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
Summer (Stage 4) 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 15 July, and harvested 5 times
(Mondays and Thursdays) between 23 August and 7 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 SVR045-06115 Seminis
02 Raleigh NCState Univ
03 Vlasstar(10489 Seminis
04 SRQP-2913 SunSeeds
05 SVR045-03228 Seminis
06 Feisty(9464) Harris Moran
07 SRQP-3129 SunSeeds
08 NCSU M 21 NCState Univ
09 NC-Davie NCState Univ
10 G5xNC-55 NCState Univ
11 G5xNC-52 NCState Univ
12 Classy(1477) Harris Moran
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 SVR045-06115 Seminis 763 135 41 8 32 18 1 26
2 Raleigh NCState Univ 495 95 40 7 24 23 5 25
3 SVR045-03228 Seminis 417 108 48 4 13 33 2 26
4 SRQP-2913 SunSeeds 410 72 50 8 35 7 0 24
5 Vlasstar(10489 Seminis 405 88 48 7 18 24 3 26
6 Feisty(9464) Harris Moran 389 68 49 9 27 14 0 24
7 NC-Davie NCState Univ 361 60 39 11 28 20 2 21
8 G5xNC-52 NCState Univ 348 49 36 21 28 13 2 11
9 G5xNC-55 NCState Univ 321 71 54 9 20 16 2 17
10 SRQP-3129 SunSeeds 314 73 58 9 20 12 2 24
11 NCSU M 21 NCState Univ 309 39 31 17 38 13 0 12
12 Bejo-2582 Bejo Seeds 306 52 32 8 28 29 3 26
13 Classy(1477) Harris Moran 304 60 54 8 19 17 2 26
14 Colt Seminis 256 55 59 10 22 9 0 26
15 G4xNC-52 NCState Univ 243 60 62 8 19 12 0 23
16 NC-Lexington NCState Univ 236 36 38 14 34 10 4 25
17 Johnston NCState Univ 234 50 51 9 24 11 5 17
18 SRQP-3100 SunSeeds 234 51 54 8 24 13 1 25
19 G4xNC-53 NCState Univ 231 58 54 8 15 18 6 20
20 NC-Moriah NCState Univ 210 42 50 6 15 27 2 17
21 CrossCountry Harris Moran 202 48 60 6 22 10 2 25
22 NC-Lexington(P NCState Univ 201 39 51 9 34 7 0 26
23 NC-Duplin NCState Univ 190 29 52 12 29 7 0 13
24 Calypso NCState Univ 186 34 48 12 26 12 2 26
25 Palomino Seminis 180 60 71 6 15 7 1 25
26 Jackson(3540) SunSeeds 139 31 61 8 21 9 0 26
27 Sassy(9465) Harris Moran 134 45 72 8 10 6 4 26
28 NC-Merritt NCState Univ 101 31 68 7 14 11 0 12
29 NC-Longhurst(P NCState Univ 101 15 43 15 33 9 0 14
30 NC-Longhurst NCState Univ 101 20 67 7 21 5 0 15
31 NC-Linda NCState Univ 63 13 63 15 20 3 0 13
32 NC-Linda(P NCState Univ 47 10 76 16 9 0 0 7
33 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 26 5 61 21 6 12 0 26
34 Coolgreen Seminis 5 3 60 3 0 0 3 10
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CV (%) 54 47 30 72 38 82 198 13
Mean 249 50 53 10 22 13 2 21
LSD (5%) 221 39 26 12 14 17 5 4
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Correlation (Fruit value with fruit weight) = 0.90**
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 SVR045-06115 Seminis 376 38 549 69 741 98 760 100 763 100
2 SVR045-03228 Seminis 125 27 286 69 404 97 410 98 417 100
3 Raleigh NCState Univ 127 26 272 55 467 95 489 99 495 100
4 SRQP-2913 SunSeeds 132 24 261 61 388 92 410 100 410 100
5 Feisty(9464) Harris Moran 153 28 251 51 377 95 386 99 389 100
6 Vlasstar(10489 Seminis 96 22 248 61 393 97 401 99 405 100
7 G5xNC-55 NCState Univ 86 29 213 68 317 99 321 100 321 100
8 SRQP-3129 SunSeeds 76 23 187 59 314 100 314 100 314 100
9 Classy(1477) Harris Moran 60 14 184 43 292 97 300 99 304 100
10 G4xNC-53 NCState Univ 72 30 177 75 219 95 231 100 231 100
11 G4xNC-52 NCState Univ 95 36 171 69 224 93 240 99 243 100
12 G5xNC-52 NCState Univ 33 11 170 47 308 91 314 92 348 100
13 Colt Seminis 61 21 160 58 256 100 256 100 256 100
14 NC-Davie NCState Univ 19 5 149 42 313 88 332 92 361 100
15 NCSU M 21 NCState Univ 14 4 146 49 258 81 287 91 309 100
16 Johnston NCState Univ 67 21 126 43 216 94 234 100 234 100
17 Palomino Seminis 47 28 125 71 175 97 177 98 180 100
18 Bejo-2582 Bejo Seeds 26 6 122 33 248 77 257 79 306 100
19 SRQP-3100 SunSeeds 20 9 104 44 211 91 225 96 234 100
20 CrossCountry Harris Moran 37 22 103 57 194 97 202 100 202 100
21 NC-Lexington NCState Univ 11 4 89 36 202 85 223 94 236 100
22 NC-Duplin NCState Univ 15 3 82 40 157 65 183 94 190 100
23 NC-Lexington(P NCState Univ 8 3 71 35 185 94 199 98 201 100
24 NC-Moriah NCState Univ 13 4 60 51 153 82 192 94 210 100
25 Jackson(3540) SunSeeds 10 6 57 39 124 91 133 96 139 100
26 Sassy(9465) Harris Moran 17 22 52 38 130 97 132 98 134 100
27 NC-Merritt NCState Univ 7 7 46 46 92 91 96 95 101 100
28 Calypso NCState Univ 7 4 42 25 164 89 179 96 186 100
29 NC-Longhurst NCState Univ 6 5 19 16 87 60 87 60 101 67
30 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 7 13 17 33 26 100 26 100 26 100
31 NC-Linda NCState Univ 0 0 16 42 49 82 56 90 63 100
32 NC-Linda(P NCState Univ 0 0 15 14 44 64 44 64 47 67
33 NC-Longhurst(P NCState Univ 3 2 9 5 67 74 79 82 101 100
34 Coolgreen Seminis 5 33 5 33 5 33 5 33 5 33
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CV (%) 135 104 76 51 57 22 57 20 54 17
Mean 54 16 135 46 229 88 240 92 249 96
LSD (5%) 119 27 166 38 212 32 222 29 221 27
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Correlation (Fruit value with value in harvests 1 and 2) = 0.94**
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 Raleigh NCState Univ 7.1 7.7 7.3 6.0 7.7
2 NC-Moriah NCState Univ 6.9 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.7
3 NCSU M 21 NCState Univ 6.6 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.0
4 Johnston NCState Univ 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3
5 NC-Merritt NCState Univ 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3
6 SVR045-06115 Seminis 6.2 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.7
7 Vlasstar(10489 Seminis 6.2 6.3 8.3 6.3 6.0
8 Bejo-2582 Bejo Seeds 6.1 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.7
9 NC-Longhurst(P NCState Univ 6.1 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3
10 NC-Davie NCState Univ 6.1 7.3 7.0 4.3 6.7
11 G5xNC-52 NCState Univ 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.7
12 NC-Linda NCState Univ 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.0
13 NC-Linda(P NCState Univ 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3
14 G5xNC-55 NCState Univ 6.0 6.0 7.7 6.0 6.0
15 Classy(1477) Harris Moran 5.9 6.3 7.3 5.0 6.3
16 NC-Longhurst NCState Univ 5.9 6.3 7.3 5.0 6.3
17 SRQP-3129 SunSeeds 5.9 5.7 7.7 6.0 6.0
18 Colt Seminis 5.9 5.0 7.7 7.7 5.0
19 NC-Duplin NCState Univ 5.8 6.3 7.0 4.7 6.3
20 SRQP-2913 SunSeeds 5.8 5.7 8.7 5.3 6.3
21 Palomino Seminis 5.8 5.7 7.7 6.3 5.3
22 Feisty(9464) Harris Moran 5.8 5.3 8.3 6.0 6.0
23 Calypso NCState Univ 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7
24 SRQP-3100 SunSeeds 5.7 5.7 9.0 5.0 6.3
25 Sassy(9465) Harris Moran 5.7 5.7 8.0 5.7 5.7
26 Jackson(3540) SunSeeds 5.6 5.7 8.7 5.3 5.7
27 NC-Lexington(P NCState Univ 5.4 6.3 6.7 4.3 5.7
28 SVR045-03228 Seminis 5.4 6.0 7.0 4.7 5.7
29 NC-Lexington NCState Univ 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3
30 CrossCountry Harris Moran 5.0 5.7 7.3 4.3 5.0
31 G4xNC-52 NCState Univ 5.0 5.3 7.0 4.7 5.0
32 G4xNC-53 NCState Univ 5.0 4.7 7.0 5.7 4.7
33 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 4.4 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7
34 Coolgreen Seminis 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.3
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CV (%) 10.7 15.1 11.3 15.4 15.2
Mean 5.8 6.0 7.0 5.4 6.0
LSD (5%) 1.0 1.5 1.3 1.4 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) = 0.39**
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 Defects 1° Defects 2°
Rank or line source ness ratio 2 4 6 2 4 6
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1 SVR045-06115 Seminis 14 2.8 K K D D C M
2 Johnston NCState Univ 12 3.4 G G K T K C
3 Vlasstar(10489 Seminis 12 2.9 N N D C K N
4 Colt Seminis 12 2.9 D N C T C N
5 NC-Merritt NCState Univ 11 3.2 T T H H N D
6 NC-Davie NCState Univ 11 2.9 K C K T K D
7 G5xNC-52 NCState Univ 11 3.1 K K K L T D
8 G5xNC-55 NCState Univ 11 3.3 N G D D T N
9 Palomino Seminis 11 2.9 N N T K T N
10 NC-Longhurst NCState Univ 11 3.2 T T T K G D
11 Calypso NCState Univ 11 2.7 H N K M M N
12 NC-Moriah NCState Univ 11 3.3 T T K K C T
13 NC-Longhurst(P NCState Univ 11 3.4 K V X K X I
14 NC-Linda NCState Univ 11 3.1 K T T K N N
15 SRQP-2913 SunSeeds 11 2.7 D H T H K H
16 SRQP-3100 SunSeeds 11 3.1 T T K H N T
17 Raleigh NCState Univ 10 2.9 K K K T C D
18 SRQP-3129 SunSeeds 10 3.1 N D T K T N
19 G4xNC-53 NCState Univ 10 2.5 N N D T T N
20 NCSU M 21 NCState Univ 10 3.2 K G K T K D
21 NC-Linda(P NCState Univ 10 3.0 T T T V L N
22 NC-Lexington NCState Univ 10 2.7 H N H V V N
23 Bejo-2582 Bejo Seeds 10 3.0 M C K N N M
24 Sassy(9465) Harris Moran 10 3.3 N D H T T N
25 Jackson(3540) SunSeeds 10 2.7 N H D H N N
26 CrossCountry Harris Moran 10 3.1 N N C N T N
27 G4xNC-52 NCState Univ 9 2.6 N N D M K N
28 Classy(1477) Harris Moran 9 2.7 T T T K D N
29 Feisty(9464) Harris Moran 9 3.0 T D T G C N
30 NC-Lexington(P NCState Univ 9 2.6 H V T V H D
31 SVR045-03228 Seminis 9 2.8 T D T K T N
32 NC-Duplin NCState Univ 8 2.9 K N T H K N
33 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 8 2.5 W N Y T W D
34 Coolgreen Seminis 6 2.4 T N H G R D
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CV (%) 18 7.6
Mean 10 2.9
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 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 SVR045-06115 Seminis 8 7 7
2 SVR045-03228 Seminis 8 7 6
3 G4xNC-52 NCState Univ 8 6 8
4 SRQP-3129 SunSeeds 8 6 6
5 G4xNC-53 NCState Univ 8 6 8
6 SRQP-2913 SunSeeds 8 5 6
7 Vlasstar(10489 Seminis 8 7 6
8 Palomino Seminis 8 6 7
9 G5xNC-52 NCState Univ 8 6 6
10 NC-Linda(P NCState Univ 7 4 7
11 Sassy(9465) Harris Moran 7 7 8
12 G5xNC-55 NCState Univ 7 7 8
13 Feisty(9464) Harris Moran 7 7 7
14 Johnston NCState Univ 6 6 7
15 SRQP-3100 SunSeeds 6 7 7
16 CrossCountry Harris Moran 5 8 8
17 Raleigh NCState Univ 5 7 7
18 Calypso NCState Univ 5 6 6
19 NC-Moriah NCState Univ 5 6 7
20 NC-Duplin NCState Univ 5 6 7
21 NC-Linda NCState Univ 5 4 6
22 Colt Seminis 4 6 7
23 NC-Merritt NCState Univ 4 6 8
24 Jackson(3540) SunSeeds 4 5 5
25 NC-Davie NCState Univ 4 6 6
26 NC-Lexington(P NCState Univ 4 5 5
27 NC-Longhurst(P NCState Univ 4 4 5
28 Classy(1477) Harris Moran 3 7 7
29 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 3 7 4
30 NC-Longhurst NCState Univ 3 5 5
31 Bejo-2582 Bejo Seeds 3 7 5
32 NCSU M 21 NCState Univ 3 5 8
33 NC-Lexington NCState Univ 3 5 6
34 Coolgreen Seminis 2 5 5
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CV (%) 27 11 13
Mean 6 6 7
LSD (5%) 2 1 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) = 0.39**
Correlation (Yield with vine size) = 0.46**
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 NC-Linda(P NCState Univ 4.3
2 NC-Lexington(P NCState Univ 4.7
3 NC-Longhurst(P NCState Univ 4.7
4 Sassy(9465) Harris Moran 5.0
5 Bejo-2582 Bejo Seeds 5.0
6 SVR045-06115 Seminis 5.3
7 SRQP-3129 SunSeeds 5.3
8 Johnston NCState Univ 5.3
9 NC-Moriah NCState Univ 5.3
10 NC-Merritt NCState Univ 5.3
11 NC-Duplin NCState Univ 5.7
12 Jackson(3540) SunSeeds 5.7
13 NCSU M 21 NCState Univ 5.7
14 SVR045-03228 Seminis 6.0
15 SRQP-2913 SunSeeds 6.0
16 G5xNC-52 NCState Univ 6.0
17 Feisty(9464) Harris Moran 6.0
18 Raleigh NCState Univ 6.0
19 NC-Davie NCState Univ 6.0
20 Classy(1477) Harris Moran 6.0
21 Vlasstar(10489 Seminis 6.3
22 SRQP-3100 SunSeeds 6.3
23 Calypso NCState Univ 6.3
24 G4xNC-52 NCState Univ 6.7
25 G4xNC-53 NCState Univ 7.0
26 G5xNC-55 NCState Univ 7.0
27 CrossCountry Harris Moran 7.0
28 NC-Linda NCState Univ 7.0
29 NC-Lexington NCState Univ 7.0
30 Palomino Seminis 7.3
31 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 7.3
32 NC-Longhurst NCState Univ 7.7
33 Colt Seminis 8.0
34 Coolgreen Seminis 9.0
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CV (%) 12.2
Mean 6.2
LSD (5%) 1.2
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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) = 0.00ns
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 SVR045-06115 Seminis 5.9 5.5 9.8 8.4
2 Raleigh NCState Univ 4.7 4.7 8.6 10.5
3 Vlasstar(10489 Seminis 4.3 4.4 12.1 11.7
4 SRQP-2913 SunSeeds 4.2 4.3 14.1 13.8
5 SVR045-03228 Seminis 4.2 4.4 15.5 15.1
6 Feisty(9464) Harris Moran 4.1 4.1 15.1 15.9
7 SRQP-3129 SunSeeds 3.9 4.2 13.4 12.6
8 NCSU M 21 NCState Univ 3.9 4.0 11.4 14.0
9 NC-Davie NCState Univ 3.9 3.9 13.2 14.0
10 G5xNC-55 NCState Univ 3.8 4.1 14.9 14.2
11 G5xNC-52 NCState Univ 3.8 3.9 13.7 14.6
12 Classy(1477) Harris Moran 3.8 3.8 16.3 17.0
13 Bejo-2582 Bejo Seeds 3.8 3.8 14.6 15.2
14 Johnston NCState Univ 3.7 3.8 13.9 13.7
15 NC-Moriah NCState Univ 3.6 3.9 13.2 14.5
16 SRQP-3100 SunSeeds 3.4 3.6 18.2 18.2
17 Colt Seminis 3.4 3.6 18.5 17.8
18 NC-Lexington(P NCState Univ 3.3 3.5 17.9 18.0
19 G4xNC-52 NCState Univ 3.3 3.8 20.6 18.3
20 NC-Duplin NCState Univ 3.3 3.5 17.7 19.2
21 G4xNC-53 NCState Univ 3.2 3.8 21.2 18.8
22 NC-Merritt NCState Univ 3.2 3.6 15.7 15.9
23 Palomino Seminis 3.2 3.8 19.7 17.6
24 Sassy(9465) Harris Moran 3.2 3.5 18.8 18.0
25 Jackson(3540) SunSeeds 3.2 3.4 20.3 20.3
26 NC-Longhurst(P NCState Univ 3.1 2.9 18.5 19.4
27 NC-Linda(P NCState Univ 3.1 3.0 18.7 19.4
28 Calypso NCState Univ 3.0 3.0 20.2 20.6
29 CrossCountry Harris Moran 3.0 3.4 23.2 21.3
30 NC-Lexington NCState Univ 3.0 3.1 21.4 21.9
31 NC-Linda NCState Univ 2.8 3.1 21.3 22.0
32 NC-Longhurst NCState Univ 2.7 2.6 22.8 23.8
33 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 2.0 2.3 29.2 28.6
34 Coolgreen Seminis 1.7 2.0 31.4 31.1
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CV (%) 16.0 14.9 20.6 17.6
Mean 3.5 3.7 17.5 17.5
LSD (5%) 0.9 0.9 5.9 5.0
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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) = -0.62**