NCSU Cucumber Breeding Report - 2006
Todd C. Wehner
Professor
Tammy L. Ellington
Agric. Res. Tech. III
Department of Horticultural Science
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7609
Spring (Stage 3) Pickling Cucumber Trial
2006
Todd C. Wehner and Tammy L. Ellington
Experiment Design
1. A randomized complete block with 3 replications of pickle cultivars
and breeding lines (collectively referred to as cultigens) was grown.
2. Plots were single 20 ft. rows with 5 ft. alleys at each end.
3. Rows were on raised 18" beds spaced 60" apart (center to center).
4. Fertilizer consisted of 80-80-80 lb/A (N-P-K) broadcast preplant and
30-0-0 lb/A (N-P-K) sideplaced at the 2 to 4 leaf stage.
5. Curbit was applied preemergence at the rate of 1 lb. a.i./A.
6. The trial was planted 26 April, and harvested 8 times
(Mondays and Thursdays) between 15 June and 10 July.
Data Collection
1. Firmness was measured on 3 Grade 3 fruits using a Magness-Taylor tester
with a 5/16" tip.
2. Length/Diameter ratio was calculated by measuring 5 Grade 2 fruits.
3. Quality ratings were from 1 to 9, with 1 = worst, 9 = best.
4. Disease ratings were from 0 to 9, with 0 = no disease, 1-2 = trace,
3-4 = slight, 5-6 = moderate, 7-8 = severe, 9 = plant dead.
Results
The following cultigens performed well, and could be advanced
to the next stage:
01 Exp04-2759 Bejo Seeds
02 Wainwright Nunhems
03 Starex Baker Seeds
04 Vlaspik Seminis
05 Crispina Nunhems
06 Ballerina Nunhems
07 Exp05-6828 Bejo Seeds
08 Rocket Baker Seeds
09 Powerpak Seminis
10 Atlantis Bejo Seeds
11 Cates Nunhems
Table 11. Stage 3 spring pickle trial - yield data (cultigens are ranked
by fruit value).
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Fruit grade distribution Plants
Cultivar Seed Value Weight (% by weight) per A
Rank or line source ($) (cwt) Cull No.1 No.2 No.3 No.4 (x1000)
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1 Exp04-2759 Bejo Seeds 2879 378 16 9 31 33 12 25
2 Starex Baker Seeds 2856 398 24 8 32 29 8 26
3 Crispina Nunhems 2794 292 14 17 41 22 5 26
4 Wainwright Nunhems 2666 329 21 12 33 29 5 24
5 Ballerina Nunhems 2632 299 18 13 39 26 4 26
6 Exp05-6828 Bejo Seeds 2618 422 21 7 20 35 17 26
7 Vlasstar(10489 Seminis 2616 334 20 10 31 32 7 26
8 Vlaspik Seminis 2579 294 23 15 36 25 2 26
9 Exp05-6819 Bejo Seeds 2537 384 17 7 24 33 19 26
10 Atlantis Bejo Seeds 2489 366 22 9 25 31 14 24
11 Powerpak Seminis 2466 312 18 9 32 34 7 26
12 Rocket Baker Seeds 2436 316 15 8 31 34 11 26
13 Classy(1477) HarrisMoran 2424 319 17 10 29 33 12 26
14 Cates Nunhems 2408 293 22 13 33 27 5 26
15 NCDawson(G5x52 NCStateUniv 2377 327 24 9 28 32 7 26
16 HMX-5406 HarrisMoran 2203 310 21 8 29 29 12 26
17 Feisty(9464) HarrisMoran 2176 283 20 9 34 29 8 26
18 EX0450-6143 Seminis 2141 290 22 11 29 30 8 26
19 Johnston NCStateUniv 2140 278 25 11 38 18 8 26
20 Pershing Nunhems 2099 278 17 8 35 30 10 26
21 NCDavie(54x55) NCStateUniv 2026 261 15 8 34 31 12 26
22 NCMoriah NCStateUniv 2015 261 28 11 32 27 2 26
23 NCDanbury NCStateUniv 2009 241 18 11 38 27 6 26
24 NCDenton(G5x55 NCStateUniv 1984 256 20 12 30 30 9 26
25 Raleigh NCStateUniv 1931 264 23 10 32 25 11 26
26 NCLexington NCStateUniv 1909 201 11 14 43 28 4 26
27 H-19 Seminis 1840 204 11 13 37 32 6 26
28 Exp05-6838 Bejo Seeds 1757 267 21 7 29 30 13 26
29 NCLonghurst NCStateUniv 1754 176 15 18 45 20 2 24
30 NCLeland NCStateUniv 1722 181 17 18 42 18 5 22
31 NCMerritt NCStateUniv 1701 225 24 10 30 30 6 23
32 NCDixon NCStateUniv 1637 228 13 7 27 37 15 26
33 Sumter ClemsonUniv 1626 234 20 7 27 32 13 24
34 Calypso NCStateUniv 1556 193 17 11 31 32 8 19
35 NCDuplin(56x57 NCStateUniv 1362 194 23 8 28 30 12 25
36 BallerinaPrth Nunhems 1166 134 27 18 35 18 2 26
37 Crispina(Parth Nunhems 1117 128 22 12 43 19 3 20
38 Coolgreen Seminis 949 151 21 7 23 29 20 16
39 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 848 166 31 5 20 27 17 24
40 NCLexingtonPrh NCStateUniv 813 94 17 9 43 27 4 26
41 NCLonghurstPrh NCStateUniv 504 56 26 23 33 15 2 24
42 NCLeland(Parth NCStateUniv 370 40 34 24 33 8 0 23
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CV (%) 20 22 23 28 17 19 47 10
Mean 1956 254 20 11 32 28 8 25
LSD (5%) 631 89 8 5 9 9 6 4
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Correlation (Fruit value with fruit weight) = 0.93**
Table 12. Stage 3 spring pickle trial - earliness data (cultigens are ranked
by fruit value in harvests 1 and 2).
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Cumulative fruit value and % of
total valuez (8 harvests) for harvest:
Cultivar Seed 1 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-5
Rank or line source $/A % $/A % $/A % $/A % $/A %
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1 Starex Baker Seeds 527 18 825 29 1255 44 1633 57 1942 68
2 Wainwright Nunhems 424 16 787 29 1063 40 1451 54 1700 64
3 Vlaspik Seminis 347 13 785 30 1011 39 1444 56 1695 66
4 HMX-5406 HarrisMoran 312 14 745 34 1030 47 1401 63 1588 72
5 Ballerina Nunhems 347 13 698 27 999 38 1477 56 1817 69
6 Exp04-2759 Bejo Seeds 290 10 686 24 1065 37 1523 53 1899 66
7 Crispina Nunhems 440 16 665 24 1025 37 1368 49 1667 60
8 Rocket Baker Seeds 326 13 646 26 985 40 1418 58 1694 69
9 Atlantis Bejo Seeds 324 13 631 25 1023 41 1469 59 1708 69
10 Cates Nunhems 255 10 627 26 902 37 1254 52 1531 63
11 Exp05-6828 Bejo Seeds 325 12 627 23 975 36 1421 54 1779 68
12 Johnston NCStateUniv 331 15 623 29 872 41 1193 56 1416 66
13 Powerpak Seminis 296 12 599 24 932 38 1335 54 1562 63
14 EX0450-6143 Seminis 185 8 565 26 862 40 1368 64 1575 74
15 Raleigh NCStateUniv 246 13 546 28 805 42 1104 57 1311 68
16 Exp05-6819 Bejo Seeds 158 6 544 21 851 33 1288 50 1696 66
17 Classy(1477) HarrisMoran 181 7 528 21 896 37 1407 58 1664 69
18 NCDawson(G5x52 NCStateUniv 124 5 494 20 861 36 1233 51 1513 63
19 NCMoriah NCStateUniv 179 8 459 23 811 40 1211 60 1378 68
20 Vlasstar(10489 Seminis 130 5 445 16 864 32 1378 53 1747 68
21 Exp05-6838 Bejo Seeds 235 13 428 24 722 41 1023 58 1247 71
22 Feisty(9464) HarrisMoran 156 6 405 16 670 28 1038 45 1283 57
23 Pershing Nunhems 205 10 392 19 711 34 1042 50 1306 62
24 Crispina(Parth Nunhems 275 27 386 36 579 54 795 72 849 77
25 NCMerritt NCStateUniv 123 7 383 23 605 36 902 54 1076 64
26 NCDanbury NCStateUniv 138 7 376 19 666 34 1058 52 1285 63
27 BallerinaPrth Nunhems 279 23 375 31 639 54 794 67 891 75
28 NCDenton(G5x55 NCStateUniv 68 3 326 16 595 30 984 50 1227 63
29 NCDavie(54x55) NCStateUniv 72 3 246 12 504 25 934 46 1221 60
30 Sumter ClemsonUniv 82 5 222 14 454 28 785 49 1055 65
31 NCDuplin(56x57 NCStateUniv 53 3 202 12 327 21 645 44 837 58
32 NCLexingtonPrh NCStateUniv 186 21 194 22 259 31 494 65 534 69
33 Calypso NCStateUniv 38 2 155 9 298 18 586 37 776 49
34 NCDixon NCStateUniv 25 2 135 8 356 21 639 39 871 53
35 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 4 0 95 10 230 25 369 43 486 57
36 Coolgreen Seminis 8 1 66 8 239 26 399 44 550 59
37 NCLonghurstPrh NCStateUniv 31 12 39 13 48 14 171 35 211 43
38 NCLexington NCStateUniv 9 0 12 1 112 6 488 25 800 41
39 H-19 Seminis 9 1 9 1 56 3 175 9 422 23
40 NCLonghurst NCStateUniv 0 0 4 0 33 2 193 11 489 28
41 NCLeland NCStateUniv 0 0 3 0 36 2 265 16 501 29
42 NCLeland(Parth NCStateUniv 0 0 0 0 12 2 57 10 85 16
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CV (%) 67 88 39 42 33 27 25 15 23 12
Mean 184 9 404 19 649 31 981 48 1211 60
LSD (5%) 200 13 257 13 344 13 404 12 446 11
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Correlation (Fruit value with value in harvests 1 and 2) = 0.76**
Table 13. Stage 3 spring pickle trial - fruit quality data (cultigens are
ranked by average quality).
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Overall
Cultivar Seed Average Seed- impres-
Rank or line source qualityz Shapez Colory cellz sionz
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1 NCDanbury NCStateUniv 7.8 8.0 7.7 7.3 8.0
2 Exp04-2759 Bejo Seeds 7.4 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.7
3 Sumter ClemsonUniv 7.4 7.7 5.0 7.7 7.0
4 NCDixon NCStateUniv 7.3 8.0 6.7 6.3 7.7
5 Exp05-6828 Bejo Seeds 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.7
6 Vlasstar(10489 Seminis 7.2 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.3
7 Vlaspik Seminis 7.2 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.0
8 Exp05-6819 Bejo Seeds 7.1 7.0 7.7 6.7 7.7
9 Johnston NCStateUniv 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0
10 NCDuplin(56x57 NCStateUniv 7.0 7.3 7.3 5.7 8.0
11 EX0450-6143 Seminis 6.9 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.3
12 Rocket Baker Seeds 6.9 7.7 7.3 6.0 7.0
13 Feisty(9464) HarrisMoran 6.9 7.7 7.0 6.0 7.0
14 Wainwright Nunhems 6.9 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.0
15 NCDavie(54x55) NCStateUniv 6.8 8.0 7.0 5.0 7.3
16 Atlantis Bejo Seeds 6.8 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7
17 Exp05-6838 Bejo Seeds 6.8 6.7 7.7 6.7 7.0
18 Crispina Nunhems 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3
19 HMX-5406 HarrisMoran 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 7.7
20 Classy(1477) HarrisMoran 6.7 6.7 8.3 6.7 6.7
21 NCMoriah NCStateUniv 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0
22 Raleigh NCStateUniv 6.6 7.0 7.3 5.7 7.0
23 Pershing Nunhems 6.6 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3
24 Powerpak Seminis 6.4 7.7 8.0 5.0 6.7
25 Ballerina Nunhems 6.4 6.3 7.7 6.7 6.3
26 NCLexington NCStateUniv 6.3 7.7 5.3 4.3 7.0
27 NCDawson(G5x52 NCStateUniv 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.7
28 H-19 Seminis 6.3 7.0 5.0 5.3 6.7
29 Starex Baker Seeds 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 7.0
30 Crispina(Parth Nunhems 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3
31 Calypso NCStateUniv 6.2 7.0 6.7 5.0 6.7
32 NCDenton(G5x55 NCStateUniv 6.0 6.0 7.7 5.3 6.7
33 NCLeland NCStateUniv 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3
34 NCLonghurst NCStateUniv 5.9 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0
35 BallerinaPrth Nunhems 5.8 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.7
36 NCMerritt NCStateUniv 5.8 6.0 7.0 5.0 6.3
37 Cates Nunhems 5.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.0
38 Coolgreen Seminis 5.6 6.0 4.7 4.7 6.0
39 NCLeland(Parth NCStateUniv 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.0
40 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 5.1 5.7 4.0 5.0 4.7
41 NCLexingtonPrh NCStateUniv 5.0 6.0 4.3 4.3 4.7
42 NCLonghurstPrh NCStateUniv 4.9 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.3
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CV (%) 7.9 10.2 10.1 17.5 11.1
Mean 6.5 6.9 6.6 5.9 6.7
LSD (5%) 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.7 1.2
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z Quality rated 1 to 9 (1 = poor, 5 = average, 9 = excellent).
y Color rated 1 to 9 (1 = white, 5 = medium green, 9 = very dark green).
Correlation (Fruit value with average quality) = 0.52**
Table 14. Stage 3 spring pickle trial - other quality data (cultigens are
ranked by average quality).z
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Cultivar Seed Firm- L/D Defects1° Defects2°
Rank or line source ness ratio 2 4 6 2 4 6
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1 NCLeland NCStateUniv 20 3.5 G G X T T V
2 H-19 Seminis 19 3.3 T T X K K G
3 NCDixon NCStateUniv 19 3.0 H K K K T H
4 Vlaspik Seminis 19 3.5 G K K T G G
5 Crispina Nunhems 19 3.2 A K K K A A
6 Rocket Baker Seeds 18 3.0 K K K H H T
7 Crispina(Parth Nunhems 18 3.6 I K K T T G
8 Raleigh NCStateUniv 18 3.3 K T K G K G
9 Powerpak Seminis 18 3.4 T K K J G K
10 NCLexington NCStateUniv 18 3.2 V V X K K V
11 NCDawson(G5x52 NCStateUniv 18 3.6 G G K T K G
12 NCLonghurst NCStateUniv 18 3.7 G G X T T V
13 Sumter ClemsonUniv 18 3.2 W K W K W K
14 Atlantis Bejo Seeds 18 3.4 A K K T G T
15 Exp05-6838 Bejo Seeds 18 2.9 H H K T K K
16 NCLexingtonPrh NCStateUniv 18 3.4 W W W K K T
17 Exp05-6828 Bejo Seeds 17 3.2 K K K T G G
18 Exp05-6819 Bejo Seeds 17 3.2 K K K G G K
19 NCLeland(Parth NCStateUniv 17 3.8 V V X G G W
20 NCLonghurstPrh NCStateUniv 17 3.7 V V X W W W
21 HMX-5406 HarrisMoran 17 3.2 T K W K T T
22 Pershing Nunhems 17 3.3 T K K H T G
23 Ballerina Nunhems 17 3.3 H T M M K D
24 Calypso NCStateUniv 17 3.0 H K K K T H
25 BallerinaPrth Nunhems 17 3.3 T K M K T T
26 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 17 3.0 Y Y Y T W W
27 NCDanbury NCStateUniv 17 3.1 K K K K G K
28 Vlasstar(10489 Seminis 17 3.3 T K K K T T
29 EX0450-6143 Seminis 17 3.4 K K M T G D
30 Wainwright Nunhems 17 3.5 T K K D G D
31 NCMoriah NCStateUniv 17 3.7 G K K T T T
32 Starex Baker Seeds 17 3.4 G G G T K T
33 NCMerritt NCStateUniv 17 3.1 O K O K G K
34 Exp04-2759 Bejo Seeds 16 3.4 A K K K G D
35 Johnston NCStateUniv 16 3.1 K K K C G G
36 NCDavie(54x55) NCStateUniv 16 3.0 K K K H K H
37 Cates Nunhems 16 3.5 G G M K T D
38 NCDuplin(56x57 NCStateUniv 16 3.2 K K K H K H
39 Feisty(9464) HarrisMoran 16 3.4 G K G T G D
40 NCDenton(G5x55 NCStateUniv 16 3.4 T K M K G D
41 Classy(1477) HarrisMoran 15 3.1 T G G K T D
42 Coolgreen Seminis 14 3.4 O G K G T D
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CV (%) 9 6.7
Mean 17 3.3
LSD (5%) 2 0.4
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z Quality rated 1 to 9 (1 = poor, 5 = average, 9 = excellent).
Defects were rated as follows (giving primary and secondary for each harvest):
A - wArty fruit J – RiDGed S - Separated carpels
B - Blossom end defects K - Keep(excellent) T - Tapered ends
C - Crooks excessive L - Late maturity U - Uniform green
D - Dogbone shape M - Mottled fruit V - Varicolor (dark stem
E - Early maturity N - Nubs excessive end, light blossom end)
F - Four celled O - Offtype fruit W - White fruit
G - lonG fruit P - Placental hollows X - neCKS on fruit
H - sHort fruit Q - Y - Yellow fruit
I - strIped fruit R - Reject (poor) Z - diSeased fruit
Table 15. Stage 3 spring pickle trial - fruit keeping ability data (cultigens
are ranked by % weight loss).
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Weight Rating (0 - 9)y Firm-
Cultivar Seed loss Shriv- Rots & ness
Rank or line source (%)z eling disease (lb.)x
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1 NCLonghurst NCStateUniv 10 2 1 19
2 Vlasstar(10489 Seminis 13 3 2 16
3 NCLonghurstPrh NCStateUniv 13 4 3 17
4 NCLexington NCStateUniv 15 2 1 14
5 Wainwright Nunhems 15 2 1 13
6 Johnston NCStateUniv 16 3 1 14
7 NCDuplin(56x57 NCStateUniv 16 2 1 16
8 NCMerritt NCStateUniv 16 4 2 13
9 NCDawson(G5x52 NCStateUniv 17 4 1 12
10 NCDavie(54x55) NCStateUniv 17 2 1 18
11 NCDenton(G5x55 NCStateUniv 17 4 1 15
12 H-19 Seminis 17 3 1 19
13 Rocket Baker Seeds 18 2 1 16
14 Pershing Nunhems 18 3 1 14
15 Sumter ClemsonUniv 18 4 1 14
16 Atlantis Bejo Seeds 18 2 1 13
17 Exp05-6838 Bejo Seeds 18 3 1 12
18 Vlaspik Seminis 18 4 1 15
19 Exp05-6828 Bejo Seeds 19 3 1 12
20 NCDanbury NCStateUniv 19 3 1 15
21 Raleigh NCStateUniv 19 4 1 13
22 Calypso NCStateUniv 20 4 1 14
23 Exp05-6819 Bejo Seeds 20 4 1 12
24 NCLeland NCStateUniv 20 2 1 16
25 NCDixon NCStateUniv 20 3 3 19
26 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 20 6 2 12
27 NCLexingtonPrh NCStateUniv 20 4 2 18
28 Classy(1477) HarrisMoran 20 3 3 12
29 Powerpak Seminis 20 5 2 12
30 EX0450-6143 Seminis 21 5 2 14
31 Crispina(Parth Nunhems 21 5 4 16
32 BallerinaPrth Nunhems 21 6 3 14
33 Starex Baker Seeds 21 4 1 12
34 Exp04-2759 Bejo Seeds 22 4 1 12
35 Cates Nunhems 22 4 1 13
36 Feisty(9464) HarrisMoran 22 4 1 15
37 Crispina Nunhems 23 2 1 13
38 HMX-5406 HarrisMoran 23 6 3 10
39 NCMoriah NCStateUniv 24 6 3 11
40 Coolgreen Seminis 26 6 5 12
41 Ballerina Nunhems 27 4 1 11
42 NCLeland(Parth NCStateUniv 29 5 3 15
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CV (%) 22 31 91 15
Mean 19 4 2 14
LSD (5%) 7 2 3 3
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z After storage at room temperature for 8 days in open kraft paper bags.
y Shriveling & disease rated 0-9 (0=none, 1-3=slight, 4-6=moderate, 7-9=advanced).
x Firmness after storage using Magness-Taylor fruit punch tester.
Correlation (Weight loss w/ shriveling)=0.21*; (Weight loss w/ firmness)=-0.62**
Table 16. Stage 3 spring pickle trial - bloater resistance data (cultigens
are ranked by bloater resistance).z
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Total
Cultivar Seed bloater Honey-
Rank or line source damage Balloon Lens comb
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1 NCLonghurst NCStateUniv 0 0 0 0
2 NCLexingtonPrh NCStateUniv 0 0 0 0
3 NCLeland(Parth NCStateUniv 0 0 0 0
4 Exp04-2759 Bejo Seeds 1 1 0 1
5 Raleigh NCStateUniv 2 0 1 1
6 Ballerina Nunhems 3 0 1 1
7 NCLonghurstPrh NCStateUniv 3 3 0 0
8 Starex Baker Seeds 4 3 0 1
9 Feisty(9464) HarrisMoran 4 3 1 0
10 Crispina(Parth Nunhems 5 2 0 3
11 Johnston NCStateUniv 5 3 1 1
12 Exp05-6828 Bejo Seeds 5 4 1 0
13 Calypso NCStateUniv 5 2 3 1
14 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 5 4 0 1
15 Wainwright Nunhems 5 5 0 1
16 Pershing Nunhems 6 6 0 0
17 NCDuplin(56x57 NCStateUniv 6 3 1 3
18 NCLexington NCStateUniv 6 3 1 2
19 NCLeland NCStateUniv 7 7 0 0
20 Vlaspik Seminis 7 4 1 2
21 Sumter ClemsonUniv 7 6 1 1
22 NCDawson(G5x52 NCStateUniv 7 7 1 0
23 HMX-5406 HarrisMoran 8 4 1 3
24 Crispina Nunhems 8 6 0 2
25 BallerinaPrth Nunhems 9 7 1 1
26 Coolgreen Seminis 9 7 3 0
27 Classy(1477) HarrisMoran 10 9 0 2
28 Vlasstar(10489 Seminis 11 7 0 3
29 H-19 Seminis 11 9 0 1
30 NCMerritt NCStateUniv 11 4 5 2
31 NCDavie(54x55) NCStateUniv 11 8 1 3
32 Exp05-6838 Bejo Seeds 12 9 2 2
33 EX0450-6143 Seminis 12 10 0 2
34 Atlantis Bejo Seeds 12 9 1 3
35 Powerpak Seminis 12 12 0 1
36 Rocket Baker Seeds 13 11 1 1
37 NCDixon NCStateUniv 13 11 0 2
38 NCMoriah NCStateUniv 15 9 1 5
39 Exp05-6819 Bejo Seeds 16 14 1 0
40 NCDenton(G5x55 NCStateUniv 17 15 0 2
41 Cates Nunhems 18 17 0 1
42 NCDanbury NCStateUniv 20 13 4 2
43 CV (%) 80 106 233 148
44 Mean 8 6 1 1
45 LSD (5%) 11 10 3 3
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CV (%) 80 106 233 148
Mean 8 6 1 1
LSD (5%) 11 10 3 3
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z Data are means of 2 harvests, 5 fruits/cultigen.
Fruits tested in 5 gal. pails purged with 100% CO2.
Table 17. Stage 3 spring pickle trial - bloater resistance data (cultigens
are ranked by total bloater + defect resistance).z
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Bloaters Total Blossom Placen
Cultivar Seed + bloater Total -end -tal Soft
Rank or line source defects damage defects defects hollow center
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1 NCLonghurst NCStateUniv 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 NCLexingtonPrh NCStateUniv 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 NCLeland(Parth NCStateUniv 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Raleigh NCStateUniv 3 2 2 0 2 0
5 Exp04-2759 Bejo Seeds 4 1 3 2 1 0
6 Starex Baker Seeds 4 4 0 0 0 0
7 NCLonghurstPrh NCStateUniv 5 3 2 0 0 2
8 Crispina(Parth Nunhems 5 5 1 1 0 0
9 Calypso NCStateUniv 5 5 0 0 0 0
10 Feisty(9464) HarrisMoran 6 4 2 0 2 0
11 Ballerina Nunhems 6 3 3 0 0 3
12 Exp05-6828 Bejo Seeds 6 5 1 1 0 0
13 Sumter ClemsonUniv 7 7 0 0 0 0
14 NCLexington NCStateUniv 8 6 1 0 1 0
15 Johnston NCStateUniv 8 5 3 0 3 0
16 NCLeland NCStateUniv 8 7 1 0 0 1
17 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 8 5 3 0 3 0
18 HMX-5406 HarrisMoran 8 8 1 0 1 0
19 Crispina Nunhems 9 8 1 0 0 1
20 NCDuplin(56x57 NCStateUniv 10 6 4 0 4 0
21 Coolgreen Seminis 10 9 1 1 0 0
22 Pershing Nunhems 10 6 5 0 5 0
23 Wainwright Nunhems 11 5 6 2 3 1
24 BallerinaPrth Nunhems 11 9 2 0 1 1
25 NCDavie(54x55) NCStateUniv 12 11 1 0 1 0
26 NCDawson(G5x52 NCStateUniv 12 7 5 1 3 1
27 Classy(1477) HarrisMoran 12 10 2 0 2 0
28 Exp05-6838 Bejo Seeds 12 12 0 0 0 0
29 Vlaspik Seminis 12 7 5 0 5 0
30 Powerpak Seminis 12 12 0 0 0 0
31 H-19 Seminis 13 11 2 0 2 0
32 NCMerritt NCStateUniv 13 11 2 0 0 2
33 Atlantis Bejo Seeds 13 12 1 0 1 0
34 Vlasstar(10489 Seminis 15 11 4 3 0 1
35 EX0450-6143 Seminis 15 12 3 0 1 2
36 Rocket Baker Seeds 15 13 1 0 0 1
37 NCDixon NCStateUniv 15 13 1 0 1 0
38 NCMoriah NCStateUniv 16 15 1 0 1 0
39 Exp05-6819 Bejo Seeds 16 16 0 0 0 0
40 NCDenton(G5x55 NCStateUniv 19 17 3 0 3 0
41 NCDanbury NCStateUniv 20 20 0 0 0 0
42 Cates Nunhems 21 18 3 0 3 0
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CV (%) 70 80 138 469 164 315
Mean 10 8 2 0 1 0
LSD (5%) 11 11 4 2 3 2
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z Data are means of 2 harvests, 5 fruits/cultigen.
Fruits tested in 5 gal. pails purged with 100% CO2.
Table 18. Stage 3 spring pickle trial - sex expression and vine data
(cultigens are ranked by gynoecious rating).
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Cultivar Seed Gyn. Vine Vine
Rank or line source ratingz sizey colorx
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1 Exp05-6828 Bejo Seeds 9 8 7
2 Crispina(Parth Nunhems 9 7 7
3 Exp04-2759 Bejo Seeds 9 7 6
4 Johnston NCStateUniv 9 7 8
5 BallerinaPrth Nunhems 9 7 6
6 Rocket Baker Seeds 9 7 7
7 Vlasstar(10489 Seminis 9 6 5
8 Exp05-6819 Bejo Seeds 9 7 5
9 Cates Nunhems 9 7 7
10 Ballerina Nunhems 9 7 8
11 Crispina Nunhems 9 6 8
12 Wainwright Nunhems 8 7 8
13 Exp05-6838 Bejo Seeds 8 7 7
14 Atlantis Bejo Seeds 8 7 7
15 EX0450-6143 Seminis 8 7 7
16 Starex Baker Seeds 8 7 5
17 HMX-5406 HarrisMoran 8 7 6
18 Vlaspik Seminis 8 6 7
19 Raleigh NCStateUniv 7 7 7
20 Powerpak Seminis 7 7 5
21 Feisty(9464) HarrisMoran 7 6 8
22 NCMoriah NCStateUniv 7 6 8
23 Pershing Nunhems 7 6 8
24 Classy(1477) HarrisMoran 6 7 7
25 NCMerritt NCStateUniv 6 6 8
26 Calypso NCStateUniv 6 5 6
27 NCDawson(G5x52 NCStateUniv 5 7 8
28 NCDavie(54x55) NCStateUniv 4 6 7
29 NCLexington NCStateUniv 4 5 6
30 NCDenton(G5x55 NCStateUniv 4 7 8
31 NCDanbury NCStateUniv 4 6 7
32 NCDuplin(56x57 NCStateUniv 4 5 7
33 Coolgreen Seminis 4 5 7
34 Sumter ClemsonUniv 4 6 8
35 NCDixon NCStateUniv 4 6 6
36 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 4 6 4
37 H-19 Seminis 4 5 7
38 NCLexingtonPrh NCStateUniv 3 6 5
39 NCLeland(Parth NCStateUniv 3 6 5
40 NCLeland NCStateUniv 3 5 6
41 NCLonghurst NCStateUniv 3 4 5
42 NCLonghurstPrh NCStateUniv 3 6 5
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CV (%) 18 15 12
Mean 6 6 7
LSD (5%) 2 2 1
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z Gynoecious rating (1 = androecious, 2-3 = andromonoecious, 4-6 = monoecious,
7-8 = predominately gynoecious, 9 = gynoecious).
y Size rated 1 to 9 (1=very small, 9=very large).
x Color rated 1 to 9 (1=yellow, 9=very dark green).
Correlation (Yield w/ gynoecious rating) = 0.53**; (Yield w/ vine size) = 0.49**
Table 19. Stage 3 spring pickle trial - disease data (cultigens are ranked
by average disease resistance).z
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Cultivar Seed Downy
Rank or line source mildew
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1 NCLexingtonPrh NCStateUniv 2.0
2 NCLeland(Parth NCStateUniv 2.3
3 Cates Nunhems 2.7
4 BallerinaPrth Nunhems 3.0
5 NCLonghurstPrh NCStateUniv 3.0
6 Crispina(Parth Nunhems 3.3
7 Wainwright Nunhems 3.3
8 NCDawson(G5x52 NCStateUniv 3.7
9 Rocket Baker Seeds 4.0
10 Feisty(9464) HarrisMoran 4.0
11 NCMoriah NCStateUniv 4.0
12 Exp04-2759 Bejo Seeds 4.3
13 Calypso NCStateUniv 4.3
14 Ballerina Nunhems 4.7
15 Vlaspik Seminis 4.7
16 Powerpak Seminis 4.7
17 Pershing Nunhems 4.7
18 Classy(1477) HarrisMoran 4.7
19 Crispina Nunhems 5.0
20 HMX-5406 HarrisMoran 5.0
21 Exp05-6828 Bejo Seeds 5.3
22 EX0450-6143 Seminis 5.3
23 Starex Baker Seeds 5.3
24 Raleigh NCStateUniv 5.3
25 NCMerritt NCStateUniv 5.3
26 NCDavie(54x55) NCStateUniv 5.3
27 NCDenton(G5x55 NCStateUniv 5.3
28 Vlasstar(10489 Seminis 5.7
29 Exp05-6819 Bejo Seeds 5.7
30 Exp05-6838 Bejo Seeds 5.7
31 Atlantis Bejo Seeds 5.7
32 Johnston NCStateUniv 6.0
33 NCDanbury NCStateUniv 6.0
34 NCDixon NCStateUniv 6.0
35 NCLexington NCStateUniv 6.3
36 NCLeland NCStateUniv 6.3
37 NCDuplin(56x57 NCStateUniv 6.7
38 Sumter ClemsonUniv 7.0
39 NCLonghurst NCStateUniv 7.0
40 Coolgreen Seminis 7.3
41 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 7.3
42 H-19 Seminis 8.0
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CV (%) 17.6
Mean 5.0
LSD (5%) 1.4
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z Disease rated 0 to 9 (0=none, 1-2=trace, 3-4=slight, 5-6=moderate, 7-8=advanced,
9=plant dead).
Correlation (Yield vs. disease rating) = 0.05ns
Table 20. Stage 3 spring pickle trial - selection indexes (cultigens ranked
by SWI1).z
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Simple weighted Average rank
Cultivar Seed indexes indexes__
Rank or line source SWI1 SWI2 ARI1 ARI2
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1 Exp04-2759 Bejo Seeds 10.3 8.7 10.5 13.2
2 Wainwright Nunhems 10.3 8.5 12.3 12.6
3 Starex Baker Seeds 10.2 8.4 17.5 16.8
4 Vlaspik Seminis 10.1 8.2 12.4 12.4
5 Crispina Nunhems 9.8 8.0 16.6 16.2
6 Ballerina Nunhems 9.6 7.9 17.1 17.1
7 Exp05-6828 Bejo Seeds 9.5 8.2 14.2 14.7
8 Rocket Baker Seeds 9.4 7.9 14.1 13.3
9 Powerpak Seminis 9.2 7.7 17.4 16.4
10 Atlantis Bejo Seeds 9.2 7.7 17.6 17.3
11 Cates Nunhems 9.1 7.6 20.0 18.1
12 HMX-5406 HarrisMoran 9.0 7.5 17.4 16.6
13 Exp05-6819 Bejo Seeds 9.0 7.8 16.6 17.3
14 Vlasstar(10489 Seminis 8.9 7.6 16.3 18.8
15 Classy(1477) HarrisMoran 8.8 7.6 17.9 19.2
16 NCDawson(G5x52 NCStateUniv 8.7 7.5 18.1 17.1
17 Johnston NCStateUniv 8.6 7.1 18.2 19.9
18 EX0450-6143 Seminis 8.4 7.1 18.2 18.7
19 Feisty(9464) HarrisMoran 8.2 7.1 16.1 18.1
20 NCMoriah NCStateUniv 8.0 6.9 18.6 18.6
21 Raleigh NCStateUniv 8.0 6.8 20.6 19.4
22 Pershing Nunhems 7.8 6.8 20.8 21.0
23 NCDanbury NCStateUniv 7.8 6.7 15.3 19.5
24 Exp05-6838 Bejo Seeds 7.3 6.4 22.2 21.6
25 NCDavie(54x55) NCStateUniv 7.2 6.4 20.9 23.4
26 NCDenton(G5x55 NCStateUniv 7.2 6.3 25.9 25.9
27 NCMerritt NCStateUniv 6.8 5.9 27.0 25.9
28 Sumter ClemsonUniv 6.3 5.6 21.8 23.8
29 Crispina(Parth Nunhems 6.3 5.5 23.0 20.3
30 NCDixon NCStateUniv 6.3 5.7 20.7 22.3
31 BallerinaPrth Nunhems 6.3 5.5 25.9 23.4
32 Calypso NCStateUniv 6.2 5.5 25.5 25.5
33 NCLexington NCStateUniv 6.0 5.4 26.5 27.3
34 NCDuplin(56x57 NCStateUniv 5.8 5.2 23.7 26.4
35 H-19 Seminis 5.6 5.0 29.0 29.1
36 NCLeland NCStateUniv 5.6 5.0 29.9 28.8
37 NCLonghurst NCStateUniv 5.5 4.9 32.1 31.5
38 NCLexingtonPrh NCStateUniv 5.1 4.5 29.4 25.9
39 Coolgreen Seminis 4.1 3.8 34.6 35.4
40 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 4.0 3.6 36.6 35.0
41 NCLonghurstPrh NCStateUniv 3.9 3.5 32.8 29.4
42 NCLeland(Parth NCStateUniv 3.8 3.3 31.7 29.8
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CV (%) 14.0 12.3 17.8 16.3
Mean 7.6 6.5 21.5 21.5
LSD (5%) 1.7 1.3 6.2 5.7
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z SWI is simple weighted index calculated from the performance of a cultigen for
yield; earliness; fruit shape, seedcell size and overall impression; and disease
resistance. The index is calculated with 2 different methods of weighting each
trait (10 is best, 1 is worst).
ARI is the average ranking of each cultigen for yield, earliness, fruit quality
and disease resistance. The index is calculated with 2 different sets of
secondary traits added in with the primary traits (1 is best).
Correlation (Yield with SWI1) = 0.94**
Correlation (Yield with ARI1) = -0.78**