2015 Melon Cultivar Evaluations
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Collapse ▲2015 North Carolina State University Melon Cultivar Evaluations
Hort. Series #215
Principle Investigators
Jonathan R. Schultheis, Professor & Vegetables Extension Specialist, Keith Starke, Research Associate, and W. Bradfred Thompson, Research Specialist, Department of Horticultural Science, N.C. State University, Raleigh, NC.
General Cultural Practices
All melon trials were grown using recommended practices for commercial melon production in North Carolina. All plots in the study were under black plastic mulch and fertigated with drip irrigation. Furthermore, pesticides used on all plots were chemicals labeled for use on that crop, (2015North Carolina Agricultural Chemicals Manual).
Acknowledgments
We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Phillip Winslow (Superintendent) and Chris Lee (Horticulture Supervisor), Cunningham Research Station, Kinston, NC, as well as the research station personnel in establishing, maintaining, and harvesting the melon cultigen evaluation trial. We want to acknowledge the following for their assistance with the trial: Dennis Adams, Victoria Cox, Brooke Hadley, Elizabeth (Libby) Indermaur, Laura Page, and Dayne Shelor. The cooperation and support of Bayer Crop Science, DP Seeds, Origene Seeds, Rijk Zwaan, Sakata Seed, Seminis Seed Company, and Syngenta Seeds, Inc. were also appreciated. We also want to acknowledge, support for this study was provided by the US Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, for the CucCAP Specialty Crop Research Initiative grant under award number 2015-51181-24285.
Disclaimer
This publication presents data from the cultivar evaluation trial conducted during 2015. Information in this report is believed to be reliable but should not be relied upon as the sole source of information. Limited accompanying detail is included but excludes some pertinent information, which may aid interpretation.
2015 Muskmelon Cultigen Study; Cunningham Research Station, Kinston, NC
Introduction
The acreage of melon production is not published for North Carolina in recent years. However, total harvested muskmelon/cantaloupe acreage in 2012 in the United States was reported to be 64,050*. Further reporting listed average yield per acre in the United States to be 265 cwt, with average price per cwt being $19.20. Total value in the U.S. cantaloupe/muskmelon (orange flesh melons) industry was also reported to be about $325 million. Production acreage in North Carolina is believed to be between 3,000 to 4,000 acres. Most melons grown in North Carolina are the eastern type with the principle cultivar grown being Athena for the past 20 years. In addition to the eastern type cantaloupe/muskmelon, other orange flesh melons being grown in much small acreages include Extended Shelf Life (ESL) melons, often termed Harper melons,; and Italian or Tuscan melons. The ESL melons, as the name suggests, will hold for a longer period than the eastern type melons. ESL melons are more difficult to determine when ready for harvest and this in large part has delayed wide spread adoption of this melon type. The flesh in commercially grown ESL melons is usually firmer and sweeter than eastern melon types. The Italian type melon tends to split easier than the ESL or eastern types. In spite of these weaknesses with ESL and Italian type melons, there has been some success in growing and marketing these newer melon types by North Carolina growers. A new version of the eastern melon type was introduced into the 2015 North Carolina melon cultivar trial. Two of them were Rijk Zwaan lines (34-741 and 34-742), and 1 from Seminis (SV5196). These fruit have slight ribbing, with firmer flesh than ‘Athena’. These new types will also exhibit a straw or tan rind color and will slip at harvest making it easier to determine when the fruits are ready to harvest. A total of 20 advanced lines or cultivar entries (cultigens) were placed in the 2015 study by 7 seed companies to evaluate the melon entries for yield, earliness, and various other qualities. The entries were as follows.
- Rijk Zwaan (4) – 34-741, 34-742, Caribbean Gold, Caribbean King
- Syngenta Seeds (1) – Athena
- Sakata Seed (4) – Atlantis, Avatar, Infinite Gold, Timeless Gold
- Seminis Seed (3) – Banzai, Florida, SV5196MF
- Origene Seeds (2) – Diva, Restart
- DP Seeds (2) – El Gordo, Napoli
- Bayer Crop Science (4) – Maxi-East, Dura-West, NUN 26367, Sweet East
*Data from: The USDA library at Cornell University
Materials and Methods
Commercial seed companies were contacted in February and March to obtain seed for the muskmelon cultigen evaluation trial. All seed were acid treated for bacterial fruit blotch on 8 April 2015. Seed were sown into 72 cell Poly trays to grow transplants (Hummert Int.; Earth City, MO) on 15 April. The planting medium used was a Fine Germinating Mix, a commercial soil less mix (Carolina Soil Company; Kinston, NC). A complete fertilizer (10-10-20 at 600 lbs/ac) was broadcast applied over the entire area that was planted on 14 April. Preplant fertilizer was incorporated by discing the field and Telone II Fumigant (6.5 gal/ac) was soil injected in tandem with laying black polyethylene plastic 2(0.70 mil thick high density plastic film, 48 inches wide; B.B. Hobbs, Clinton, NC) on 23 April. Herbicide products, Dual (1.5 pt/ac) and Sinbar (3 oz/ac), were applied in the row middles for pre-emergent weed control on 27 April. Muskmelon transplants were approximately 3 weeks old when placed in a “hardening” greenhouse for 7 days prior to being established in the field on 7 May. A starter fertilizer solution was applied at transplant (0.5 lb/50 gal H2O of 20-20-20 fertilizer, water soluble). Plot size was one row with 10 plants per plot (20 ft long) with in-row spacing of 2 feet and between row spacing of 5 feet. Four replications were used in the muskmelon cultigen trial. Plots with missing plants were replanted approximately 7 days after transplanting to achieve 100% stand, in most cases. Drip irrigation was utilized (NETAFIM, 12 inch spacing, 0.24 gal/hr; NETAFIM, Tel Aviv, Israel) throughout the growing season. Fertigation, using a 4-0-8 liquid fertilizer, was initiated 12 days after planting and applied weekly. The first application of liquid fertilizer (1 gal) was applied through the drip tape on 19 May and the last application (1 gal) 28 July. In this trial fertilizer was either applied preplant or through fertigation. Total amount of fertilizer applied through fertigation during the growing season was 41.4 lb Nand 82.8 lb K2O. The total amount of fertilizer applied for the entire growing season was 101.4 lb/ac N, 60 lb/ac P2O5, and 202.8 lb/ac K2O.
Insecticides were applied every 7 to 10 days as a preventative measure beginning 22 May and again on the following dates: 29 May 2015; 12 and 26 June 2015; 2, 11, 17 and 26 July 2015. The following products were alternated during consecutive spray applications to avoid insect and mite resistance: Permethrin, Asana, Sniper, Venom and Coragen. Similarly, the following fungicide products were used; Tenn-Cop, Procure, Gavel, Zanpro, Presidio, Tanos, Pristine, Previcur Flex, Quadris, Manzate, Kocide and Ridomil Gold; and applied on the following dates; 12 and 26 June 2015; 2, 11, 17 and 26 July 2015.
There were a total of 13 harvests for the muskmelon trial. The first harvest was 2 July 2015 and the thirteenth harvest was 31 July 2015. Harvests were made three times per week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Each fruit was harvested when ripe and weighed. Evaluations of each melon entry included yield, fruit size, production earliness, soluble solids (using a digital refractometer), fruit shape and size, exterior and interior descriptions (rind, length/width ratio, and flesh color), and interior flesh firmness. Flesh firmness was measured (recorded in pounds) by using a Penetrometer FT 011 with a 5/16” plunger tip, (QA Supplies LLC, Norfolk, Va.). Melon samples were obtained by cutting the center of the fruit, lengthwise, from the fruit’s stem end to blossom end. Pressure measurements were then taken between the cavity and rind of the fruit on each half of the cut fruit. The reported measures on flesh firmness are an average of the two sample areas from five fruit per plot (10 total fruit halves were measured for flesh firmness per plot). Most of the quality measurements were taken when the melons became ripe between the second and seventh harvests.
The field and growing conditions throughout the harvest period were fairly typical for North Carolina. There was regular rainfall throughout the month of June and parts of July, as well as, optimal ambient temperatures that allowed for good plant growth and fruit set within all the cultigen plots.
Results
Some of the highest, early yielding entries which exceeded over 500 cwt in the first three harvests were Athena, Avatar, NUN 26367 and SV5196MF (Table 1). Based on fruit numbers, the highest, early yielding melon entries which exceeded 7500 fruit per acre included 34-741, 34-753, Athena, Napoli, and SV5196MF (Table 2). The highest percentage of fruit produced from the early yielding entries fell into the 3 to 7 pound fruit range, the most desirable marketable size category for muskmelons (Tables 3&4). The highest yielding mid-season (harvests 4 to 8) entries included Caribbean Gold, El Gordo, Dura-West and Re-Start (Tables 5&6). Most fruit produced from these entries were between 3 to 7 pounds; however, an exception to this included El Gordo which had nearly 90% of its fruit size over 9 pounds. Fruits this size would be too large for most growers producing muskmelons in North Carolina and likely most other U.S. shipping producing areas (Tables 7&8). Some of the latest yielding entries (harvests 9 to 12) were Diva and Restart (Tables 9&10). Diva produced fruit that averaged 6.5 pounds and Restart produced fruit that averaged 4.9 pounds (Table 9). The highest yielding entries across the entire production season in terms of tonnage (>800 cwt) were Atlantis, Avatar, Diva, Infinite Gold, Maxi-East, NUN 26367, and Sweet East (Table 13). The greatest number of fruits produced over the entire production season were Banzai and Florida (Table 14). These entries produced the lowest average fruit weight of all the cultivars or advanced lines evaluated weighing about 2.5 pounds per fruit (Table 13). El Gordo produced extremely large fruits with average sized fruit weighing in excess of 12 pounds. Other mid-season cultivars included Florida, Infinite Gold, and Timeless Gold (Table 17).
As far as quality of the fruit (Table 18), some of the sweetest entries which averaged 14.0 or more soluble solids included 34-741, Banzai, and Florida. The sweetest entry that far exceeded all other entries was Caribbean King at 15.9 soluble solids. Some of the firmest flesh entries were 34-741, Banzai, Caribbean Gold, Florida, and Dura-West. Both Banzai and Florida had the darkest orange flesh color.
Many of the new entries showed excellent potential for yield and quality in North Carolina’s growing environment. Some of the promising new entries included 34-741, 34-742, Dura-West, SV5196, and Sweet East. Other cultivars that have been available for a longer period of time that yielded well with good quality fruit included Athena, Atlantis, Caribbean Gold, Caribbean King, Banzai, Florida, Napoli, Infinite Gold, and Timeless Gold.
The melon industry has been in transition the past several years and there are new melon categories. Traditional categories are western shippers and eastern melons. Today, there are Italian or Tuscan melons, and Extended Shelf Life types, many of which are being grown and sold in North Carolina.
Financial Support
In addition to the seed companies, this program has been supported by the College of Life & Agricultural Sciences, the North Carolina Agricultural Research Service, and the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service.
Figure 1. 2015 Eastern Melon Pictures
Table 1. Muskmelon cultigen trial yields, Cumulative fruit weight, (x100), per acre for early1 season harvests 1 – 3. Kinston, NC, 2015.
Cultivar |
Fruit Size Category |
Cumulative Totals 2 |
Avg. Wt. 3 |
|||
< 3 lb |
3-7 lb |
7.1 – 9 lb |
> 9 lb |
|||
34-741 | 6.1 | 364.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 370.5 | 4.7 |
34-742 | 4.7 | 425.7 | 15.5 | 0.0 | 445.8 | 5.3 |
Athena | 5.4 | 402.6 | 81.2 | 21.2 | 510.5 | 5.8 |
Atlantis | 2.6 | 190.6 | 77.0 | 44.0 | 314.1 | 6.9 |
Avatar | 0.0 | 110.6 | 108.9 | 294.4 | 513.9 | 8.8 |
Banzai | 61.9 | 10.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 72.3 | 2.5 |
Caribbean Gold | 2.4 | 244.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 247.1 | 5.1 |
Caribbean King | 2.9 | 403.9 | 253.7 | 0.0 | 432.2 | 5.2 |
Diva | – – | – – | – – | – – | – – | – – |
El Gordo | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 134.5 | 144.4 | 12.0 |
Florida | 45.4 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.4 | 2.1 |
Infinite Gold | 0.0 | 62.6 | 16.2 | 0.0 | 78.8 | 6.0 |
Maxi-East | 0.0 | 133.4 | 79.2 | 44.2 | 256.7 | 7.0 |
Napoli | 0.0 | 429.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 429.3 | 4.9 |
DuraWest | 0.0 | 64.1 | 16.2 | 0.0 | 80.3 | 5.9 |
NUN 26367 | 0.0 | 236.1 | 200.5 | 65.3 | 501.9 | 6.8 |
Re-Start | – – | – – | – – | – – | – – | – – |
SV5196MF | 0.0 | 391.9 | 101.3 | 22.8 | 515.9 | 5.7 |
Sweet East | 2.1 | 203.3 | 225.9 | 115.9 | 547.1 | 7.3 |
Timeless Gold | 0.0 | 128.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 128.1 | 5.0 |
Average | 7.4 | 211.4 | 65.8 | 41.2 | 313.2 | 5.9 |
LSD (0.05) | 19.1 | 123.9 | 93.5 | 86.0 | 121.4 | – – |
1 Early harvests (1-3) : 1 – 8 July (55 – 59 days after planting).
2 Cumulative total includes all fruit size categories.
3 Average fruit weights were determined using total cumulative weights and numbers from respective harvests.
Table 2. Muskmelon cultigen trial yields, Cumulative fruit number per acre for early1 season harvests 1 – 3. Kinston, NC, 2015.
Cultivar |
Fruit size category |
Cumulative Totals2 |
|||
< 3 lb |
3-7 lb |
7.1 – 9 lb |
> 9 lb |
||
34-741 | 218 | 7623 | 0 | 0 | 7841 |
34-742 | 218 | 8059 | 218 | 0 | 8494 |
Athena | 218 | 7296 | 1089 | 218 | 8821 |
Atlantis | 109 | 3267 | 980 | 436 | 4792 |
Avatar | 0 | 1851 | 1307 | 2723 | 5881 |
Banzai | 2614 | 327 | 0 | 0 | 2940 |
Caribbean Gold | 109 | 4901 | 0 | 0 | 5009 |
Caribbean King | 109 | 7950 | 327 | 0 | 8385 |
Diva | – – | – – | – – | – – | – – |
El Gordo | 0 | 0 | 109 | 1089 | 1198 |
Florida | 2287 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 2396 |
Infinite Gold | 0 | 1089 | 218 | 0 | 1307 |
Maxi-East | 0 | 2287 | 980 | 436 | 3703 |
Napoli | 0 | 8712 | 0 | 0 | 8712 |
DuraWest | 0 | 1089 | 218 | 0 | 1307 |
NUN 26367 | 0 | 4247 | 2505 | 653 | 7405 |
Re-Start | – – | – – | – – | – – | – – |
SV5196MF | 0 | 7732 | 1307 | 218 | 9257 |
Sweet East | 109 | 3485 | 2831 | 1198 | 7623 |
Timeless Gold | 0 | 2614 | 0 | 0 | 2614 |
Average | 333 | 4035 | 672 | 387 | 5427 |
LSD (0.05) | 992 | 2400 | 1180 | 842 | 2302 |
1 Early harvests (1-3) : 1 – 8 July (55 – 59 days after planting).
2 Cumulative total includes all fruit size categories.
** Each number for fruit size category and cumulative total is rounded to the nearest whole number. **
Table 3. Muskmelon cultigen trial yields; Percent1 of fruit weight per indicated size category – Early harvests. Kinston, NC, 2015.
Cultivar |
Fruit size category |
|||
< 3 lb |
3-7 lb |
7.1 – 9 lb |
> 9 lb |
|
34-741 | 2 | 98 | 0 | 0 |
34-742 | 1 | 95 | 3 | 0 |
Athena | 1 | 79 | 16 | 4 |
Atlantis | 1 | 61 | 25 | 14 |
Avatar | 0 | 22 | 21 | 57 |
Banzai | 86 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Caribbean Gold | 1 | 99 | 0 | 0 |
Caribbean King | 1 | 93 | 59 | 0 |
Diva | – – | – – | – – | – – |
El Gordo | 0 | 0 | 7 | 93 |
Florida | 92 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Infinite Gold | 0 | 79 | 21 | 0 |
Maxi-East | 0 | 52 | 31 | 17 |
Napoli | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
DuraWest | 0 | 80 | 20 | 0 |
NUN 26367 | 0 | 47 | 40 | 13 |
Re-Start | – – | – – | – – | – – |
SV5196MF | 0 | 76 | 20 | 4 |
Sweet East | 0 | 37 | 41 | 21 |
Timeless Gold | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Average | 10 | 63 | 17 | 12 |
1 Percentages for each fruit size category for each cultivar were rounded to the nearest whole number.
Table 4. Muskmelon cultigen trial yields; Percent1 of fruit number per indicated size category – Early harvests. Kinston, NC, 2015.
Cultivar |
Fruit size category |
|||
< 3 lb |
3-7 lb |
7.1 – 9 lb |
> 9 lb |
|
34-741 | 3 | 97 | 0 | 0 |
34-742 | 3 | 95 | 3 | 0 |
Athena | 2 | 83 | 12 | 2 |
Atlantis | 2 | 68 | 20 | 9 |
Avatar | 0 | 31 | 22 | 46 |
Banzai | 89 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Caribbean Gold | 2 | 98 | 0 | 0 |
Caribbean King | 1 | 95 | 4 | 0 |
Diva | – – | – – | – – | – – |
El Gordo | 0 | 0 | 9 | 91 |
Florida | 95 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Infinite Gold | 0 | 83 | 17 | 0 |
Maxi-East | 0 | 62 | 26 | 12 |
Napoli | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
DuraWest | 0 | 83 | 17 | 0 |
NUN 26367 | 0 | 57 | 34 | 9 |
Re-Start | – – | – – | – – | – – |
SV5196MF | 0 | 84 | 14 | 2 |
Sweet East | 1 | 46 | 37 | 16 |
Timeless Gold | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Average | 11 | 67 | 12 | 10 |
1 Percentages for each fruit size category for each cultivar were rounded to the nearest whole number.
Table 5. Muskmelon cultigen trial yields, Cumulative fruit weight, (x 100), per acre for mid1 season harvests 4 – 8. Kinston, NC, 2015.
Cultivar |
Fruit size category |
Cumulative Totals 2 |
Avg. Wt. 3 |
|||
< 3 lb |
3-7 lb |
7.1 – 9 lb |
> 9 lb |
|||
34-741 | 0.0 | 149.5 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 166.2 | 5.3 |
34-742 | 0.0 | 124.9 | 50.5 | 0.0 | 175.4 | 6.0 |
Athena | 2.3 | 149.5 | 65.3 | 10.6 | 227.7 | 5.9 |
Atlantis | 2.8 | 252.5 | 187.4 | 20.7 | 463.5 | 6.4 |
Avatar | 2.7 | 40.3 | 70.2 | 187.4 | 300.7 | 8.9 |
Banzai | 240.6 | 49.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 289.9 | 2.4 |
Caribbean Gold | 15.6 | 377.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 392.8 | 4.8 |
Caribbean King | 0.0 | 140.5 | 31.9 | 0.0 | 172.4 | 5.7 |
Diva | 0.0 | 175.6 | 116.7 | 41.8 | 334.1 | 6.8 |
El Gordo | 0.0 | 37.9 | 62.9 | 761.2 | 862.1 | 12.0 |
Florida | 281.7 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 331.7 | 2.6 |
Infinite Gold | 2.5 | 602.3 | 82.1 | 0.0 | 686.9 | 5.6 |
Maxi-East | 0.0 | 123.3 | 197.7 | 190.6 | 511.5 | 7.9 |
Napoli | 12.7 | 206.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 219.2 | 4.7 |
DuraWest | 2.4 | 415.5 | 195.3 | 10.1 | 623.2 | 6.1 |
NUN 26367 | 1.5 | 137.8 | 157.5 | 20.4 | 317.1 | 6.8 |
Re-Start | 0.0 | 379.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 379.4 | 5.2 |
SV5196MF | 3.2 | 54.7 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 66.4 | 5.7 |
Sweet East | 9.8 | 138.7 | 50.9 | 43.2 | 242.6 | 6.1 |
Timeless Gold | 2.9 | 512.1 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 523.6 | 5.1 |
Average | 29.0 | 205.9 | 65.1 | 64.3 | 364.3 | 6.0 |
LSD (0.05) | 18.0 | 131.1 | 64.8 | 114.9 | 157.5 | 1.0 |
1 Mid harvests (4-8) : 10 July – 20 July (68 – 78 days after planting).
2 Cumulative total includes all fruit size categories.
3 Average fruit weights were determined using total cumulative weights and numbers from respective harvests.
Table 6. Muskmelon cultigen trial yields, Cumulative fruit number per acre for mid1season harvests 4 – 8. Kinston, NC, 2015.
Cultivar |
Fruit size category |
Cumulative2 Total |
|||
< 3 lb |
3-7 lb |
7.1 – 9 lb |
> 9 lb |
||
34-741 | 0 | 2940 | 218 | 0 | 3158 |
34-742 | 0 | 2287 | 653 | 0 | 2940 |
Athena | 109 | 2831 | 871 | 109 | 3920 |
Atlantis | 109 | 4465 | 2396 | 218 | 7187 |
Avatar | 109 | 871 | 871 | 1634 | 3485 |
Banzai | 10563 | 1525 | 0 | 0 | 12088 |
Caribbean Gold | 653 | 7514 | 0 | 0 | 8168 |
Caribbean King | 0 | 2614 | 436 | 0 | 3049 |
Diva | 0 | 3267 | 1525 | 436 | 5227 |
El Gordo | 0 | 762 | 762 | 5663 | 7187 |
Florida | 11326 | 1525 | 0 | 0 | 12850 |
Infinite Gold | 109 | 10999 | 1089 | 0 | 12197 |
Maxi-East | 0 | 2178 | 2505 | 1851 | 6534 |
Napoli | 545 | 4356 | 0 | 0 | 4901 |
DuraWest | 109 | 7514 | 2505 | 109 | 10237 |
NUN 26367 | 109 | 2396 | 1960 | 218 | 4683 |
Re-Start | 0 | 7514 | 0 | 0 | 7514 |
SV5196MF | 109 | 1089 | 109 | 0 | 1307 |
Sweet East | 436 | 2396 | 653 | 436 | 3920 |
Timeless Gold | 109 | 10019 | 109 | 0 | 10237 |
Average | 1220 | 3953 | 833 | 534 | 6539 |
LSD (0.05) | 965 | 2596 | 837 | 880 | 2840 |
1 Mid harvests (4-8) : 10 July – 20 July (68 – 78 days after planting).
2 Cumulative total includes all fruit size categories.
** Each number for fruit size category and cumulative total is rounded to the nearest whole number. **
Table 7. Muskmelon cultigen trial yields; Percent1 of fruit weight per indicated size category – Mid Season harvests. Kinston, NC, 2015.
Cultivar |
Fruit size category |
|||
< 3 lb |
3-7 lb |
7.1 – 9 lb |
> 9 lb |
|
34-741 | 0 | 90 | 10 | 0 |
34-742 | 0 | 71 | 29 | 0 |
Athena | 1 | 66 | 29 | 5 |
Atlantis | 1 | 54 | 40 | 4 |
Avatar | 1 | 13 | 23 | 62 |
Banzai | 83 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Caribbean Gold | 4 | 96 | 0 | 0 |
Caribbean King | 0 | 81 | 19 | 0 |
Diva | 0 | 53 | 35 | 13 |
El Gordo | 0 | 4 | 7 | 88 |
Florida | 85 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Infinite Gold | 0 | 88 | 12 | 0 |
Maxi-East | 0 | 24 | 39 | 37 |
Napoli | 6 | 94 | 0 | 0 |
DuraWest | 0 | 67 | 31 | 2 |
NUN 26367 | 0 | 43 | 50 | 6 |
Re-Start | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
SV5196MF | 5 | 82 | 13 | 0 |
Sweet East | 4 | 57 | 21 | 18 |
Timeless Gold | 1 | 98 | 2 | 0 |
Average | 10 | 61 | 18 | 12 |
1 Percentages for each fruit size category for each cultivar were rounded to the nearest whole number.
Table 8. Muskmelon cultigen trial yields; Percent1 fruit number per indicated size category – Mid Season harvests. Kinston, NC, 2015.
Cultivar |
Fruit size category |
|||
< 3 lb |
3-7 lb |
7.1 – 9 lb |
> 9 lb |
|
34-741 | 0 | 93 | 7 | 0 |
34-742 | 0 | 78 | 22 | 0 |
Athena | 3 | 72 | 22 | 3 |
Atlantis | 2 | 62 | 33 | 3 |
Avatar | 3 | 25 | 25 | 47 |
Banzai | 87 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Caribbean Gold | 8 | 92 | 0 | 0 |
Caribbean King | 0 | 86 | 14 | 0 |
Diva | 0 | 63 | 29 | 8 |
El Gordo | 0 | 11 | 11 | 79 |
Florida | 88 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Infinite Gold | 1 | 90 | 9 | 0 |
Maxi-East | 0 | 33 | 38 | 28 |
Napoli | 11 | 89 | 0 | 0 |
DuraWest | 1 | 73 | 24 | 1 |
NUN 26367 | 2 | 51 | 42 | 5 |
Re-Start | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
SV5196MF | 8 | 83 | 8 | 0 |
Sweet East | 11 | 61 | 17 | 11 |
Timeless Gold | 1 | 98 | 1 | 0 |
Average | 11 | 64 | 15 | 9 |
1 Percentages for each fruit size category for each cultivar were rounded to the nearest whole number.
Table 9. Muskmelon cultigen trial yields, Cumulative fruit weight, (x 100), per acre for late1 season harvests 9 – 12. Kinston, NC, 2015.
Cultivar |
Fruit size category |
Cumulative Totals 2 |
Avg. Wt. 3 |
|||
< 3 lb |
3-7 lb |
7.1 – 9 lb |
> 9 lb |
|||
34-741 | 2.9 | 117.8 | 8.3 | 27.9 | 156.9 | 6.0 |
34-742 | 3.2 | 123.6 | 26.1 | 0.0 | 152.9 | 5.7 |
Athena | 7.8 | 16.8 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 32.3 | 3.7 |
Atlantis | 2.7 | 33.7 | 25.9 | 9.9 | 72.2 | 5.2 |
Avatar | 1.5 | 13.8 | 17.9 | 23.1 | 56.4 | 7.2 |
Banzai | 102.1 | 43.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 145.7 | 2.6 |
Caribbean Gold | 0.0 | 79.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 79.8 | 5.0 |
Caribbean King | 0.0 | 18.3 | 7.7 | 10.7 | 36.7 | 6.5 |
Diva | 0.0 | 321.7 | 172.1 | 51.1 | 544.8 | 6.5 |
El Gordo | 0.0 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 168.4 | 175.8 | 12.8 |
Florida | 90.6 | 66.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 157.4 | 2.7 |
Infinite Gold | 5.9 | 53.5 | 15.8 | 0.0 | 75.3 | 4.9 |
Maxi-East | 0.0 | 11.1 | 25.1 | 20.6 | 56.9 | 7.9 |
Napoli | 2.9 | 92.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 94.9 | 4.4 |
DuraWest | 5.9 | 59.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 65.9 | 4.4 |
NUN 26367 | 0.0 | 18.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.2 | 5.6 |
Re-Start | 5.0 | 262.0 | 31.8 | 0.0 | 298.8 | 4.9 |
SV5196MF | 0.0 | 4.0 | 8.6 | 11.8 | 24.4 | 8.3 |
Sweet East | 0.0 | 22.9 | 17.2 | 0.0 | 40.2 | 6.5 |
Timeless Gold | 0.0 | 37.7 | 26.1 | 10.2 | 74.1 | 6.2 |
Average | 11.5 | 70.2 | 19.5 | 16.7 | 82.6 | 5.8 |
LSD (0.05) | 18.2 | 81.9 | 71.6 | 114.7 | 126.8 | – – |
1 Late harvests (9-12) : 22 – 29 July (80 – 87 days after planting).
2 Cumulative total includes all fruit size categories.
3 Average fruit weights were determined using total cumulative weights and numbers from respective harvests.
Table 10. Muskmelon cultigen trial yields, Cumulative fruit number per acre for late1 season harvests 9 – 12. Kinston, NC, 2015.
Cultivar |
Fruit size category |
Cumulative Total2 |
|||
< 3 lb |
3-7 lb |
7.1 – 9 lb |
> 9 lb |
||
34-741 | 109 | 2287 | 109 | 218 | 2723 |
34-742 | 109 | 2287 | 327 | 0 | 2723 |
Athena | 436 | 327 | 109 | 0 | 871 |
Atlantis | 109 | 762 | 327 | 109 | 1307 |
Avatar | 109 | 327 | 218 | 218 | 871 |
Banzai | 4356 | 1307 | 0 | 0 | 5663 |
Caribbean Gold | 0 | 1525 | 0 | 0 | 1525 |
Caribbean King | 0 | 327 | 109 | 109 | 545 |
Diva | 0 | 5663 | 2178 | 545 | 8385 |
El Gordo | 0 | 109 | 0 | 1089 | 1198 |
Florida | 3812 | 1960 | 0 | 0 | 5772 |
Infinite Gold | 218 | 1089 | 218 | 0 | 1525 |
Maxi-East | 0 | 218 | 327 | 218 | 762 |
Napoli | 109 | 2069 | 0 | 0 | 2178 |
DuraWest | 218 | 1198 | 0 | 0 | 1416 |
NUN 26367 | 0 | 327 | 0 | 0 | 327 |
Re-Start | 218 | 5227 | 436 | 0 | 5881 |
SV5196MF | 0 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 327 |
Sweet East | 0 | 436 | 218 | 0 | 653 |
Timeless Gold | 0 | 762 | 327 | 109 | 1198 |
Average | 490 | 1416 | 250 | 136 | 2292 |
LSD (0.05) | 759 | 1563 | 902 | 809 | 1938 |
1 Late harvests (9-12) : 22 – 29 July (80 – 87 days after planting).
2 Cumulative total includes all fruit size categories.
** Each number for fruit size category and cumulative total is rounded to the nearest whole number. **
Table 11. Muskmelon cultigen trial yields; Percent1 of fruit weight per indicated size category – Late harvests. Kinston, NC, 2015.
Cultivar |
Fruit size category |
|||
< 3 lb |
3-7 lb |
7.1 – 9 lb |
> 9 lb |
|
34-741 | 2 | 75 | 5 | 18 |
34-742 | 2 | 81 | 17 | 0 |
Athena | 24 | 52 | 24 | 0 |
Atlantis | 4 | 47 | 36 | 14 |
Avatar | 3 | 24 | 32 | 41 |
Banzai | 70 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
Caribbean Gold | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Caribbean King | 0 | 50 | 21 | 29 |
Diva | 0 | 59 | 32 | 9 |
El Gordo | 0 | 4 | 0 | 96 |
Florida | 58 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
Infinite Gold | 8 | 71 | 21 | 0 |
Maxi-East | 0 | 20 | 44 | 36 |
Napoli | 3 | 97 | 0 | 0 |
DuraWest | 9 | 91 | 0 | 0 |
NUN 26367 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Re-Start | 2 | 88 | 11 | 0 |
SV5196MF | 0 | 16 | 35 | 48 |
Sweet East | 0 | 57 | 43 | 0 |
Timeless Gold | 0 | 51 | 35 | 14 |
Average | 9 | 58 | 18 | 15 |
1 Percentages for each fruit size category for each cultivar were rounded to the nearest whole number.
Table 12. Muskmelon cultigen trial yields; Percent1 fruit number per indicated size category – Late harvests. Kinston, NC, 2015.
Cultivar |
Fruit size category |
|||
< 3 lb |
3-7 lb |
7.1 – 9 lb |
> 9 lb |
|
34-741 | 4 | 84 | 4 | 8 |
34-742 | 4 | 84 | 12 | 0 |
Athena | 50 | 38 | 13 | 0 |
Atlantis | 8 | 58 | 25 | 8 |
Avatar | 13 | 38 | 25 | 25 |
Banzai | 77 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
Caribbean Gold | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Caribbean King | 0 | 60 | 20 | 20 |
Diva | 0 | 68 | 26 | 6 |
El Gordo | 0 | 9 | 0 | 91 |
Florida | 66 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
Infinite Gold | 14 | 71 | 14 | 0 |
Maxi-East | 0 | 29 | 43 | 29 |
Napoli | 5 | 95 | 0 | 0 |
DuraWest | 15 | 85 | 0 | 0 |
NUN 26367 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Re-Start | 4 | 89 | 7 | 0 |
SV5196MF | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Sweet East | 0 | 67 | 33 | 0 |
Timeless Gold | 0 | 64 | 27 | 9 |
Average | 13 | 61 | 14 | 11 |
1 Percentages for each fruit size category for each cultivar were rounded to the nearest whole number.
Table 13. Muskmelon cultigen trial yields1, Cumulative fruit weight, (x 100), per acre across all 12 harvests. Kinston, NC, 2015.
Cultivar |
Fruit size category |
Cumulative Totals 2 |
Avg. Wt. 3 |
|||
< 3 lb |
3-7 lb |
7.1 – 9 lb |
> 9 lb |
|||
34-741 | 9 | 632 | 25 | 28 | 693 | 5.1 |
34-742 | 8 | 674 | 92 | 0 | 774 | 5.5 |
Athena | 16 | 569 | 154 | 32 | 770 | 5.7 |
Atlantis | 8 | 478 | 290 | 75 | 850 | 6.4 |
Avatar | 4 | 165 | 197 | 505 | 871 | 8.5 |
Banzai | 405 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 508 | 2.5 |
Caribbean Gold | 18 | 702 | 0 | 0 | 720 | 4.9 |
Caribbean King | 3 | 563 | 65 | 11 | 641 | 5.5 |
Diva | 0 | 497 | 289 | 93 | 879 | 6.5 |
El Gordo | 0 | 45 | 73 | 1064 | 1182 | 12.4 |
Florida | 418 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 539 | 2.6 |
Infinite Gold | 9 | 718 | 114 | 0 | 841 | 5.6 |
Maxi-East | 0 | 268 | 302 | 255 | 825 | 7.6 |
Napoli | 16 | 728 | 0 | 0 | 743 | 4.7 |
DuraWest | 8 | 539 | 211 | 10 | 769 | 5.9 |
NUN 26367 | 2 | 392 | 358 | 86 | 837 | 6.8 |
Re-Start | 5 | 651 | 32 | 0 | 688 | 5.1 |
SV5196MF | 3 | 451 | 111 | 35 | 599 | 5.7 |
Sweet East | 12 | 365 | 294 | 159 | 830 | 6.8 |
Timeless Gold | 3 | 678 | 35 | 10 | 726 | 5.2 |
Average | 47.3 | 467.0 | 132.1 | 118.2 | 764.3 | 5.9 |
LSD (0.05) | 27.4 | 143.0 | 105.0 | 115.0 | 134.4 | 0.7 |
1 Melons were harvested 3 times per week.
2 Cumulative total includes all fruit size categories.
3 Average fruit weights were determined using total cumulative weights and numbers from respective harvests.
Table 14. Muskmelon cultigen trial yields1, Cumulative fruit per acre number across all 12 harvests. Kinston, NC, 2015.
Cultivar |
Fruit size category |
Cumulative Total2 |
|||
< 3 lb |
3-7 lb |
7.1 – 9 lb |
> 9 lb |
||
34-741 | 327 | 12850 | 327 | 218 | 13721 |
34-742 | 327 | 12632 | 1198 | 0 | 14157 |
Athena | 762 | 10454 | 2069 | 327 | 13613 |
Atlantis | 327 | 8494 | 3703 | 762 | 13286 |
Avatar | 218 | 3049 | 2396 | 4574 | 10237 |
Banzai | 17533 | 3158 | 0 | 0 | 20691 |
Caribbean Gold | 762 | 13939 | 0 | 0 | 14702 |
Caribbean King | 109 | 10890 | 871 | 109 | 11979 |
Diva | 0 | 8930 | 3703 | 980 | 13613 |
El Gordo | 0 | 871 | 871 | 7841 | 9583 |
Florida | 17424 | 3594 | 0 | 0 | 21018 |
Infinite Gold | 327 | 13177 | 1525 | 0 | 15028 |
Maxi-East | 0 | 4683 | 3812 | 2505 | 10999 |
Napoli | 653 | 15137 | 0 | 0 | 15791 |
DuraWest | 327 | 9801 | 2723 | 109 | 12959 |
NUN 26367 | 109 | 6970 | 4465 | 871 | 12415 |
Re-Start | 218 | 12959 | 436 | 0 | 13613 |
SV5196MF | 109 | 8930 | 1416 | 327 | 10781 |
Sweet East | 545 | 6316 | 3703 | 1634 | 12197 |
Timeless Gold | 109 | 13395 | 436 | 109 | 14048 |
Average | 2009 | 9011 | 1683 | 1018 | 13722 |
LSD (0.05) | 1427 | 2896 | 1343 | 1040 | 2656 |
1 Melons were harvested 3 times per week.
2 Cumulative total includes all fruit size categories.
** Each number for fruit size category and cumulative total is rounded to the nearest whole number. **
Table 15. Muskmelon cultigen trial yields; Percent1 of fruit weight perindicated size category – Cumulative harvests. Kinston, NC, 2015.
Cultivar |
Fruit size category |
|||
< 3 lb |
3-7 lb |
7.1 – 9 lb |
> 9 lb |
|
34-741 | 1 | 91 | 3 | 4 |
34-742 | 1 | 87 | 12 | 0 |
Athena | 2 | 74 | 20 | 4 |
Atlantis | 1 | 56 | 34 | 8 |
Avatar | 0 | 19 | 23 | 58 |
Banzai | 80 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Caribbean Gold | 2 | 98 | 0 | 0 |
Caribbean King | 0 | 87 | 10 | 2 |
Diva | 0 | 57 | 34 | 10 |
El Gordo | 0 | 4 | 6 | 90 |
Florida | 78 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
Infinite Gold | 1 | 86 | 13 | 0 |
Maxi-East | 0 | 32 | 36 | 32 |
Napoli | 2 | 98 | 0 | 0 |
DuraWest | 1 | 71 | 27 | 1 |
NUN 26367 | 0 | 47 | 42 | 10 |
Re-Start | 1 | 95 | 4 | 0 |
SV5196MF | 0 | 74 | 20 | 6 |
Sweet East | 1 | 44 | 36 | 19 |
Timeless Gold | 0 | 93 | 5 | 1 |
Average | 9 | 63 | 16 | 12 |
LSD (0.05) | 5 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
1 Percentages for each fruit size category for each cultivar were rounded to the nearest whole number.
Table 16. Muskmelon cultigen trial yields; Percent1 fruit number per indicated size category – Cumulative harvests. Kinston, NC, 2015.
Cultivar |
Fruit size category |
|||
< 3 lb |
3-7 lb |
7.1 – 9 lb |
> 9 lb |
|
34-741 | 3 | 94 | 2 | 2 |
34-742 | 2 | 89 | 9 | 0 |
Athena | 5 | 77 | 15 | 3 |
Atlantis | 2 | 63 | 28 | 6 |
Avatar | 2 | 30 | 23 | 45 |
Banzai | 84 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
Caribbean Gold | 5 | 95 | 0 | 0 |
Caribbean King | 1 | 91 | 7 | 1 |
Diva | 0 | 64 | 29 | 7 |
El Gordo | 0 | 9 | 9 | 82 |
Florida | 83 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Infinite Gold | 2 | 88 | 10 | 0 |
Maxi-East | 0 | 41 | 35 | 24 |
Napoli | 4 | 96 | 0 | 0 |
DuraWest | 2 | 76 | 21 | 1 |
NUN 26367 | 0 | 55 | 37 | 7 |
Re-Start | 2 | 95 | 3 | 0 |
SV5196MF | 1 | 81 | 15 | 3 |
Sweet East | 4 | 52 | 30 | 14 |
Timeless Gold | 1 | 95 | 4 | 1 |
Average | 10 | 66 | 14 | 10 |
LSD (0.05) | 5 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
1 Percentages for each fruit size category for each cultivar were rounded to the nearest whole number.
Table 17. Muskmelon cultigen trial percentage of fruit number harvested among varying harvest intervals. Kinston, NC, 2015.
Cultivar |
Pecentage harvested among harvest periods |
||
Early Harvests1 |
Mid Harvests2 |
Late Harvests3 |
|
34-741 | 57 | 23 | 20 |
34-742 | 60 | 21 | 19 |
Athena | 65 | 29 | 6 |
Atlantis | 36 | 54 | 10 |
Avatar | 57 | 34 | 9 |
Banzai | 14 | 58 | 27 |
Caribbean Gold | 34 | 56 | 10 |
Caribbean King | 70 | 25 | 5 |
Diva | – – | 38 | 62 |
El Gordo | 13 | 75 | 13 |
Florida | 11 | 61 | 27 |
Infinite Gold | 9 | 81 | 10 |
Maxi-East | 34 | 59 | 7 |
Napoli | 55 | 31 | 14 |
DuraWest | 10 | 79 | 11 |
NUN 26367 | 60 | 38 | 3 |
Re-Start | – – | 55 | 43 |
SV5196MF | 86 | 12 | 3 |
Sweet East | 62 | 32 | 5 |
Timeless Gold | 19 | 73 | 9 |
Average | 42 | 46 | 17 |
1 Early harvests (1-3) : 1 – 8 July (55 – 59 days after planting).
2 Mid harvests (4-8) : 10 July – 20 July (68 – 78 days after planting).
3 Late harvests (9-12) : 22 – 29 July (80 – 87 days after planting).
Table 18.1. Eastern muskmelon hybrid cultivar trial. Descriptive characteristics and interior fruit quality. Kinston, N.C., 2015.1
Cultivar |
Company |
SS2 |
Sutures3 |
Netting Density4 |
Netting Type5 |
34-741 | Rijk Zwaan | 14.1 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
34-742 | Rijk Zwaan | 13.3 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
Athena | Syngenta | 12.6 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
Atlantis | Sakata | 12.0 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
Avatar | Sakata | 12.5 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
Banzai | Seminis | 14.2 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
Caribbean Gold | Rijk Zwaan | 13.8 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
Caribbean King | Rijk Zwaan | 15.9 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
Diva | Origene | 11.7 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
El Gordo | DP Seeds | 11.6 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
Florida | Seminis | 14.0 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
Infinite Gold | Sakata | 12.5 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
Maxi-East | Bayer Cropscience | 12.9 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
Napoli | DP Seeds | 13.0 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
DuraWest | Bayer Cropscience | 13.0 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
NUN 26367 | Bayer Cropscience | 12.6 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
Re-Start | Origene | 11.9 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
SV5196MF | Seminis | 13.4 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
Sweet East | Bayer Cropscience | 12.3 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
Timeless Gold | Sakata | 12.7 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
Average | 13.0 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |
LSD (0.05) | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1 Most measurements were obtained from fruits in harvests 2-6.
2 SS = Indicates sweetness, average of 5 melons per replication (20 total).
3 Sutures: 1 = none, 3=moderate, 5 = deep.
4 Netting Density: 1=none, 5=dense.
5 Netting Type: 1 = fine, 5 =thick ropy.
Table 18.2. Eastern muskmelon hybrid cultivar trial. Descriptive characteristics and interior fruit quality. Kinston, N.C., 2015.1
Cultivar |
Stem Scar6 |
Stem Splitting7 |
LD8 |
Flesh Color9 |
Flesh Firmness10 |
Cavity11 |
Shape12 |
Foliage Cover13 |
34-741 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.23 | 3.0 | 6.9 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 |
34-742 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.26 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 |
Athena | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.15 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 3.4 |
Atlantis | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.30 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 3.0 |
Avatar | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.17 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 2.9 |
Banzai | – – | 1.0 | 1.06 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
Caribbean Gold | – – | 1.0 | 1.23 | 3.3 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 4.8 | 3.8 |
Caribbean King | – – | 1.0 | 1.15 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
Diva | – – | 1.0 | 1.13 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
El Gordo | 2.5 | 3.3 | 1.18 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
Florida | – – | 1.0 | 1.17 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
Infinite Gold | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.18 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 3.8 |
Maxi-East | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.18 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
Napoli | 2.0 | 3.1 | 1.26 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 3.5 |
DuraWest | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.25 | 3.4 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 4.0 |
NUN 26367 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.19 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 5.0 | 3.1 |
Re-Start | – – | 1.0 | 1.28 | 2.7 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 4.1 |
SV5196MF | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.15 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 3.4 |
Sweet East | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.29 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 3.6 |
Timeless Gold | – – | 1.1 | 1.18 | 2.9 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 4.0 |
Average | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.20 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
LSD (0.05) | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.04 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
6 Stem Scar: 1 = small, 3=medium, 5 = large (unattractive).
7 Stem Splitting: 1= none, 5 = extensive (unmarketable).
8 LD = Length and diameter ratio, average of 5 melons per replication.
9 Flesh color: 1 = pale orange, 5 = deep orange.
10 Flesh Firmness is represented in pounds.
11 Cavity: 1=small, 2=medium, 3=large.
12 Shape: 1=all fruit are various, 3 = majority are the same, 5 = all fruit same shape.
13 Foliage cover: 1 = no fruit covered, 5 = all fruit covered (lush).