NCSU Cucumber Breeding Report - 2004
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
2004
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 19 April, and harvested 8 times
(Mondays and Thursdays) between 7 June and 1 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 Classy(1477) Harris Moran
02 SVR045-03228 Seminis
03 Vlasstar(10489 Seminis
04 SRQP-2913 SunSeeds
05 SVR045-06115 Seminis
06 NC-Davie NCState Univ
07 Feisty(9464) Harris Moran
08 Raleigh NCState Univ
09 Palomino Seminis
10 NC-Lexington(Parth) NCState Univ
11 Jackson(3540) SunSeeds
12 NC-Duplin NCState Univ
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 Classy(1477) Harris Moran 2225 344 11 4 21 56 7 26
2 SVR045-03228 Seminis 2036 336 21 5 21 50 3 26
3 Vlasstar(10489 Seminis 1907 327 15 4 19 52 11 26
4 SRQP-2913 SunSeeds 1564 260 28 6 30 32 4 26
5 Jackson(3540) SunSeeds 1268 200 27 7 32 31 3 26
6 SVR045-06115 Seminis 1254 181 21 8 37 32 1 26
7 Raleigh NCState Univ 1249 198 22 8 24 38 8 26
8 NC-Duplin NCState Univ 1161 194 27 8 24 35 7 26
9 NC-Lexington NCState Univ 1136 166 20 7 40 30 4 25
10 NC-Lexington(P NCState Univ 1135 147 12 12 36 34 5 24
11 Palomino Seminis 1132 215 29 4 19 42 6 26
12 Feisty(9464) Harris Moran 1101 179 27 7 26 36 4 23
13 Calypso NCState Univ 1047 163 23 8 32 35 3 26
14 NC-Davie NCState Univ 1035 186 27 4 24 38 7 26
15 NC-Moriah NCState Univ 1033 161 24 8 31 35 2 24
16 NC-Linda NCState Univ 1024 130 32 21 38 8 0 11
17 G4xNC-53 NCState Univ 1010 189 31 5 17 42 5 19
18 NC-Merritt NCState Univ 1003 151 21 10 28 37 5 16
19 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 989 263 25 3 14 30 27 23
20 NC-Longhurst(P NCState Univ 965 107 16 20 40 23 1 16
21 Bejo-2582 Bejo Seeds 924 152 23 10 26 32 9 26
22 G5xNC-52 NCState Univ 909 161 28 7 28 31 6 20
23 CrossCountry Harris Moran 908 156 30 6 26 33 4 26
24 NC-Longhurst NCState Univ 900 113 25 18 36 20 0 13
25 G5xNC-55 NCState Univ 897 160 31 6 22 38 3 20
26 SRQP-3100 SunSeeds 853 124 28 10 35 27 0 26
27 Coolgreen Seminis 807 147 22 4 22 45 6 15
28 Colt Seminis 704 127 35 6 21 34 4 26
29 SRQP-3129 SunSeeds 649 116 44 10 22 23 1 26
30 Sassy(9465) Harris Moran 619 108 45 9 27 18 1 26
31 Johnston NCState Univ 594 88 34 12 34 20 0 18
32 NCSU M 21 NCState Univ 590 89 24 11 26 36 4 12
33 G4xNC-52 NCState Univ 498 95 42 8 18 28 4 20
34 NC-Linda(P NCState Univ 451 46 27 35 34 4 0 13
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CV (%) 44 46 34 40 28 40 87 15
Mean 1046 170 26 9 27 33 5 22
LSD (5%) 753 129 15 6 12 21 6 6
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Correlation (Fruit value with fruit weight) = 0.91**
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 (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 Classy(1477) Harris Moran 806 34 920 39 1327 57 1486 65 1775 79
2 SVR045-03228 Seminis 778 38 855 42 1172 56 1384 67 1716 84
3 Vlasstar(10489 Seminis 593 30 665 34 1024 53 1270 65 1588 83
4 SRQP-2913 SunSeeds 480 30 577 36 895 56 1126 71 1318 83
5 Palomino Seminis 435 39 479 43 739 65 837 74 978 86
6 SVR045-06115 Seminis 405 31 426 33 699 55 789 61 993 77
7 G4xNC-53 NCState Univ 339 29 387 33 683 69 804 80 881 87
8 NC-Davie NCState Univ 276 23 365 30 480 44 583 53 690 63
9 Raleigh NCState Univ 327 24 355 27 650 49 815 63 991 76
10 NC-Duplin NCState Univ 276 20 338 26 575 44 737 57 924 75
11 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 233 23 301 30 485 48 630 63 793 80
12 Jackson(3540) SunSeeds 226 17 295 22 645 50 843 65 1129 88
13 Feisty(9464) Harris Moran 228 16 269 20 409 29 526 42 773 65
14 G5xNC-55 NCState Univ 224 20 265 24 418 40 493 48 711 75
15 NC-Lexington(P NCState Univ 202 16 264 22 394 33 510 43 657 56
16 NC-Merritt NCState Univ 213 18 247 21 505 46 617 59 796 78
17 Colt Seminis 218 30 246 34 377 53 434 63 553 78
18 G5xNC-52 NCState Univ 202 18 239 22 403 38 483 47 670 67
19 SRQP-3100 SunSeeds 199 25 235 29 370 44 550 65 700 82
20 NC-Lexington NCState Univ 194 15 229 18 443 37 607 53 817 70
21 Coolgreen Seminis 182 18 220 22 468 48 564 65 746 91
22 Sassy(9465) Harris Moran 197 30 219 35 300 48 370 60 450 71
23 CrossCountry Harris Moran 185 17 217 20 430 42 521 52 687 70
24 Bejo-2582 Bejo Seeds 184 11 211 13 312 24 435 40 646 61
25 Calypso NCState Univ 104 7 199 14 358 32 541 51 764 72
26 SRQP-3129 SunSeeds 121 16 193 27 314 46 439 67 507 77
27 NC-Moriah NCState Univ 98 7 130 10 399 33 486 45 773 71
28 G4xNC-52 NCState Univ 117 22 124 23 195 36 266 50 352 63
29 NC-Longhurst NCState Univ 32 3 105 10 204 21 353 37 523 57
30 NC-Longhurst(P NCState Univ 45 4 104 11 160 16 306 31 389 39
31 Johnston NCState Univ 81 12 104 17 226 37 322 53 437 73
32 NCSU M 21 NCState Univ 46 7 69 12 123 21 217 38 363 63
33 NC-Linda NCState Univ 8 1 41 5 106 11 222 23 435 43
34 NC-Linda(P NCState Univ 11 2 41 10 75 17 133 30 178 39
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CV (%) 79 53 74 46 65 33 57 20 53 14
Mean 243 19 292 24 481 41 609 54 785 71
LSD (5%) 314 17 351 18 511 22 569 18 682 16
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Correlation (Fruit value with value in harvests 1 and 2) = 0.92**
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 Vlasstar(10489 Seminis 7.8 8.0 7.0 7.0 8.3
2 Calypso NCState Univ 7.4 8.0 6.7 7.0 7.3
3 Feisty(9464) Harris Moran 7.3 7.7 8.0 6.7 7.7
4 SVR045-06115 Seminis 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.0
5 NC-Moriah NCState Univ 7.2 7.7 8.0 6.7 7.3
6 Colt Seminis 7.2 6.7 8.0 8.0 7.0
7 NC-Merritt NCState Univ 7.2 7.7 7.7 6.3 7.7
8 Raleigh NCState Univ 7.1 7.7 7.0 6.0 7.7
9 Classy(1477) Harris Moran 7.0 7.3 8.0 6.7 7.0
10 Johnston NCState Univ 6.9 6.7 8.3 8.0 6.0
11 NC-Lexington(P NCState Univ 6.8 7.0 5.0 6.3 7.0
12 CrossCountry Harris Moran 6.8 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0
13 Jackson(3540) SunSeeds 6.8 7.0 8.3 6.7 6.7
14 NC-Davie NCState Univ 6.7 7.3 6.7 5.7 7.0
15 NC-Linda(P NCState Univ 6.6 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.7
16 G5xNC-52 NCState Univ 6.4 7.0 7.3 5.3 7.0
17 Palomino Seminis 6.4 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7
18 NC-Lexington NCState Univ 6.4 7.3 6.3 5.7 6.3
19 NC-Longhurst(P NCState Univ 6.4 6.7 5.3 7.0 5.7
20 NCSU M 21 NCState Univ 6.4 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3
21 NC-Linda NCState Univ 6.3 7.0 7.3 5.3 6.7
22 SRQP-2913 SunSeeds 6.3 6.7 8.7 6.0 6.3
23 G5xNC-55 NCState Univ 6.1 6.0 7.7 6.0 6.3
24 Sassy(9465) Harris Moran 6.1 6.0 8.3 6.3 6.0
25 SRQP-3129 SunSeeds 6.1 6.0 7.7 6.3 6.0
26 NC-Duplin NCState Univ 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0
27 NC-Longhurst NCState Univ 5.8 6.3 7.7 5.0 6.0
28 SVR045-03228 Seminis 5.8 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.0
29 Bejo-2582 Bejo Seeds 5.8 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.3
30 G4xNC-53 NCState Univ 5.4 6.0 7.3 5.0 5.3
31 SRQP-3100 SunSeeds 5.4 5.7 8.0 5.0 5.7
32 Coolgreen Seminis 5.3 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.7
33 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 4.9 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.3
34 G4xNC-52 NCState Univ 4.4 5.0 6.3 4.0 4.3
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CV (%) 12.1 13.8 10.3 16.0 14.4
Mean 6.4 6.7 7.0 6.1 6.5
LSD (5%) 1.3 1.5 1.2 1.6 1.5
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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) = -0.13ns
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 NC-Lexington NCState Univ 18 3.0 K H K H K H
2 Johnston NCState Univ 18 3.7 G G D T T G
3 NC-Longhurst NCState Univ 18 3.5 A X N X G V
4 NC-Lexington(P NCState Univ 17 3.0 X W K T K W
5 G5xNC-55 NCState Univ 17 3.7 G G G T K K
6 NC-Linda(P NCState Univ 17 3.6 G X K T W I
7 Palomino Seminis 16 3.2 G K T K N D
8 NC-Longhurst(P NCState Univ 16 3.5 A X G X W X
9 NC-Duplin NCState Univ 16 3.1 K D C T K H
10 SRQP-3100 SunSeeds 16 3.1 T T N C G C
11 Calypso NCState Univ 16 3.1 H K T K K N
12 NC-Davie NCState Univ 16 2.9 H H H T K K
13 G5xNC-52 NCState Univ 16 3.4 G G K K K C
14 SVR045-06115 Seminis 15 3.1 H H H K T T
15 Colt Seminis 15 3.2 C K K N T N
16 Raleigh NCState Univ 15 3.1 K K K T G C
17 Sassy(9465) Harris Moran 15 3.5 T T T K G N
18 G4xNC-53 NCState Univ 15 3.1 H T D T K N
19 Bejo-2582 Bejo Seeds 15 3.1 G M H K H T
20 Feisty(9464) Harris Moran 14 3.2 T K K K T T
21 Classy(1477) Harris Moran 14 3.0 K K H H M K
22 Jackson(3540) SunSeeds 14 3.1 K T N H K C
23 NCSU M 21 NCState Univ 14 3.3 K M G G G K
24 NC-Linda NCState Univ 14 3.4 G G K T X G
25 Vlasstar(10489 Seminis 14 3.0 K K K H K D
26 SRQP-3129 SunSeeds 14 3.4 G C G K T C
27 G4xNC-52 NCState Univ 14 2.7 H N C N H N
28 NC-Merritt NCState Univ 13 3.0 K K H T T K
29 CrossCountry Harris Moran 13 3.1 K K N H T C
30 NC-Moriah NCState Univ 13 3.7 K K G G G K
31 SRQP-2913 SunSeeds 13 2.9 K H N H K C
32 SVR045-03228 Seminis 13 3.1 T T H K M T
33 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 12 3.1 Y Y Y T W N
34 Coolgreen Seminis 11 3.4 G T T X G H
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CV (%) 12 6.8
Mean 15 3.2
LSD (5%) 3 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 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 Sassy(9465) Harris Moran 2 4 3 11
2 SRQP-2913 SunSeeds 14 3 1 8
3 NC-Longhurst NCState Univ 15 2 1 15
4 Colt Seminis 16 4 3 14
5 Feisty(9464) Harris Moran 16 2 2 13
6 Bejo-2582 Bejo Seeds 17 3 3 13
7 NC-Lexington NCState Univ 17 2 1 14
8 NC-Davie NCState Univ 17 3 4 14
9 Johnston NCState Univ 18 2 1 14
10 Palomino Seminis 18 3 3 15
11 G4xNC-53 NCState Univ 18 4 2 13
12 Calypso NCState Univ 18 4 3 14
13 NC-Lexington(P NCState Univ 18 2 2 15
14 CrossCountry Harris Moran 18 5 5 13
15 NC-Longhurst(P NCState Univ 18 5 4 12
16 Jackson(3540) SunSeeds 19 4 2 10
17 Classy(1477) Harris Moran 19 5 4 12
18 G5xNC-55 NCState Univ 19 5 2 14
19 SVR045-06115 Seminis 20 4 2 13
20 SRQP-3100 SunSeeds 20 4 4 12
21 NC-Linda NCState Univ 20 5 4 13
22 G4xNC-52 NCState Univ 20 5 4 13
23 G5xNC-52 NCState Univ 20 6 4 13
24 SRQP-3129 SunSeeds 21 5 3 15
25 Vlasstar(10489 Seminis 21 5 3 15
26 NC-Moriah NCState Univ 21 5 4 13
27 NCSU M 21 NCState Univ 21 3 2 13
28 Raleigh NCState Univ 22 5 3 12
29 NC-Duplin NCState Univ 22 5 5 10
30 SVR045-03228 Seminis 22 7 4 11
31 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 23 7 5 12
32 NC-Merritt NCState Univ 24 6 4 13
33 NC-Linda(P NCState Univ 25 3 1 13
34 Coolgreen Seminis 32 8 6 7
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CV (%) 31 40 66 22
Mean 19 4 3 13
LSD (5%) 10 3 3 5
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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) = 0.51**
Correlation (Weight loss with firmness) = -0.04ns
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 Sassy(9465) Harris Moran 0 0 0 0
2 Palomino Seminis 0 0 0 0
3 CrossCountry Harris Moran 0 0 0 0
4 NC-Linda(P NCState Univ 0 0 0 0
5 Coolgreen Seminis 0 0 0 0
6 NCSU M 21 NCState Univ 1 1 0 0
7 NC-Linda NCState Univ 1 0 0 1
8 NC-Longhurst NCState Univ 1 1 0 0
9 NC-Longhurst(P NCState Univ 1 1 0 0
10 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 1 1 0 0
11 G5xNC-55 NCState Univ 2 0 0 2
12 Vlasstar(10489 Seminis 2 0 0 2
13 G4xNC-53 NCState Univ 2 0 0 1
14 NC-Merritt NCState Univ 2 1 0 1
15 SRQP-3129 SunSeeds 2 0 1 1
16 NC-Davie NCState Univ 2 2 0 0
17 NC-Lexington(P NCState Univ 2 2 0 0
18 NC-Moriah NCState Univ 2 0 0 2
19 Feisty(9464) Harris Moran 2 2 0 1
20 SRQP-3100 SunSeeds 3 0 2 1
21 Calypso NCState Univ 3 1 0 2
22 NC-Lexington NCState Univ 3 1 0 2
23 Johnston NCState Univ 3 1 0 1
24 Raleigh NCState Univ 3 3 0 0
25 Colt Seminis 4 3 0 1
26 NC-Duplin NCState Univ 4 4 0 0
27 G5xNC-52 NCState Univ 4 2 0 2
28 SVR045-06115 Seminis 5 0 3 2
29 Bejo-2582 Bejo Seeds 5 3 0 3
30 Classy(1477) Harris Moran 6 5 0 1
31 Jackson(3540) SunSeeds 6 4 0 2
32 SVR045-03228 Seminis 7 5 3 0
33 G4xNC-52 NCState Univ 8 3 2 3
34 SRQP-2913 SunSeeds 8 5 3 0
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CV (%) 126 192 377 149
Mean 3 2 0 1
LSD (5%) 6 5 2 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 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 NC-Linda(P NCState Univ 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 NC-Linda NCState Univ 1 1 0 0 0 0
3 NC-Longhurst NCState Univ 1 1 0 0 0 0
4 NC-Longhurst(P NCState Univ 1 1 0 0 0 0
5 NCSU M 21 NCState Univ 2 1 1 0 1 0
6 NC-Lexington(P NCState Univ 2 2 0 0 0 0
7 NC-Moriah NCState Univ 2 2 0 0 0 0
8 Feisty(9464) Harris Moran 2 2 0 0 0 0
9 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 3 1 1 0 1 0
10 G5xNC-55 NCState Univ 3 2 1 0 1 0
11 NC-Lexington NCState Univ 3 3 0 0 0 0
12 Johnston NCState Univ 3 3 0 0 0 0
13 NC-Merritt NCState Univ 3 2 1 0 0 1
14 Palomino Seminis 3 0 3 0 3 0
15 CrossCountry Harris Moran 3 0 3 0 3 0
16 G4xNC-53 NCState Univ 3 2 2 0 2 0
17 NC-Davie NCState Univ 3 2 1 1 1 0
18 Raleigh NCState Univ 3 3 1 0 1 0
19 SRQP-3100 SunSeeds 4 3 1 0 1 0
20 Calypso NCState Univ 4 3 1 1 1 0
21 Coolgreen Seminis 4 0 4 0 0 4
22 Vlasstar(10489 Seminis 4 2 3 0 0 3
23 G5xNC-52 NCState Univ 4 4 0 0 0 0
24 SRQP-3129 SunSeeds 5 2 3 0 3 0
25 Classy(1477) Harris Moran 6 6 0 0 0 0
26 Jackson(3540) SunSeeds 6 6 0 0 0 0
27 SVR045-06115 Seminis 6 5 1 0 1 0
28 Sassy(9465) Harris Moran 7 0 7 0 2 5
29 NC-Duplin NCState Univ 7 4 3 0 3 0
30 SRQP-2913 SunSeeds 8 8 0 0 0 0
31 Bejo-2582 Bejo Seeds 9 5 3 0 1 2
32 Colt Seminis 9 4 6 0 6 0
33 G4xNC-52 NCState Univ 10 8 2 0 1 1
34 SVR045-03228 Seminis 17 7 9 0 0 9
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CV (%) 98 126 183 703 213 350
Mean 5 3 2 0 1 1
LSD (5%) 7 6 5 0 3 4
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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 Vlasstar(10489 Seminis 9 7 8
2 SVR045-06115 Seminis 9 7 7
3 Sassy(9465) Harris Moran 9 7 8
4 SVR045-03228 Seminis 9 7 9
5 Palomino Seminis 9 6 8
6 G4xNC-53 NCState Univ 9 6 8
7 SRQP-3100 SunSeeds 9 6 8
8 G4xNC-52 NCState Univ 9 5 7
9 SRQP-3129 SunSeeds 9 5 8
10 NC-Moriah NCState Univ 9 8 7
11 Feisty(9464) Harris Moran 9 7 8
12 SRQP-2913 SunSeeds 8 6 8
13 Jackson(3540) SunSeeds 8 6 8
14 G5xNC-55 NCState Univ 8 6 7
15 Colt Seminis 8 5 7
16 Classy(1477) Harris Moran 7 8 8
17 Calypso NCState Univ 7 7 5
18 CrossCountry Harris Moran 7 7 8
19 Johnston NCState Univ 7 6 7
20 G5xNC-52 NCState Univ 6 6 8
21 NC-Linda(P NCState Univ 6 5 6
22 NC-Merritt NCState Univ 6 6 7
23 Raleigh NCState Univ 6 6 8
24 NC-Lexington NCState Univ 6 6 7
25 NC-Davie NCState Univ 6 7 7
26 NC-Lexington(P NCState Univ 6 6 7
27 Bejo-2582 Bejo Seeds 6 6 8
28 NC-Linda NCState Univ 5 5 5
29 NC-Duplin NCState Univ 5 6 8
30 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 4 9 4
31 Coolgreen Seminis 4 7 6
32 NC-Longhurst NCState Univ 4 5 6
33 NC-Longhurst(P NCState Univ 3 7 7
34 NCSU M 21 NCState Univ 3 5 7
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CV (%) 19 14 13
Mean 7 6 7
LSD (5%) 2 1 2
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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) = 0.29**
Correlation (Yield with vine size) = 0.64**
Table 14. 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 NC-Linda(P NCState Univ 1.7
2 NC-Davie NCState Univ 2.3
3 NC-Lexington(P NCState Univ 2.3
4 SVR045-06115 Seminis 2.7
5 Feisty(9464) Harris Moran 2.7
6 Classy(1477) Harris Moran 2.7
7 SVR045-03228 Seminis 3.0
8 G5xNC-55 NCState Univ 3.0
9 Sassy(9465) Harris Moran 3.3
10 G4xNC-52 NCState Univ 3.3
11 SRQP-3129 SunSeeds 3.3
12 G5xNC-52 NCState Univ 3.3
13 NC-Linda NCState Univ 3.3
14 Johnston NCState Univ 4.0
15 NCSU M 21 NCState Univ 4.0
16 Colt Seminis 4.3
17 Vlasstar(10489 Seminis 4.7
18 NC-Moriah NCState Univ 4.7
19 CrossCountry Harris Moran 4.7
20 G4xNC-53 NCState Univ 5.3
21 SRQP-2913 SunSeeds 5.7
22 Jackson(3540) SunSeeds 5.7
23 Calypso NCState Univ 5.7
24 NC-Merritt NCState Univ 5.7
25 NC-Lexington NCState Univ 5.7
26 Bejo-2582 Bejo Seeds 5.7
27 Raleigh NCState Univ 6.0
28 NC-Duplin NCState Univ 6.0
29 NC-Longhurst(P NCState Univ 6.0
30 Palomino Seminis 6.3
31 NC-Longhurst NCState Univ 6.3
32 SRQP-3100 SunSeeds 6.7
33 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 7.3
34 Coolgreen Seminis 7.3
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CV (%) 32.8
Mean 4.5
LSD (5%) 2.4
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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) = 0.04ns
Table 15. 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 Classy(1477) Harris Moran 10.2 8.4 8.6 9.1
2 SVR045-03228 Seminis 9.2 7.7 14.4 13.3
3 Vlasstar(10489 Seminis 8.7 7.5 8.3 10.6
4 SRQP-2913 SunSeeds 7.4 6.4 14.2 15.1
5 SVR045-06115 Seminis 7.1 6.2 10.0 10.8
6 NC-Davie NCState Univ 6.4 5.7 14.6 13.7
7 Feisty(9464) Harris Moran 6.4 5.7 12.4 13.9
8 Raleigh NCState Univ 6.3 5.6 14.6 15.8
9 Palomino Seminis 6.2 5.6 16.3 14.8
10 NC-Lexington(P NCState Univ 6.2 5.5 13.4 13.1
11 Jackson(3540) SunSeeds 6.1 5.5 15.0 16.5
12 NC-Duplin NCState Univ 5.8 5.1 20.1 19.0
13 G4xNC-53 NCState Univ 5.7 5.1 21.8 19.4
14 G5xNC-55 NCState Univ 5.6 5.1 18.2 16.1
15 NC-Merritt NCState Univ 5.6 5.1 14.7 17.6
16 NC-Lexington NCState Univ 5.6 4.9 17.6 17.4
17 G5xNC-52 NCState Univ 5.6 5.1 17.1 16.6
18 Calypso NCState Univ 5.6 5.0 15.3 17.2
19 NC-Moriah NCState Univ 5.5 5.0 14.8 17.6
20 Colt Seminis 5.3 5.0 14.5 15.0
21 CrossCountry Harris Moran 5.3 4.9 16.3 17.9
22 NC-Linda NCState Univ 5.1 4.7 18.8 19.8
23 Sassy(9465) Harris Moran 5.0 4.7 19.1 17.5
24 SRQP-3129 SunSeeds 4.9 4.6 19.0 18.5
25 Bejo-2582 Bejo Seeds 4.9 4.4 22.8 22.5
26 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 4.8 4.5 25.1 23.3
27 NC-Longhurst(P NCState Univ 4.8 4.2 19.7 20.6
28 Johnston NCState Univ 4.8 4.3 18.6 18.4
29 SRQP-3100 SunSeeds 4.8 4.3 23.7 21.9
30 NC-Longhurst NCState Univ 4.6 4.1 23.7 22.4
31 NC-Linda(P NCState Univ 4.4 4.0 19.7 19.1
32 NCSU M 21 NCState Univ 4.4 4.1 20.1 21.2
33 Coolgreen Seminis 4.3 3.9 25.4 25.3
34 G4xNC-52 NCState Univ 4.0 3.8 27.1 24.1
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CV (%) 24.3 21.4 23.1 21.4
Mean 5.8 5.2 17.5 17.5
LSD (5%) 2.3 1.8 6.6 6.1
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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) = 0.90**
Correlation (Yield with ARI1) = -0.59**