight classes (per acre) and average fruit size¹. Clayton, N.C., 2014.
Cultivar |
Rank² |
Fruit Size Category |
Total |
Total Mkt³ |
Avg. Wt.(lb) |
||||||
<3 |
3-3.9 |
4.0-7.0 |
7.1-8.0 |
8.1-9.0 |
9.1-10 |
>10 |
|||||
| Babba | 4 | 109 | 0 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 327 | 1089 | 2178 | 218 | 10.6 |
| Petite Perfection | 3 | 653 | 218 | 1307 | 436 | 653 | 0 | 0 | 3267 | 1525 | 5.1 |
| Pixie | 2 | 436 | 436 | 1416 | 218 | 436 | 109 | 0 | 3049 | 1851 | 5.4 |
| Sweet Bite | 1 | 218 | 545 | 1742 | 436 | 436 | 218 | 218 | 3812 | 2287 | 6.1 |
| Average | – – | 354 | 299 | 1171 | 327 | 436 | 163 | 327 | 3076 | 1470 | 6.8 |
| LSD(0.05) | – – | 617 | 790 | 1404 | 493 | 716 | 348 | 367 | 1830 | 1630 | 1.9 |
¹ Yields are calculated using 100 percent seedless watermelon population. Ace pollinizers were interplanted after triploid plants 1, 5, and 9, (3 plants/plot). Fruit numbers for each category are rounded to the nearest whole number.
² Ranked according to total marketable number.
³ Includes fruit 3 to 7 lbs.
Table 22. Triploid mini watermelon hybrid cultivar trial. Percentage of fruit number harvested in first harvest by various weight classes (per acre). Clayton, N.C., 2014.
Cultivar |
Percentages¹ (%) by Fruit Size Category |
Mrkt² |
||||||
<3 |
3-3.9 |
4.0-7.0 |
7.1-8.0 |
8.1-9.0 |
9.1-10 |
>10 |
||
| Babba | 0 | 20 | 40 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 60 |
| Petite Perfection | 27 | 18 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
| Pixie | 22 | 22 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| Sweet Bite | 0 | 30 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Average | 12 | 23 | 53 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 75 |
¹ Fruit number (per cultivar and weight class) divided by the total number (per cultivar) times 100. Percentages may not equal 100% due to rounding to nearest whole number.
² Includes fruit 3 to 7 lbs.
Table 23. Triploid mini watermelon hybrid cultivar trial. Percentage of fruit number harvested in second harvest by various weight classes (per acre). Clayton, N.C., 2014.
Cultivar |
Percentages¹ (%) by Fruit Size Category |
Mrkt² |
||||||
<3 |
3-3.9 |
4.0-7.0 |
7.1-8.0 |
8.1-9.0 |
9.1-10 |
>10 |
||
| Babba | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 55 | 18 |
| Petite Perfection | 40 | 20 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Pixie | 16 | 16 | 58 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Sweet Bite | 11 | 6 | 72 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| Average | 17 | 13 | 45 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 58 |
¹ Fruit number (per cultivar and weight class) divided by the total number (per cultivar) times 100. Percentages may not equal 100% due to rounding to nearest whole number.
² Includes fruit 3 to 7 lbs.
Table 24. Triploid mini watermelon hybrid cultivar trial. Percentage of fruit number harvested in third harvest by various weight classes (per acre). Clayton, N.C., 2014.
Cultivar |
Percentages¹ (%) by Fruit Size Category |
Mrkt² |
||||||
<3 |
3-3.9 |
4.0-7.0 |
7.1-8.0 |
8.1-9.0 |
9.1-10 |
>10 |
||
| Babba | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 50 | 10 |
| Petite Perfection | 20 | 7 | 40 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Pixie | 14 | 14 | 46 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 61 |
| Sweet Bite | 6 | 14 | 46 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 60 |
| Average | 11 | 9 | 36 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 44 |
¹ Fruit number (per cultivar and weight class) divided by the total number (per cultivar) times 100. Percentages may not equal 100% due to rounding to nearest whole number.
² Includes fruit 3 to 7 lbs.
Table 25. Triploid mini watermelon hybrid cultivar trial. Number of fruit harvested in fourth harvest by various weight classes (per acre) and average fruit size¹. Clayton, N.C., 2014.
Cultivar |
Rank² |
Fruit Size Category |
Total |
Total Mkt³ |
Avg. Wt. (lb) |
||||||
<3 |
3-3.9 |
4.0-7.0 |
7.1-8.0 |
8.1-9.0 |
9.1-10 |
>10 |
|||||
| Babba | 4 | 0 | 109 | 218 | 0 | 109 | 218 | 653 | 1307 | 327 | 9.6 |
| Petite Perfection | 1 | 109 | 762 | 1634 | 545 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 3158 | 2396 | 5.4 |
| Pixie | 2 | 436 | 327 | 762 | 218 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 1851 | 1089 | 4.7 |
| Sweet Bite | 3 | 0 | 0 | 545 | 545 | 109 | 218 | 218 | 1634 | 545 | 7.8 |
| Average | – – | 136 | 299 | 790 | 327 | 109 | 109 | 218 | 1987 | 1089 | 6.9 |
| LSD(0.05) | – – | 290 | 1066 | 1091 | 402 | 284 | 367 | 435 | 2186 | 1887 | 3.7 |
¹ Yields are calculated using 100 percent seedless watermelon population. Ace pollinizers were interplanted after triploid plants 1, 5, and 9, (3 plants/plot). Fruit numbers for each category are rounded to the nearest whole number.
² Ranked according to total marketable number.
³ Includes fruit 3 to 7 lbs.
Table 26. Triploid mini watermelon hybrid cultivar trial. Number of fruit harvested in fifth harvest by various weight classes (per acre) and average fruit size¹. Clayton, N.C., 2014.
Cultivar |
Rank² |
Fruit Size Category |
Total |
Total Mkt³ |
Avg. Wt. (lb) |
||||||
<3 |
3-3.9 |
4.0-7.0 |
7.1-8.0 |
8.1-9.0 |
9.1-10 |
>10 |
|||||
| Babba | 4 | 218 | 327 | 871 | 218 | 218 | 0 | 980 | 2831 | 1198 | 7.4 |
| Petite Perfection | 3 | 762 | 762 | 980 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2614 | 1742 | 3.8 |
| Pixie | 2 | 545 | 653 | 1307 | 327 | 109 | 109 | 0 | 3049 | 1960 | 4.7 |
| Sweet Bite | 1 | 545 | 871 | 1198 | 0 | 436 | 109 | 109 | 3267 | 2069 | 5.0 |
| Average | – – | 517 | 653 | 1089 | 163 | 191 | 54 | 272 | 2940 | 1742 | 5.2 |
| LSD(0.05) | – – | 773 | 697 | 1314 | 450 | 372 | 260 | 706 | 1651 | 1441 | 2.5 |
¹ Yields are calculated using 100 percent seedless watermelon population. Ace pollinizers were interplanted after triploid plants 1, 5, and 9, (3 plants/plot). Fruit numbers for each category are rounded to the nearest whole number.
² Ranked according to total marketable number.
³ Includes fruit 3 to 7 lbs.
Table 27. Triploid mini watermelon hybrid cultivar trial. Percentage of fruit number harvested in fourth harvest by various weight classes (per acre). Clayton, N.C., 2014.
Cultivar |
Percentages¹ (%) by Fruit Size Category |
Mrkt² |
||||||
<3 |
3-3.9 |
4.0-7.0 |
7.1-8.0 |
8.1-9.0 |
9.1-10 |
>10 |
||
| Babba | 0 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 50 | 25 |
| Petite Perfection | 3 | 24 | 52 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| Pixie | 24 | 18 | 41 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Sweet Bite | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 33 |
| Average | 7 | 13 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 48 |
¹ Fruit number (per cultivar and weight class) divided by the total number (per cultivar) times 100. Percentages may not equal 100% due to rounding to nearest whole number.
² Includes fruit 3 to 7 lbs.
Table 28. Triploid mini watermelon hybrid cultivar trial. Percentage of fruit number harvested in fifth harvest by various weight classes (per acre). Clayton, N.C., 2014.
Cultivar |
Percentages¹ (%) by Fruit Size Category |
Mrkt² |
||||||
<3 |
3-3.9 |
4.0-7.0 |
7.1-8.0 |
8.1-9.0 |
9.1-10 |
>10 |
||
| Babba | 8 | 12 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 35 | 42 |
| Petite Perfection | 29 | 29 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| Pixie | 18 | 21 | 43 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 64 |
| Sweet Bite | 17 | 27 | 37 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 63 |
| Average | 18 | 22 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 59 |
¹ Fruit number (per cultivar and weight class) divided by the total number (per cultivar) times 100. Percentages may not equal 100% due to rounding to nearest whole number.
² Includes fruit 3 to 7 lbs.
Table 29. Triploid mini watermelon hybrid cultivar trial. Cumulative number of fruit harvested over 5 harvests by various weight classes (per acre)¹. Clayton, N.C., 2014.
Cultivar |
Rank² |
Fruit Size Category |
Total |
Total Mkt³ |
||||||
<3 |
3-3.9 |
4.0-7.0 |
7.1-8.0 |
8.1-9.0 |
9.1-10 |
>10 |
||||
| Babba | 4 | 327 | 653 | 1634 | 653 | 762 | 653 | 3376 | 8059 | 2287 |
| Petite Perfection | 3 | 2396 | 2178 | 5009 | 1089 | 762 | 0 | 0 | 11435 | 7187 |
| Pixie | 1 | 2178 | 2178 | 5990 | 980 | 762 | 218 | 0 | 12306 | 8168 |
| Sweet Bite | 2 | 980 | 1851 | 5554 | 1307 | 980 | 545 | 545 | 11761 | 7405 |
| Average | – – | 1470 | 1715 | 4547 | 1007 | 817 | 354 | 980 | 10890 | 6262 |
| LSD(0.05) | – – | 1339 | 2288 | 1873 | 699 | 1201 | 807 | 1314 | 1523 | 2641 |
¹ Yields are calculated using 100 percent seedless watermelon population. Ace pollinizers were interplanted after triploid plants 1, 5, and 9, (3 plants/plot). Fruit numbers for each category are rounded to the nearest whole number.
² Ranked according to total marketable number.
³ Includes fruit 3 to 7 lbs.
Table 30. Triploid mini watermelon hybrid cultivar trial. Cumulative Percentage harvested by number within each fruit size category. Clayton, NC, 2014.
Cultivar |
Source² |
Percentages¹ (%) by Fruit Size Category |
Mkt³ |
||||||
<3 |
3-3.9 |
4.0-7.0 |
7.1-8.0 |
8.1-9.0 |
9.1-10 |
>10 |
|||
| Babba | 1 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 29 |
| Petite Perfection | 2 | 21 | 19 | 44 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| Pixie | 3 | 18 | 17 | 49 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 67 |
| Sweet Bite | 4 | 9 | 16 | 47 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 63 |
| Average | 13 | 15 | 40 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 55 | |
| LSD(0.05) | 10 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 17 | |
¹ Fruit number (per cultivar and weight class) divided by the total number (per cultivar) times 100. Percentages may not equal 100% due to rounding to nearest whole number.
² Sources: 1=Seminis; 2=Syngenta; 3=Nunhems; 4=Zeraim Gedera
³ Includes fruit 3 to 7 lbs.
Table 31. Triploid mini watermelon hybrid cultivar trial. Percent harvested by number by harvest within total and total marketable categories. Clayton, NC, 2014.
Cultivar |
Percentages¹ (%) by harvest for Total and Total Marketable Fruit |
|||||||||
Harvest 1 |
Harvest 2 |
Harvest 3 |
Harvest 4 |
Harvest 5 |
||||||
Total |
Total Mrkt. |
Total |
Total Mrkt. |
Total |
Total Mrkt. |
Total |
Total Mrkt. |
Total |
Total Mrkt. |
|
| Babba | 7 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 27 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 35 | 52 |
| Petite Perfection | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 21 | 28 | 33 | 23 | 24 |
| Pixie | 8 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 25 | 24 |
| Sweet Bite | 9 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 32 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 28 | 28 |
| Average | 9 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 32 |
¹ Fruit number (per cultivar and harvest) divided by the total number and total marketable number (per cultivar) times 100.
Table 32. Mini Triploid watermelon hybrid cultivar trial. Cumulative weight (x 100) of fruit harvested over 5 harvests by various weight classes (per acre) including average fruit weight. Clayton, N.C., 2014.
Cultivar |
Rank¹ |
Fruit Size Category (lb) |
Total |
Total Mkt² |
Avg. Wt |
||||||
<3 |
3-3.9 |
4.0-7.0 |
7.1-8.0 |
8.1-9.0 |
9.1-10 |
>10 |
|||||
| Babba | 4 | 8 | 22 | 92 | 50 | 65 | 61 | 437 | 737 | 114 | 8.9 |
| Petite Perfection | 3 | 56 | 75 | 254 | 83 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 532 | 329 | 4.6 |
| Pixie | 1 | 50 | 77 | 319 | 74 | 65 | 21 | 0 | 605 | 395 | 4.9 |
| Sweet Bite | 2 | 23 | 65 | 296 | 99 | 85 | 52 | 65 | 686 | 361 | 5.8 |
| Average | – – | 34 | 60 | 240 | 77 | 70 | 34 | 126 | 640 | 300 | 6.0 |
| LSD(0.05) | – – | 31 | 80 | 103 | 53 | 103 | 77 | 196 | 149 | 115 | 1.8 |
¹ Ranked according to total marketable number.
² Includes fruit 3 to 7 lbs.
Table 33. Triploid mini watermelon hybrid cultivar trial. Cumulative Percentage harvested by weight within each fruit size category. Clayton, NC, 2014.
Cultivar |
Percentages¹ (%) by Fruit Size Category |
Mkt² |
||||||
<3 |
3-3.9 |
4.0-7.0 |
7.1-8.0 |
8.1-9.0 |
9.1-10 |
>10 |
||
| Babba | 2 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 56 | 17 |
| Petite Perfection | 12 | 16 | 47 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| Pixie | 8 | 13 | 54 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 68 |
| Sweet Bite | 4 | 11 | 45 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 57 |
| Average | 7 | 11 | 40 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 51 |
| LSD | 8 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
¹ Fruit number (per cultivar and weight class) divided by the total number (per cultivar) times 100. Percentages may not equal 100% due to rounding to nearest whole number.
² Includes fruit 3 to 7 lbs.
Table 34. Mini Triploid watermelon hybrid cultivar trial. Interior fruit quality. Clayton, NC, 2014.¹
Cultivar |
Rind Thickness (mm)2 |
Soluble Solids3 |
Flesh Color4 |
Average Fruit Pressure5 |
Fruit LD |
Average Seed Counts |
| 11005a | 14.2 | 13.6 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 1.03 | 1.8 |
| Petite Perfection | 7.0 | 13.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 1.06 | 3.9 |
| Pixie | 17.0 | 13.5 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 0.9 |
| Sweet Bite | 14.5 | 12.5 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 0.99 | 0.3 |
| Average | 13.2 | 13.3 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 1.02 | 1.7 |
| LSD (0.05) | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.03 | 3.3 |
1 Most measurements were obtained from fruits in harvest 1.
2 Rind Thickness=Rinds were measured in 2 regions of the fruit (on one side and directly opposite on the other side) and an average was taken for 5 fruits per replication (20 total).
3 SS = Soluble solids indicates sweetness, average of 5 melons per replication (20 total).
4 Flesh Color Rating: 3=red, 3.5=bright red, 4=dark red, 5=blood red.
5 Fruit pressure was taken by a penetrometer, Fruit Pressure Tester – FT011 from QA Supplies LLC, Norfolk Va. Five melons per replicate, per cultivar, were probed 1/2 the distance between the rind and the center of the melon on the top and bottom sides of each fruit.
Cultivar |
Hollow Heart Ratings 6 |
||||
HH0 |
HH1 |
HH2 |
HH3 |
HH4 |
|
| 11005a | 85 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Petite Perfection | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pixie | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweet Bite | 40 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| Average | 81 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| LSD (0.05) | 29 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 8 |
6 Hollow Heart Ratings (Percentage occurrence in each category).
HH0 = Fruit with no hollow heart, (Marketable fruit).
HH1 = Fruit with minimal / hairline crack in flesh; (Marketable fruit). HH2 = Fruit with small crack in flesh; (Marketable fruit).
HH3 = Fruit with medium to large flesh separations; (Non marketable fruit).
HH4 = Fruit with flesh separation to rind; (Non marketable fruit).