Summer (Stage 4) Pickling Cucumber Trial – 2005

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Todd C. Wehner
Professor

Tammy L. Ellington
Agric. Res. Tech. III


Department of Horticultural Science
North Carolina State University
            Raleigh, NC 27695-7609


Summer (Stage 4) Pickling Cucumber Trial
2005
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 11 July, and harvested 5 times
     (Mondays and Thursdays) between 18 August and 12 September.

Data Collection
1.   Firmness was measured on 3 Grade 3 fruits using a Magness-Taylor tester
     with a 5/16" tip.
2.   Length/Diameter ratio was calculated by measuring 10 Grade 2 fruits.
3.   Quality ratings were from 1 to 9, with 1 = worst, 9 = best.
4.   Disease ratings were from 0 to 9, with 0 = no disease, 1-2 = 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    LB 1                           Baker Seeds
02    LB 9                           Baker Seeds
03    NUN-5512                       Nunhems
04    Raleigh                        NC State
05    Expedition                     Seminis
06    HMX-5405                       Harris Moran
07    Vlaspik                        Seminis
08    Bejo-2759                      Bejo Seeds
09    SVR0450-6143                   Seminis
10    Pershing                       Nunhems
11    NC-Danbury(74x21)              NC State
12    NC-Dawson(G5x52)               NC State
13    NC-Denton(G5x55)               NC State



Table 16.  Stage 4 summer 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 LB 1           Baker Seeds  1269   195    25     6    19    42     8    26
   2 LB 9           Baker Seeds  1266   231    35     3    20    35     7    26
   3 Crispina       Nunhems      1165   213    53     7    25    15     1    26
   4 NUN-5512       Nunhems      1005   171    39     5    24    28     4    26
   5 Bejo-2327      Bejo Seeds    990   204    50     5    14    30     1    23
   6 Expedition     Seminis       971   190    53     7    26    13     0    26
   7 HMX-5405       HarrisMoran   930   169    37     4    25    26     7    26
   8 Pershing       Nunhems       927   139    32     6    31    26     5    26
   9 Raleigh        NC State      921   172    41     6    21    27     6    26
  10 Crispina(Prth) Nunhems       917   165    41     4    22    30     2    25
  11 SVR0450-6143   Seminis       866   164    47     5    21    24     2    26
  12 Bejo-2759      Bejo Seeds    857   160    40     3    19    31     6    24
  13 Dawson(G5x52)  NC State      840   187    51     5    12    27     5    26
  14 Vlaspik        Seminis       838   142    46     7    25    22     1    26
  15 Danbury(74x21) NC State      803   141    40     5    23    28     4    14
  16 Advance(2582)  Bejo Seeds    779   160    42     5    16    25    11    26
  17 Bejo-2640      Bejo Seeds    778   144    51     9    21    17     3    26
  18 Ballerina      Nunhems       767   122    50    12    24    14     0    24
  19 Bejo-2762      Bejo Seeds    737   146    48     6    16    26     4    26
  20 Bejo-2331      Bejo Seeds    732   124    41     7    27    22     4    26
  21 Davie(54x55)   NC State      729   172    51     4    13    27     5    26
  22 Denton(G5x55)  NC State      723   153    52     3    15    28     2    26
  23 Fancipak       Seminis       697   121    34     5    27    24     9    26
  24 Journey        Seminis       690   133    51     6    23    18     2    26
  25 Johnston       NC State      680   161    56     4    18    20     2    26
  26 Longhurst68x69 NC State      663    86    29    11    35    25     1    20
  27 Ballerina(Prth Nunhems       656   124    46     4    18    31     1    24
  28 Moriah(71x73)  NC State      638   122    49     5    24    21     1    26
  29 Dixon(74x27)   NC State      636   116    38     4    18    34     6    26
  30 NC-74          NC State      631   106    37     6    24    27     5    26
  31 Duplin(56x57)  NC State      627   163    57     5    12    21     5    26
  32 M 21           NC State      583   113    52     7    20    19     2    25
  33 Bejo-2772      Bejo Seeds    567   108    45     5    24    22     3    26
  34 HMX-5406       HarrisMoran   552   156    63     4    12    17     3    26
  35 Merritt(70x72) NC State      524   125    57     4    16    22     2    26
  36 Calypso        NC State      522   102    53     7    23    17     1    12
  37 Lexington66x69 NC State      521    85    39     7    25    28     1    16
  38 NUN-5513       Nunhems       375    73    62     4    14    16     4    26
  39 LexingtonParth NC State      344    42    20    11    36    30     3    20
  40 Wis.SMR 18     Univ. Wis.    333    90    55     5     9    21    10    26
  41 Sumter         ClemsonUniv   269    74    63     4    14    15     4    26
  42 LonghurstParth NC State      268    34    32    18    36    13     2    22
  43 Picklebush     Burpee        172    43    65     4    10    16     4    26
  44 Coolgreen      Seminis       100    25    60    14     6    13     8    10
  45 M 27           NC State       54    34    80    12     6     3     0    16
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     CV (%)                        36    31    20    77    35    38    98     8
     Mean                         687   131    47     6    20    23     4    24
     LSD (5%)                     399    66    16     8    12    14     6     3
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Correlation (Fruit value with fruit weight) = 0.93**



Table 17.  Stage 4 summer 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 (6 harvests) for harvest:_____
      Cultivar         Seed         1        1-2       1-3       1-4       1-5_
Rank   or line        source     $/A   %   $/A  %    $/A  %    $/A  %    $/A  %
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  1 LB 9           Baker Seeds    590 45   855 66    966 75   1144 90   1211 95
  2 LB 1           Baker Seeds    437 29   728 53    847 63   1089 84   1167 91
  3 NUN-5512       Nunhems        476 46   680 67    743 73    901 90    948 94
  4 Crispina(Prth) Nunhems        556 60   659 69    689 72    808 84    863 91
  5 SVR0450-6143   Seminis        365 34   575 60    644 70    807 92    832 96
  6 Raleigh        NC State       326 31   568 57    648 66    853 91    890 95
  7 Bejo-2759      Bejo Seeds     410 46   530 59    600 67    701 80    736 84
  8 Denton(G5x55)  NC State       405 50   522 69    571 74    702 95    707 97
  9 Expedition     Seminis        359 35   510 51    620 61    863 88    900 93
 10 Dawson(G5x52)  NC State       251 25   493 56    563 64    765 90    801 95
 11 Vlaspik        Seminis        309 36   491 57    580 67    763 90    802 95
 12 Crispina       Nunhems        245 28   486 47    605 57    988 88   1025 91
 13 Bejo-2762      Bejo Seeds     337 41   485 64    535 70    661 87    688 92
 14 Davie(54x55)   NC State       208 27   470 64    507 71    681 94    701 97
 15 Journey        Seminis        290 38   451 62    480 66    628 91    648 93
 16 Bejo-2327      Bejo Seeds     322 30   442 42    560 54    739 73    842 84
 17 Ballerina(Prth Nunhems        393 63   439 70    482 76    566 89    600 93
 18 Johnston       NC State       273 39   438 64    493 72    605 88    660 97
 19 HMX-5405       HarrisMoran    239 22   425 42    485 49    699 74    776 83
 20 Pershing       Nunhems        155 16   392 42    460 50    751 81    833 89
 21 Ballerina      Nunhems        220 23   361 39    453 50    650 82    674 87
 22 Danbury(74x21) NC State       109 12   344 41    428 51    602 74    722 89
 23 Bejo-2331      Bejo Seeds     158 22   329 46    387 53    583 80    657 90
 24 Dixon(74x27)   NC State       165 23   320 47    364 54    525 81    569 88
 25 Advance(2582)  Bejo Seeds     111 11   314 35    435 50    600 73    719 90
 26 M 21           NC State        72 12   312 50    384 64    525 88    552 93
 27 Duplin(56x57)  NC State       140 21   312 49    382 60    525 84    578 92
 28 Bejo-2772      Bejo Seeds     136 19   302 45    343 54    507 86    549 95
 29 Moriah(71x73)  NC State       142 20   301 44    383 58    546 85    571 89
 30 Fancipak       Seminis         97 14   290 42    350 51    521 75    603 87
 31 HMX-5406       HarrisMoran    219 40   286 51    331 58    462 84    504 92
 32 Merritt(70x72) NC State       163 29   285 52    368 70    447 85    474 91
 33 Bejo-2640      Bejo Seeds     172 27   264 37    331 45    659 87    698 92
 34 NC-74          NC State        77 13   258 40    323 52    466 75    544 86
 35 NUN-5513       Nunhems        133 31   220 45    234 49    322 83    351 95
 36 Calypso        NC State        27  4   125 26    148 30    392 77    420 82
 37 Wis.SMR 18     Univ. Wis.      15  3   123 28    171 46    248 69    291 86
 38 Lexington66x69 NC State         7  1   110 17    195 29    372 54    439 73
 39 Sumter         ClemsonUniv     22  5    99 37    112 44    241 90    247 92
 40 Picklebush     Burpee           6  1    89 39    113 53    155 96    155 96
 41 Longhurst68x69 NC State         0  0    57  8    222 33    473 72    527 82
 42 M 27           NC State        17 13    38 29     41 32     54 67     54 67
 43 LexingtonParth NC State         0  0    14  3     14  3     51 12    215 65
 44 LonghurstParth NC State         0  0     0  0      5  1     44 10    140 53
 45 Coolgreen      Seminis          0  0     0  0     22  9     67 45     83 82
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    CV (%)                         76 56    49 36     45 30     36 19     35 14
    Mean                          203 24   351 45    414 54    572 79    622 88
    LSD (5%)                      250 22   278 26    300 26    337 24    354 20
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Correlation (Fruit value with value in harvests 1 and 2) = 0.86**



Table 18.  Stage 4 summer pickle trial - fruit quality data (cultigens are
ranked by average quality).
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                                                                         Overall
        Cultivar           Seed         Average                   Seed-  impres-
 Rank    or line          source        qualityz  Shapez  Colory   cellz   sionz
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    1   Danbury(74x21)   NC State         7.8      8.3     8.0     7.0     8.0
    2   LB 1             Baker Seeds      7.2      8.0     6.7     6.0     7.7
    3   NC-74            NC State         7.2      8.0     7.0     7.3     6.3
    4   Dixon(74x27)     NC State         7.1      7.3     7.0     7.0     7.0
    5   HMX-5405         HarrisMoran      7.0      7.3     7.3     6.7     7.0
    6   Moriah(71x73)    NC State         7.0      7.3     8.3     6.3     7.3
    7   Vlaspik          Seminis          7.0      7.0     7.3     6.7     7.3
    8   Longhurst68x69   NC State         6.9      6.7     8.0     6.3     7.7
    9   Bejo-2331        Bejo Seeds       6.8      6.0     6.3     7.7     6.7
   10   HMX-5406         HarrisMoran      6.8      6.7     7.0     7.0     6.7
   11   Pershing         Nunhems          6.7      6.3     7.3     7.0     6.7
   12   Raleigh          NC State         6.6      6.7     7.0     6.3     6.7
   13   Dawson(G5x52)    NC State         6.6      6.7     6.3     5.7     7.3
   14   Ballerina        Nunhems          6.6      6.3     8.0     7.0     6.3
   15   M 21             NC State         6.4      6.7     7.3     5.7     7.0
   16   Johnston         NC State         6.4      6.3     8.0     6.0     7.0
   17   LonghurstParth   NC State         6.3      7.0     6.0     5.0     7.0
   18   Expedition       Seminis          6.3      6.7     7.7     6.0     6.3
   19   Fancipak         Seminis          6.3      6.7     5.3     6.0     6.3
   20   NUN-5512         Nunhems          6.2      7.0     7.7     4.7     7.0
   21   LexingtonParth   NC State         6.2      6.7     4.7     6.0     6.0
   22   LB 9             Baker Seeds      6.2      7.3     7.3     4.0     7.3
   23   Journey          Seminis          6.2      6.7     7.7     5.3     6.7
   24   Merritt(70x72)   NC State         6.2      6.0     8.0     5.7     7.0
   25   Bejo-2759        Bejo Seeds       6.1      6.0     6.3     6.3     6.0
   26   Crispina(Prth)   Nunhems          6.1      6.3     6.3     6.0     6.0
   27   Advance(2582)    Bejo Seeds       6.1      6.0     6.7     7.0     5.3
   28   Duplin(56x57)    NC State         6.0      6.3     6.7     5.3     6.3
   29   Lexington66x69   NC State         5.9      6.3     6.3     5.0     6.3
   30   SVR0450-6143     Seminis          5.8      6.3     7.0     5.0     6.0
   31   Crispina         Nunhems          5.8      6.3     7.3     5.3     5.7
   32   Bejo-2640        Bejo Seeds       5.8      6.3     7.7     6.0     5.0
   33   Denton(G5x55)    NC State         5.8      6.0     7.3     5.7     5.7
   34   NUN-5513         Nunhems          5.8      6.0     6.7     5.7     5.7
   35   Ballerina(Prth   Nunhems          5.8      5.7     6.7     6.3     5.3
   36   Calypso          NC State         5.7      6.3     6.0     5.0     5.7
   37   Sumter           ClemsonUniv      5.7      5.7     5.0     6.3     5.0
   38   Bejo-2772        Bejo Seeds       5.7      5.3     6.0     6.7     5.0
   39   Bejo-2327        Bejo Seeds       5.7      5.0     6.7     6.3     5.7
   40   Davie(54x55)     NC State         5.6      7.0     6.7     3.7     6.0
   41   M 27             NC State         5.1      5.3     5.0     5.3     4.7
   42   Bejo-2762        Bejo Seeds       5.1      5.3     6.7     5.3     4.7
   43   Wis.SMR 18       Univ. Wis.       4.7      5.7     4.0     4.0     4.3
   44   Picklebush       Burpee           4.6      4.7     4.0     5.0     4.0
   45   Coolgreen        Seminis          4.3      5.0     4.0     4.0     4.0
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        CV (%)                            9.8     12.5    10.5    14.6    12.8
        Mean                              6.2      6.4     6.7     5.9     6.2
        LSD (5%)                          1.0      1.3     1.1     1.4     1.3
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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) = 0.39**



Table 19.  Stage 4 summer 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  NC-74           NC State        17    2.7   K     K     H     H     H     K
   2  LB 1            Baker Seeds     16    2.9   K     K     K     H     H     D
   3  Longhurst68x69  NC State        16    3.6   K     K     G     D     D     V
   4  Danbury(74x21)  NC State        16    3.4   K     K     K     G     K     G
   5  Vlaspik         Seminis         16    3.3   G     G     G     T     K     T
   6  Bejo-2331       Bejo Seeds      16    3.2   D     H     D     H     D     T
   7  Sumter          ClemsonUniv     16    3.1   W     W     D     D     D     W
   8  Pershing        Nunhems         15    3.4   M     M     M     K     H     T
   9  Fancipak        Seminis         15    3.0   K     D     K     H     H     D
  10  Calypso         NC State        15    2.9   K     K     D     K     D     H
  11  Lexington66x69  NC State        15    3.5   V     V     G     G     G     V
  12  Bejo-2640       Bejo Seeds      15    2.9   A     A     V     H     H     M
  13  Denton(G5x55)   NC State        15    2.9   K     D     D     H     H     T
  14  Dixon(74x27)    NC State        15    2.8   K     K     K     H     D     H
  15  HMX-5405        HarrisMoran     15    3.3   K     M     D     M     D     K
  16  Bejo-2772       Bejo Seeds      15    3.2   M     D     D     T     M     K
  17  LB 9            Baker Seeds     14    3.1   M     D     K     D     K     G
  18  SVR0450-6143    Seminis         14    3.1   K     H     D     H     K     H
  19  Davie(54x55)    NC State        14    3.2   K     K     K     H     H     D
  20  Wis.SMR 18      Univ. Wis.      14    3.1   Y     Y     W     D     D     Y
  21  HMX-5406        HarrisMoran     14    3.4   K     D     G     D     G     K
  22  NUN-5512        Nunhems         14    3.4   K     T     G     G     G     K
  23  Bejo-2759       Bejo Seeds      14    2.9   D     H     H     K     I     T
  24  Crispina(Prth)  Nunhems         14    3.1   A     W     K     Y     M     G
  25  Bejo-2327       Bejo Seeds      14    3.0   D     H     D     M     D     T
  26  Bejo-2762       Bejo Seeds      14    3.0   A     H     K     V     A     I
  27  Raleigh         NC State        14    3.2   T     K     G     K     T     K
  28  Dawson(G5x52)   NC State        14    3.3   K     G     D     G     K     K
  29  Expedition      Seminis         14    3.7   K     G     T     T     T     D
  30  Duplin(56x57)   NC State        14    3.4   K     D     D     A     K     K
  31  NUN-5513        Nunhems         14    3.1   G     M     D     T     D     T
  32  Ballerina(Prth  Nunhems         14    3.0   M     H     D     I     M     H
  33  Picklebush      Burpee          14    2.9   W     W     W     H     H     D
  34  Ballerina       Nunhems         13    3.1   M     H     K     I     D     T
  35  M 21            NC State        13    3.3   K     K     G     G     G     T
  36  Johnston        NC State        13    3.4   G     G     G     T     T     K
  37  Advance(2582)   Bejo Seeds      13    3.3   M     V     V     T     M     M
  38  Crispina        Nunhems         13    3.1   A     A     G     Y     D     T
  39  M 27            NC State        13    2.7   H     K     D     L     H     H
  40  Merritt(70x72)  NC State        13    3.1   K     K     D     H     D     T
  41  Moriah(71x73)   NC State        12    3.6   K     K     G     G     G     T
  42  LexingtonParth  NC State        12    3.0   T     H     T     V     W     V
  43  Journey         Seminis         12    3.4   K     T     G     T     K     K
  44  LonghurstParth  NC State        12    3.8   X     X     X     G     G     G
  45  Coolgreen       Seminis         12    3.5   D     D     D     T     T     T
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      CV (%)                          10    5.9
      Mean                            14    3.2
      LSD (5%)                         2    0.3
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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 20.  Stage 4 summer 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    SVR0450-6143      Seminis            8        7        8
          2    Journey           Seminis            8        7        7
          3    Crispina          Nunhems            8        6        8
          4    LB 9              Baker Seeds        8        7        8
          5    NUN-5512          Nunhems            8        7        9
          6    Ballerina         Nunhems            8        7        8
          7    Crispina(Prth)    Nunhems            8        8        8
          8    Ballerina(Prth    Nunhems            8        7        8
          9    Denton(G5x55)     NC State           7        7        9
         10    Johnston          NC State           7        8        7
         11    LB 1              Baker Seeds        6        7        8
         12    HMX-5405          HarrisMoran        6        7        6
         13    HMX-5406          HarrisMoran        6        7        8
         14    NUN-5513          Nunhems            6        5        8
         15    Bejo-2759         Bejo Seeds         6        7        8
         16    Raleigh           NC State           6        7        7
         17    Bejo-2762         Bejo Seeds         6        7        8
         18    Expedition        Seminis            6        7        7
         19    Moriah(71x73)     NC State           5        7        7
         20    Merritt(70x72)    NC State           5        6        7
         21    Calypso           NC State           5        5        8
         22    Davie(54x55)      NC State           5        7        8
         23    Pershing          Nunhems            5        6        8
         24    Bejo-2327         Bejo Seeds         5        6        7
         25    Dawson(G5x52)     NC State           5        8        6
         26    Fancipak          Seminis            5        8        6
         27    Vlaspik           Seminis            5        7        7
         28    Duplin(56x57)     NC State           4        8        7
         29    Bejo-2331         Bejo Seeds         4        7        6
         30    M 21              NC State           4        6        8
         31    Advance(2582)     Bejo Seeds         4        8        8
         32    Danbury(74x21)    NC State           4        7        8
         33    Dixon(74x27)      NC State           4        7        6
         34    NC-74             NC State           4        6        7
         35    Wis.SMR 18        Univ. Wis.         4        7        6
         36    Bejo-2772         Bejo Seeds         4        6        6
         37    Bejo-2640         Bejo Seeds         3        6        7
         38    Sumter            ClemsonUniv        3        6        7
         39    Lexington66x69    NC State           3        5        6
         40    Longhurst68x69    NC State           3        4        6
         41    LexingtonParth    NC State           3        4        6
         42    Coolgreen         Seminis            3        4        7
         43    LonghurstParth    NC State           3        3        7
         44    Picklebush        Burpee             3        3        6
         45    M 27              NC State           2        3        8
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               CV (%)                              20       16       12
               Mean                                 5        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 with gynoecious rating) = 0.46**
Correlation (Yield with vine size) = 0.44**



Table 21.  Stage 4 summer 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    LexingtonParth    NC State          2.7
              2    LonghurstParth    NC State          3.0
              3    Fancipak          Seminis           3.3
              4    Journey           Seminis           3.7
              5    LB 1              Baker Seeds       3.7
              6    Moriah(71x73)     NC State          3.7
              7    Merritt(70x72)    NC State          3.7
              8    Pershing          Nunhems           3.7
              9    Advance(2582)     Bejo Seeds        3.7
             10    Ballerina(Prth    Nunhems           4.0
             11    NUN-5513          Nunhems           4.0
             12    Bejo-2759         Bejo Seeds        4.0
             13    NUN-5512          Nunhems           4.3
             14    Ballerina         Nunhems           4.3
             15    HMX-5405          HarrisMoran       4.3
             16    Calypso           NC State          4.3
             17    M 21              NC State          4.3
             18    Danbury(74x21)    NC State          4.3
             19    Lexington66x69    NC State          4.3
             20    LB 9              Baker Seeds       4.7
             21    Crispina(Prth)    Nunhems           4.7
             22    Denton(G5x55)     NC State          4.7
             23    SVR0450-6143      Seminis           5.0
             24    Raleigh           NC State          5.0
             25    Bejo-2762         Bejo Seeds        5.0
             26    Expedition        Seminis           5.0
             27    Vlaspik           Seminis           5.0
             28    Bejo-2331         Bejo Seeds        5.0
             29    NC-74             NC State          5.0
             30    Bejo-2640         Bejo Seeds        5.0
             31    HMX-5406          HarrisMoran       5.3
             32    Bejo-2327         Bejo Seeds        5.3
             33    Dawson(G5x52)     NC State          5.3
             34    Dixon(74x27)      NC State          5.3
             35    Bejo-2772         Bejo Seeds        5.3
             36    M 27              NC State          5.3
             37    Johnston          NC State          5.7
             38    Davie(54x55)      NC State          5.7
             39    Duplin(56x57)     NC State          5.7
             40    Sumter            ClemsonUniv       5.7
             41    Crispina          Nunhems           6.3
             42    Wis.SMR 18        Univ. Wis.        6.3
             43    Coolgreen         Seminis           6.7
             44    Longhurst68x69    NC State          7.0
             45    Picklebush        Burpee            7.0
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                   CV (%)                             22.7
                   Mean                                4.8
                   LSD (5%)                            1.8
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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) = -0.14ns



Table 22.  Stage 4 summer 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    LB 1              Baker Seeds      7.9      6.7      9.2     10.3
      2    LB 9              Baker Seeds      7.9      6.8     15.5     14.8
      3    NUN-5512          Nunhems          7.0      6.2     16.3     16.1
      4    Crispina(Prth)    Nunhems          6.6      5.9     19.5     18.7
      5    Raleigh           NC State         6.4      5.7     17.2     18.2
      6    Expedition        Seminis          6.3      5.7     18.6     19.4
      7    HMX-5405          HarrisMoran      6.2      5.6     14.0     16.3
      8    Vlaspik           Seminis          6.2      5.6     15.4     16.3
      9    Bejo-2759         Bejo Seeds       6.2      5.6     19.2     18.3
     10    Crispina          Nunhems          6.2      5.6     25.2     25.4
     11    SVR0450-6143      Seminis          6.2      5.5     22.7     21.0
     12    Pershing          Nunhems          6.1      5.5     16.1     17.2
     13    Danbury(74x21)    NC State         6.0      5.5     12.4     15.2
     14    Dawson(G5x52)     NC State         5.9      5.5     19.5     20.1
     15    Denton(G5x55)     NC State         5.8      5.5     23.6     20.0
     16    Journey           Seminis          5.8      5.5     19.6     20.1
     17    Bejo-2327         Bejo Seeds       5.8      5.2     23.9     22.6
     18    Ballerina         Nunhems          5.6      5.1     20.1     22.6
     19    Ballerina(Prth    Nunhems          5.5      5.3     23.2     21.6
     20    Johnston          NC State         5.5      5.3     21.8     21.5
     21    Davie(54x55)      NC State         5.5      5.2     25.5     22.5
     22    Moriah(71x73)     NC State         5.5      5.2     16.7     20.7
     23    Bejo-2762         Bejo Seeds       5.5      5.1     27.9     24.6
     24    Advance(2582)     Bejo Seeds       5.4      5.0     21.3     21.7
     25    Bejo-2331         Bejo Seeds       5.3      5.0     19.3     19.9
     26    Fancipak          Seminis          5.3      5.0     20.2     20.1
     27    Dixon(74x27)      NC State         5.3      4.9     18.5     21.1
     28    NC-74             NC State         5.2      4.8     18.9     20.7
     29    M 21              NC State         5.1      4.9     21.6     22.9
     30    Bejo-2640         Bejo Seeds       5.1      4.7     26.1     24.8
     31    Merritt(70x72)    NC State         5.0      4.9     22.9     23.0
     32    HMX-5406          HarrisMoran      4.9      4.9     22.3     22.6
     33    Duplin(56x57)     NC State         4.8      4.7     26.1     25.1
     34    Bejo-2772         Bejo Seeds       4.6      4.4     28.4     26.5
     35    NUN-5513          Nunhems          4.3      4.2     27.4     26.4
     36    Calypso           NC State         4.2      4.0     27.8     26.6
     37    Lexington66x69    NC State         4.2      3.9     28.0     27.5
     38    Longhurst68x69    NC State         4.2      3.8     24.8     26.9
     39    LexingtonParth    NC State         3.8      3.5     24.7     26.9
     40    LonghurstParth    NC State         3.7      3.4     25.6     28.8
     41    Sumter            ClemsonUniv      3.5      3.5     32.5     30.4
     42    Wis.SMR 18        Univ. Wis.       3.2      3.1     37.1     35.1
     43    M 27              NC State         2.8      2.9     36.1     34.8
     44    Picklebush        Burpee           2.7      2.8     40.5     38.2
     45    Coolgreen         Seminis          2.3      2.0     42.1     42.0
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           CV (%)                            17.4     13.9     22.5     19.9
           Mean                               5.3      4.9     23.0     23.0
           LSD (5%)                           1.5      1.1      8.4      7.4
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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) = 0.95**
Correlation (Yield with ARI1) = -0.63**