Spring (Stage 3) Pickling Cucumber Trial – 2000

NCSU Cucumber Breeding Report - 2000cuke.gif

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
2000
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 24 April, and harvested 6 times
     (Mondays and Thursdays) between 19 June and 6 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:

1    Vlaspik                         Seminis    
2    UW 00 78                        Univ. Wis.
3    Jackson                         SunSeeds
4    Patton                          SunSeeds
5    UW 00 90                        Univ. Wis.
6    UW 00 R                         Univ. Wis.
7    UW 00 69                        Univ. Wis.
8    WI6856Ax6760B                   USDA-Wis.



Table 6.  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  Vlaspik           Seminis      2494  338   13   10   31   38    8    18
   2  WI6856Ax6760B     Wis-USDA     2105  307   12    8   30   38   12    19
   3  UW 00 78          Univ. Wis.   1899  267   15   10   31   36    8    23
   4  Jackson(3540)     SunSeeds     1863  284   11    8   28   38   15    24
   5  Patton (3528)     SunSeeds     1737  285   11    8   24   37   20    20
   6  UW 00 90          Univ. Wis.   1719  246   18   11   28   34    8    23
   7  UW 00 69          Univ. Wis.   1690  231   16   11   31   37    4    20
   8  UW 00 R           Univ. Wis.   1667  291   12    7   20   40   21    21
   9  Napoleon(3502)    SunSeeds     1645  232   12   10   31   35   12    22
  10  Vlasstar(10489)   Seminis      1623  237   10   11   26   38   15    20
  11  Johnston          NCState Univ 1585  225   15   11   31   31   11    18
  12  Alibi             BejoSeeds    1576  248   12    9   25   39   15    23
  13  Royal             Harris Moran 1520  242   17    7   25   39   12    24
  14  HMX-3469          Harris Moran 1510  266   13    9   24   32   22    25
  15  Lafayette         SunSeeds     1495  231   15   10   28   34   13    25
  16  UW 00 77          Univ. Wis.   1486  223    9    8   27   44   13    24
  17  WI6846Ax6848A     Wis-USDA     1473  234   16    9   23   37   15    18
  18  Palomino(1911)    Seminis      1470  238   20    7   27   34   12    23
  19  Akord(Bj1802)     BejoSeeds    1431  247   10    8   23   35   24    23
  20  Calypso           NCState Univ 1430  239   13    7   25   36   19    23
  21  HMX-8461          Harris Moran 1405  220   15   11   24   32   18    23
  22  SRQP-2627         SunSeeds     1367  239   15    6   25   38   16    21
  23  Raleigh           NCState Univ 1339  213   12    9   21   43   15    17
  24  CrossCountry(4318 Harris Moran 1290  206   14    8   27   36   15    25
  25  SXQP-1882         SunSeeds     1250  236   18    7   20   37   18    20
  26  Manteo            NCState Univ 1216  207   26    7   26   34    8    20
  27  WI6890Ax6813A     Wis-USDA     1007  125   15   16   38   26    6    14
  28  Wis.SMR 18        Univ. Wis.    800  167   18    4   21   32   24    22
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      LSD (5%)                        636  102    5    3    9    8   12     5
      Mean                           1539  240   14    9   26   36   14    21
      CV (%)                           25   26   21   22   21   13   51    15
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Correlation (Fruit value with fruit weight) = 0.87**



Table 7.  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 (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  Vlaspik           Seminis       534 21  875 35  1339 55  1800 71  2174 87
 2  UW 00 78          Univ. Wis.    331 17  670 36  1005 53  1376 73  1667 87
 3  UW 00 90          Univ. Wis.    429 25  651 38   963 56  1278 74  1553 90
 4  UW 00 R           Univ. Wis.    433 26  619 37   992 59  1301 78  1494 90
 5  Jackson(3540)     SunSeeds      346 19  619 33  1010 55  1402 75  1611 86
 6  Patton (3528)     SunSeeds      368 21  566 32   964 55  1223 70  1473 85
 7  UW 00 69          Univ. Wis.    308 17  552 32   922 53  1228 72  1458 86
 8  Johnston          NCState Univ  314 18  551 33   855 53  1123 70  1396 88
 9  Lafayette         SunSeeds      334 22  551 36   800 53  1079 72  1296 87
10  HMX-3469          Harris Moran  357 23  523 34   884 58  1116 73  1319 87
11  WI6846Ax6848A     Wis-USDA      323 22  519 35   853 58  1102 75  1314 89
12  HMX-8461          Harris Moran  279 19  498 35   710 50   966 68  1171 83
13  Royal             Harris Moran  319 21  497 33   776 51  1064 70  1293 85
14  Raleigh           NCState Univ  321 24  495 37   818 61  1011 76  1163 87
15  Palomino(1911)    Seminis       257 18  471 32   751 51  1053 71  1315 89
16  Vlasstar(10489)   Seminis       296 18  459 28   743 46  1044 64  1327 82
17  SRQP-2627         SunSeeds      292 22  455 34   789 58  1008 74  1192 87
18  SXQP-1882         SunSeeds      258 21  430 35   680 55   895 72  1066 85
19  Calypso           NCState Univ  225 16  426 30   722 50  1001 70  1223 86
20  Manteo            NCState Univ  236 20  418 34   666 55   867 71  1043 86
21  Napoleon(3502)    SunSeeds      209 13  418 26   776 47  1109 68  1441 88
22  WI6856Ax6760B     Wis-USDA      203 10  401 21   749 38  1323 64  1619 78
23  Akord(Bj1802)     BejoSeeds     201 14  385 27   695 49   929 65  1209 84
24  Alibi             BejoSeeds     115  7  364 23   630 40  1020 65  1258 80
25  UW 00 77          Univ. Wis.    196 13  361 24   625 42  1007 67  1257 84
26  CrossCountry(4318 Harris Moran   98  8  305 24   536 42   867 67  1089 84
27  Wis.SMR 18        Univ. Wis.    100 13  208 26   355 45   529 66   631 78
28  WI6890Ax6813A     Wis-USDA       85  7  188 16   411 38   592 57   816 81
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    LSD (5%)                        179  7  247  8   351  9   479  8   547  5
    Mean                            277 18  481 31   786 51  1082 70  1317 85
    CV (%)                           39 25   31 17    27 11    27  7    25  4
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Correlation (Fruit value with value in harvests 1 and 2) = 0.79**



Table 8.  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   Vlaspik             Seminis          7.7        7       7      8      8
   2   UW 00 77            Univ. Wis.       7.6        7       7      8      8
   3   WI6890Ax6813A       Wis-USDA         7.3        7       7      8      7
   4   Vlasstar(10489)     Seminis          7.3        7       7      8      7
   5   UW 00 78            Univ. Wis.       7.2        7       7      7      8
   6   UW 00 R             Univ. Wis.       7.2        7       7      7      7
   7   WI6856Ax6760B       Wis-USDA         7.1        7       7      6      8
   8   Jackson(3540)       SunSeeds         7.0        7       8      6      7
   9   HMX-8461            Harris Moran     7.0        7       6      7      8
  10   HMX-3469            Harris Moran     7.0        6       6      7      8
  11   CrossCountry(4318   Harris Moran     6.9        7       7      7      6
  12   Patton (3528)       SunSeeds         6.9        7       7      7      7
  13   UW 00 69            Univ. Wis.       6.9        7       8      7      7
  14   Napoleon(3502)      SunSeeds         6.8        7       7      7      6
  15   Lafayette           SunSeeds         6.8        7       7      6      7
  16   Palomino(1911)      Seminis          6.8        7       7      7      7
  17   Akord(Bj1802)       BejoSeeds        6.7        7       6      6      7
  18   SRQP-2627           SunSeeds         6.6        7       7      7      6
  19   WI6846Ax6848A       Wis-USDA         6.6        7       6      5      7
  20   Johnston            NCState Univ     6.3        7       7      5      7
  21   Royal               Harris Moran     6.3        7       7      6      6
  22   SXQP-1882           SunSeeds         6.3        7       7      6      6
  23   Calypso             NCState Univ     6.2        7       7      6      6
  24   Raleigh             NCState Univ     6.1        6       6      6      6
  25   UW 00 90            Univ. Wis.       6.1        7       7      6      5
  26   Alibi               BejoSeeds        6.0        7       6      5      6
  27   Manteo              NCState Univ     6.0        7       7      5      6
  28   Wis.SMR 18          Univ. Wis.       4.7        5       4      4      4
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       LSD (5%)                             0.9        1       1      1      1
       Mean                                 6.7        7       7      6      7     
       CV (%)                               8.2        8      13     16     13
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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) = 0.45**



Table 9.  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 UW 00 77          Univ. Wis.   18.0  2.8   H     T     H     K     K     K
  2 HMX-8461          Harris Moran 18.0  3.0   T     T     K     M     K     N
  3 Royal             Harris Moran 17.7  3.1   T     D     K     K     T     T
  4 Alibi             BejoSeeds    17.3  2.6   H     V     H     W     A     K
  5 Vlaspik           Seminis      16.7  3.0   K     K     K     T     K     T
  6 UW 00 R           Univ. Wis.   16.7  3.1   K     K     D     M     K     K
  7 HMX-3469          Harris Moran 16.7  3.1   H     K     N     M     K     K
  8 Patton (3528)     SunSeeds     16.3  3.0   K     H     K     T     K     D
  9 SRQP-2627         SunSeeds     16.3  2.7   H     H     D     T     T     T
 10 Vlasstar(10489)   Seminis      16.0  3.0   T     H     K     H     K     T
 11 UW 00 78          Univ. Wis.   16.0  3.2   K     G     T     T     K     D
 12 Akord(Bj1802)     BejoSeeds    16.0  2.8   W     H     H     H     K     K
 13 Raleigh           NCState Univ 16.0  2.8   K     H     T     K     K     H
 14 WI6890Ax6813A     Wis-USDA     15.7  3.7   G     G     G     T     K     K
 15 CrossCountry(4318 Harris Moran 15.7  3.1   H     T     K     M     K     K
 16 Johnston          NCState Univ 15.7  3.2   H     T     K     T     K     T
 17 Calypso           NCState Univ 15.7  3.0   H     H     T     M     K     H
 18 UW 00 90          Univ. Wis.   15.7  3.2   T     H     M     M     K     T
 19 Napoleon(3502)    SunSeeds     15.3  3.0   H     K     H     K     T     K
 20 Lafayette         SunSeeds     15.3  3.2   K     T     T     H     K     K
 21 WI6856Ax6760B     Wis-USDA     15.0  3.0   K     K     T     T     K     K
 22 Wis.SMR 18        Univ. Wis.   15.0  2.9   W     W     T     Y     T     Y
 23 WI6846Ax6848A     Wis-USDA     14.7  2.9   K     T     T     T     K     K
 24 Manteo            NCState Univ 14.7  3.2   T     T     N     K     K     T
 25 Jackson(3540)     SunSeeds     14.0  2.9   K     K     H     K     T     K
 26 UW 00 69          Univ. Wis.   14.0  3.3   T     K     T     K     G     D
 27 Palomino(1911)    Seminis      14.0  2.9   T     T     D     K     K     K
 28 SXQP-1882         SunSeeds     14.0  3.1   T     N     T     K     T     K
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    LSD (5%)                        2.6  0.2   
    Mean                           15.7  3.0
    CV (%)                         10.1  4.9
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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 Ð 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 10.  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    Jackson(3540)        SunSeeds           15        3        1       13
   2    Manteo               NCState Univ       15        4        1       17
   3    WI6856Ax6760B        Wis-USDA           16        4        1       17
   4    Alibi                BejoSeeds          17        3        1       15
   5    SXQP-1882            SunSeeds           17        4        1       15
   6    UW 00 77             Univ. Wis.         17        5        1       16
   7    Royal                Harris Moran       17        6        1       16
   8    Vlaspik              Seminis            17        6        1       16
   9    UW 00 R              Univ. Wis.         17        5        1       15
  10    WI6846Ax6848A        Wis-USDA           17        4        2       14
  11    Lafayette            SunSeeds           18        4        1       15
  12    WI6890Ax6813A        Wis-USDA           18        5        1       15
  13    Vlasstar(10489)      Seminis            18        6        2       14
  14    Palomino(1911)       Seminis            18        3        1       12
  15    Johnston             NCState Univ       19        5        1       15
  16    Patton (3528)        SunSeeds           19        5        2       14
  17    Akord(Bj1802)        BejoSeeds          19        4        1       15
  18    UW 00 69             Univ. Wis.         20        7        2       13
  19    Napoleon(3502)       SunSeeds           21        5        1       15
  20    Wis.SMR 18           Univ. Wis.         21        8        1       15
  21    CrossCountry(4318    Harris Moran       21        7        3       14
  22    HMX-3469             Harris Moran       21        6        1       15
  23    UW 00 78             Univ. Wis.         21        6        2       15
  24    UW 00 90             Univ. Wis.         22        7        3       13
  25    Calypso              NCState Univ       23        4        1       17
  26    SRQP-2627            SunSeeds           24        7        2       15
  27    Raleigh              NCState Univ       24        7        1       15
  28    HMX-8461             Harris Moran       25        6        2       15
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        LSD (5%)                                 7        3        2        3
        Mean                                    19        5        1       15
        CV (%)                                  22       32       95       12
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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 with shriveling) = 0.45**
Correlation (Weight loss with firmness) = 0.28*



Table 11.  Stage 3 spring pickle trial - bloater resistance data (cultigens
are ranked by bloater resistance).z
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                                               Total
          Cultivar              Seed           bloater                   Honey-
   Rank   or line              source          damage   Balloon  Lens    comb
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    1    UW 00 77             Univ. Wis.          0         0       0       0
    2    UW 00 R              Univ. Wis.          0         0       0       0
    3    WI6890Ax6813A        Wis-USDA            0         0       0       0
    4    Vlasstar(10489)      Seminis             0         0       0       0
    5    Johnston             NCState Univ        0         0       0       0
    6    Akord(Bj1802)        BejoSeeds           0         0       0       0
    7    UW 00 78             Univ. Wis.          0         0       0       0
    8    UW 00 90             Univ. Wis.          0         0       0       0
    9    Palomino(1911)       Seminis             1         0       0       1
   10    Vlaspik              Seminis             1         0       1       0
   11    Lafayette            SunSeeds            1         0       1       0
   12    Calypso              NCState Univ        1         1       0       0
   13    UW 00 69             Univ. Wis.          2         2       0       0
   14    Raleigh              NCState Univ        2         1       0       1
   15    WI6846Ax6848A        Wis-USDA            3         3       0       0
   16    HMX-3469             Harris Moran        3         3       0       0
   17    CrossCountry(4318    Harris Moran        3         2       1       1
   18    WI6856Ax6760B        Wis-USDA            4         3       0       1
   19    Wis.SMR 18           Univ. Wis.          4         3       1       0
   20    Manteo               NCState Univ        4         3       0       1
   21    Alibi                BejoSeeds           4         4       0       0
   22    Royal                Harris Moran        4         4       0       0
   23    Napoleon(3502)       SunSeeds            4         4       0       0
   24    SXQP-1882            SunSeeds            5         4       0       1
   25    HMX-8461             Harris Moran        5         5       0       1
   26    Patton (3528)        SunSeeds            6         6       0       0
   27    SRQP-2627            SunSeeds           10        10       0       0
   28    Jackson(3540)        SunSeeds           14        13       1       0
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         LSD (5%)                                 2         6       1       1
         Mean                                     3         2       0       0
         CV (%)                                 130       150     420     345
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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 12.  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  UW 00 77          Univ. Wis.       0       0       0      0      0      0
   2  WI6890Ax6813A     Wis-USDA         0       0       0      0      0      0
   3  Vlasstar(10489)   Seminis          0       0       0      0      0      0
   4  UW 00 78          Univ. Wis.       0       0       0      0      0      0
   5  UW 00 90          Univ. Wis.       0       0       0      0      0      0
   6  Akord(Bj1802)     BejoSeeds        1       0       1      0      1      0
   7  Lafayette         SunSeeds         1       1       0      0      0      0
   8  UW 00 R           Univ. Wis.       1       0       1      1      0      0
   9  Palomino(1911)    Seminis          1       1       1      0      1      0
  10  Calypso           NCState Univ     1       1       0      0      0      0
  11  Vlaspik           Seminis          2       1       1      1      0      0
  12  Johnston          NCState Univ     2       0       2      0      1      1
  13  UW 00 69          Univ. Wis.       2       2       0      0      0      0
  14  Raleigh           NCState Univ     2       2       0      0      0      0
  15  HMX-3469          Harris Moran     3       3       1      0      0      1
  16  CrossCountry(4318 Harris Moran     3       3       0      0      0      0
  17  WI6846Ax6848A     Wis-USDA         4       3       1      1      0      1
  18  Alibi             BejoSeeds        4       4       0      0      0      0
  19  WI6856Ax6760B     Wis-USDA         5       4       1      0      1      0
  20  Royal             Harris Moran     5       4       1      1      0      0
  21  Wis.SMR 18        Univ. Wis.       5       4       1      0      0      1
  22  Manteo            NCState Univ     5       4       1      0      1      0
  23  Napoleon(3502)    SunSeeds         5       4       1      0      0      1
  24  SXQP-1882         SunSeeds         5       5       1      1      0      0
  25  HMX-8461          Harris Moran     5       5       0      0      0      0
  26  Patton (3528)     SunSeeds         7       6       1      0      0      1
  27  SRQP-2627         SunSeeds        10      10       0      0      0      0
  28  Jackson(3540)     SunSeeds        16      14       2      0      0      2
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      LSD (5%)                           7       6       2      1      1      2
      Mean                               3       3       1      0      0      0            
      CV (%)                           120     130     236    344    433    373
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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 13.  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    Akord(Bj1802)        BejoSeeds          8       7       7
      2    WI6846Ax6848A        Wis-USDA           8       7       6
      3    UW 00 90             Univ. Wis.         8       7       8
      4    SXQP-1882            SunSeeds           8       7       8
      5    Raleigh              NCState Univ       8       7       6
      6    HMX-3469             Harris Moran       8       7       8
      7    UW 00 R              Univ. Wis.         7       7       7
      8    SRQP-2627            SunSeeds           7       7       8
      9    UW 00 78             Univ. Wis.         7       7       8
     10    Patton (3528)        SunSeeds           7       7       7
     11    Lafayette            SunSeeds           7       6       8
     12    Palomino(1911)       Seminis            7       6       7
     13    Royal                Harris Moran       7       8       6
     14    UW 00 69             Univ. Wis.         7       7       7
     15    HMX-8461             Harris Moran       7       7       7
     16    UW 00 77             Univ. Wis.         7       6       7
     17    Jackson(3540)        SunSeeds           7       6       8
     18    Vlaspik              Seminis            7       7       6
     19    Vlasstar(10489)      Seminis            7       6       6
     20    Calypso              NCState Univ       7       6       7
     21    Johnston             NCState Univ       6       6       6
     22    Napoleon(3502)       SunSeeds           6       6       8
     23    Alibi                BejoSeeds          6       6       7
     24    CrossCountry(4318    Harris Moran       6       7       7
     25    Manteo               NCState Univ       5       5       7
     26    Wis.SMR 18           Univ. Wis.         5       9       6
     27    WI6856Ax6760B        Wis-USDA           5       7       6
     28    WI6890Ax6813A        Wis-USDA           5       6       7
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           LSD (5%)                                2       2       2
           Mean                                    7       7       7
           CV (%)                                 14      18      14
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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) = 0.04ns
Correlation (Yield with vine size) = 0.09ns



Table 14.  Stage 3 spring pickle trial - disease data (cultigens are ranked
by average disease).z
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          Cultivar              Seed          Anthrac    Virus    Powdery
  Rank     or line             source          -nose     (PRSV?)   mildew
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    1    Patton (3528)        SunSeeds          3.0         5        1
    2    Raleigh              NCState Univ      3.0         6        1
    3    UW 00 77             Univ. Wis.        3.3         5        1
    4    Royal                Harris Moran      3.3         6        1
    5    Alibi                BejoSeeds         3.3         8        1
    6    UW 00 69             Univ. Wis.        3.7         4        1
    7    WI6890Ax6813A        Wis-USDA          3.7         5        1
    8    Lafayette            SunSeeds          3.7         5        1
    9    UW 00 90             Univ. Wis.        4.0         4        1
   10    CrossCountry(4318    Harris Moran      4.0         5        1
   11    Jackson(3540)        SunSeeds          4.0         7        1
   12    UW 00 78             Univ. Wis.        4.3         3        1
   13    SXQP-1882            SunSeeds          4.3         4        1
   14    HMX-3469             Harris Moran      4.3         4        1
   15    Akord(Bj1802)        BejoSeeds         4.3         5        1
   16    Vlasstar(10489)      Seminis           4.3         5        2
   17    Palomino(1911)       Seminis           4.3         8        1
   18    WI6846Ax6848A        Wis-USDA          4.7         6        1
   19    Calypso              NCState Univ      5.0         5        1
   20    UW 00 R              Univ. Wis.        5.0         5        2
   21    HMX-8461             Harris Moran      5.7         4        1
   22    Vlaspik              Seminis           5.7         4        1
   23    Manteo               NCState Univ      5.7         7        1
   24    SRQP-2627            SunSeeds          6.0         4        1
   25    Johnston             NCState Univ      6.0         5        1
   26    WI6856Ax6760B        Wis-USDA          6.0         6        1
   27    Napoleon(3502)       SunSeeds          6.0         7        1
   28    Wis.SMR 18           Univ. Wis.        8.0         4        3
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         LSD (5%)                               2.1         3        1
         Mean                                   4.6         5        1
         CV (%)                                28.6        29       64
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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 15.  Stage 3 spring pickle trial - selection indexes (cultigens ranked
by SWI1).z
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           Cultivar               Seed        Simple weighted   Average rank
    Rank    or line              source         SWI1    SWI2    ARI1    ARI2
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      1    Vlaspik              Seminis         10.1     8.3     8.4     9.5
      2    UW 00 78             Univ. Wis.       8.6     7.3     9.9    10.5
      3    Jackson(3540)        SunSeeds         8.4     7.2     9.7    11.2
      4    Patton (3528)        SunSeeds         8.1     7.0    10.6    10.0
      5    UW 00 90             Univ. Wis.       8.1     6.8    13.6    12.5
      6    UW 00 R              Univ. Wis.       8.0     6.9    11.1    11.0
      7    UW 00 69             Univ. Wis.       7.9     6.8    12.0    13.6
      8    WI6856Ax6760B        Wis-USDA         7.7     6.8    14.1    15.8
      9    Lafayette            SunSeeds         7.6     6.5    12.8    12.7
     10    Vlasstar(10489)      Seminis          7.5     6.5    12.7    13.8
     11    Royal                Harris Moran     7.4     6.4    14.6    12.9
     12    HMX-3469             Harris Moran     7.3     6.4    13.6    12.7
     13    Johnston             NCState Univ     7.3     6.2    16.0    15.8
     14    UW 00 77             Univ. Wis.       7.2     6.3    11.0    11.8
     15    Palomino(1911)       Seminis          7.1     6.2    14.4    15.1
     16    WI6846Ax6848A        Wis-USDA         7.1     6.2    14.4    14.4
     17    Napoleon(3502)       SunSeeds         7.0     6.1    15.6    17.0
     18    Raleigh              NCState Univ     7.0     6.1    16.1    14.0
     19    Alibi                BejoSeeds        7.0     6.0    15.3    14.6
     20    HMX-8461             Harris Moran     6.9     6.1    14.7    13.8
     21    Akord(Bj1802)        BejoSeeds        6.8     6.0    15.0    15.2
     22    Calypso              NCState Univ     6.7     5.9    17.4    16.6
     23    SRQP-2627            SunSeeds         6.6     5.9    17.3    16.4
     24    SXQP-1882            SunSeeds         6.6     5.9    17.6    16.8
     25    CrossCountry(4318    Harris Moran     6.4     5.7    16.1    17.0
     26    Manteo               NCState Univ     6.2     5.5    19.9    19.0
     27    WI6890Ax6813A        Wis-USDA         5.7     5.1    14.9    16.6
     28    Wis.SMR 18           Univ. Wis.       4.0     3.8    27.4    25.8
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           LSD (5%)                              1.9     1.4     5.8     6.1
           Mean                                  7.2     6.2    14.5    14.5
           CV (%)                               15.8    13.8    24.5    25.7
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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) = 0.93**
Correlation (Yield with ARI1) = -0.68**