NCSU Cucumber Breeding Report - 2005
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
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 9 May, and harvested 8 times
(Mondays and Thursdays) between 16 June and 11 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 Journey Seminis
02 Ballerina Nunhems
03 Expedition Seminis
04 Vlaspik Seminis
05 Bejo-2327 Bejo Seeds
06 Johnston NC State
07 Bejo-2759 Bejo Seeds
08 NC-Dawson(G5x52) NC State
09 NC-Denton(G5x55) NC State
10 Bejo-2331 Bejo Seeds
11 NC-Moriah(71x73) NC State
12 SVR0450-6143 Seminis
13 HMX-5406 Harris Moran
14 NC-74 NC State
15 NC-Davie(54x55) NC State
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 Crispina Nunhems 5095 569 14 14 37 28 7 26
2 Ballerina Nunhems 4986 565 12 14 34 31 9 26
3 NC-74 NC State 4622 552 6 8 29 42 15 18
4 Journey Seminis 4330 579 20 11 27 30 12 26
5 Johnston NC State 4134 582 19 9 24 34 14 25
6 Bejo-2759 Bejo Seeds 4056 595 13 9 23 35 21 26
7 Expedition Seminis 4046 545 21 10 29 29 11 26
8 Vlaspik Seminis 4042 574 19 10 24 32 15 25
9 Bejo-2327 Bejo Seeds 3966 628 16 6 22 34 22 26
10 Denton(G5x55) NC State 3858 537 17 8 26 34 15 26
11 Dawson(G5x52) NC State 3811 607 18 7 23 30 21 26
12 NUN-5513 Nunhems 3794 547 18 10 23 31 17 26
13 Bejo-2331 Bejo Seeds 3794 541 11 8 25 35 21 26
14 Davie(54x55) NC State 3724 553 10 7 24 36 24 26
15 Fancipak Seminis 3697 621 12 6 19 34 29 26
16 Moriah(71x73) NC State 3686 536 21 7 24 37 11 26
17 Bejo-2762 Bejo Seeds 3683 571 12 8 18 37 25 26
18 NUN-5512 Nunhems 3653 500 17 10 27 32 14 26
19 Duplin(56x57) NC State 3525 549 11 4 22 41 22 26
20 Bejo-2640 Bejo Seeds 3497 561 10 8 20 34 29 26
21 HMX-5406 HarrisMoran 3495 562 18 8 20 32 22 26
22 Raleigh NC State 3492 551 16 7 22 33 22 26
23 HMX-5405 HarrisMoran 3475 483 14 11 24 32 19 26
24 LB 9 Baker Seeds 3406 509 16 9 20 36 20 26
25 Pershing Nunhems 3353 425 14 12 31 32 12 26
26 SVR0450-6143 Seminis 3342 476 23 9 25 32 11 21
27 Dixon(74x27) NC State 3197 499 9 6 22 37 25 26
28 Calypso NC State 3148 473 12 7 21 39 22 26
29 LB 1 Baker Seeds 3061 479 12 6 27 31 24 26
30 Advance(2582) Bejo Seeds 3036 473 14 9 20 33 24 26
31 Merritt(70x72) NC State 2983 474 26 10 21 27 15 26
32 Bejo-2772 Bejo Seeds 2977 415 16 9 26 32 17 24
33 Danbury(74x21) NC State 2851 353 11 10 30 36 13 23
34 Longhurst68x69 NC State 2831 360 15 9 34 32 11 24
35 M 21 NC State 2757 378 21 11 26 29 12 26
36 Picklebush Burpee 2729 479 10 6 17 35 32 26
37 Coolgreen Seminis 2560 439 10 3 18 40 29 16
38 Sumter ClemsonUniv 2309 438 15 6 17 29 33 26
39 Lexington66x69 NC State 2273 380 19 6 23 31 22 22
40 M 27 NC State 2210 322 13 7 22 41 18 16
41 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 2200 502 17 3 14 29 38 26
42 Crispina(Prth) Nunhems 1531 215 27 10 26 31 7 26
43 Ballerina(Prth Nunhems 1431 205 23 10 22 31 13 26
44 LexingtonParth NC State 1021 121 14 13 29 36 8 19
45 LonghurstParth NC State 968 120 19 11 30 34 6 23
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CV (%) 21 16 22 27 19 13 30 12
Mean 3259 476 16 9 24 33 18 25
LSD (5%) 1101 127 5 4 7 7 9 5
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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 (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 Journey Seminis 186 4 1216 28 1723 40 2712 63 3087 71
2 SVR0450-6143 Seminis 320 9 1104 34 1599 48 2427 73 2710 81
3 Crispina Nunhems 440 9 1067 21 2026 40 3061 60 3575 70
4 Expedition Seminis 325 8 1035 25 1683 41 2559 63 3000 74
5 Bejo-2327 Bejo Seeds 52 1 1008 25 1565 39 2686 68 3071 77
6 Ballerina Nunhems 206 4 999 20 1932 39 3206 64 3698 74
7 Dawson(G5x52) NC State 161 4 977 26 1481 39 2497 65 2842 75
8 HMX-5406 HarrisMoran 231 7 947 28 1518 44 2284 66 2687 77
9 Denton(G5x55) NC State 185 5 931 24 1614 42 2510 65 2853 74
10 Vlaspik Seminis 253 6 930 23 1486 37 2413 59 2812 70
11 Bejo-2331 Bejo Seeds 250 7 901 24 1707 45 2523 67 2857 75
12 Moriah(71x73) NC State 318 9 889 24 1523 41 2179 59 2649 72
13 Bejo-2759 Bejo Seeds 66 2 873 22 1515 38 2677 67 3135 78
14 Advance(2582) Bejo Seeds 160 5 840 28 1345 44 1939 64 2229 73
15 Davie(54x55) NC State 116 3 798 21 1275 34 2151 57 2568 69
16 Johnston NC State 163 4 788 20 1291 31 2481 59 2916 70
17 Merritt(70x72) NC State 256 10 777 27 1254 45 2008 69 2259 77
18 NUN-5512 Nunhems 199 5 766 21 1301 35 2125 58 2525 69
19 Duplin(56x57) NC State 87 2 710 20 1067 30 1843 52 2239 64
20 NUN-5513 Nunhems 199 5 707 19 1204 32 2203 58 2537 67
21 Raleigh NC State 182 5 692 20 1322 38 2187 63 2624 75
22 Crispina(Prth) Nunhems 235 16 687 45 963 63 1134 74 1281 84
23 Fancipak Seminis 61 2 677 19 1244 33 2336 63 2667 72
24 Bejo-2762 Bejo Seeds 116 3 675 19 1271 34 2252 61 2684 73
25 HMX-5405 HarrisMoran 116 3 673 19 1414 41 2269 66 2689 78
26 Dixon(74x27) NC State 34 1 647 20 960 30 1888 59 2209 69
27 Bejo-2772 Bejo Seeds 99 4 611 21 1171 40 1828 62 2170 74
28 Calypso NC State 39 1 592 19 985 32 1873 60 2238 71
29 Pershing Nunhems 143 4 591 17 1239 37 2016 60 2407 72
30 Bejo-2640 Bejo Seeds 105 3 581 17 1287 37 2314 67 2689 77
31 LB 9 Baker Seeds 205 6 580 17 963 27 1797 53 2172 63
32 LB 1 Baker Seeds 105 3 572 17 1219 38 1956 61 2224 71
33 Ballerina(Prth Nunhems 233 17 568 40 924 65 1071 76 1205 85
34 M 21 NC State 53 2 564 20 959 34 1604 58 1857 67
35 Picklebush Burpee 20 1 369 14 815 30 1485 55 1794 66
36 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 11 1 348 16 720 32 1227 55 1477 67
37 Lexington66x69 NC State 58 3 339 15 556 24 1085 48 1352 60
38 Sumter ClemsonUniv 14 1 321 14 774 34 1335 59 1656 72
39 Danbury(74x21) NC State 80 3 291 9 517 17 1076 36 1399 47
40 NC-74 NC State 26 1 250 8 542 18 1452 38 2213 52
41 Longhurst68x69 NC State 14 0 143 5 221 8 914 32 1357 48
42 LexingtonParth NC State 37 4 138 13 286 28 415 41 495 48
43 LonghurstParth NC State 8 1 124 13 274 28 424 44 544 57
44 Coolgreen Seminis 8 0 112 4 319 13 967 39 1244 48
45 M 27 NC State 0 0 61 3 128 7 440 23 801 39
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CV (%) 45 50 26 24 22 17 19 12 18 9
Mean 137 4 655 20 1137 35 1907 58 2260 69
LSD (5%) 100 3 281 8 415 10 589 11 668 10
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Correlation (Fruit value with value in harvests 1 and 2) = 0.59**
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 Moriah(71x73) NC State 7.6 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.7
2 NC-74 NC State 7.4 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.3
3 Expedition Seminis 7.4 8.0 8.3 6.3 8.0
4 Journey Seminis 7.2 8.0 8.0 6.3 7.3
5 Sumter ClemsonUniv 7.2 7.3 5.3 7.3 7.0
6 LB 1 Baker Seeds 7.2 7.7 6.7 6.3 7.7
7 Dixon(74x27) NC State 7.1 8.0 7.7 6.3 7.0
8 M 21 NC State 7.1 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.3
9 Duplin(56x57) NC State 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.3 7.3
10 Fancipak Seminis 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 7.7
11 Danbury(74x21) NC State 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 7.3
12 Pershing Nunhems 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.3
13 Bejo-2640 Bejo Seeds 6.9 7.7 7.7 6.0 7.0
14 Bejo-2331 Bejo Seeds 6.9 7.3 6.0 6.3 7.0
15 Bejo-2327 Bejo Seeds 6.9 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0
16 Dawson(G5x52) NC State 6.8 7.7 7.0 5.0 7.7
17 Davie(54x55) NC State 6.8 7.7 6.7 5.3 7.3
18 Johnston NC State 6.8 7.0 8.0 6.3 7.0
19 Raleigh NC State 6.8 7.7 7.7 5.3 7.3
20 Vlaspik Seminis 6.8 7.3 8.0 5.7 7.3
21 LexingtonParth NC State 6.8 7.3 5.0 6.0 7.0
22 Ballerina(Prth Nunhems 6.8 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.3
23 Merritt(70x72) NC State 6.8 6.7 7.7 6.7 7.0
24 Ballerina Nunhems 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 7.0
25 Bejo-2759 Bejo Seeds 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.3
26 Bejo-2762 Bejo Seeds 6.6 7.3 7.0 5.7 6.7
27 Crispina Nunhems 6.6 7.0 7.3 5.7 7.0
28 Calypso NC State 6.6 7.0 7.3 5.7 7.0
29 HMX-5405 HarrisMoran 6.4 6.7 7.3 5.7 7.0
30 HMX-5406 HarrisMoran 6.4 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.7
31 NUN-5512 Nunhems 6.4 6.3 7.7 6.3 6.7
32 M 27 NC State 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.3
33 LonghurstParth NC State 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0
34 NUN-5513 Nunhems 6.2 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3
35 Lexington66x69 NC State 6.1 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0
36 LB 9 Baker Seeds 6.0 7.3 7.0 4.7 6.0
37 SVR0450-6143 Seminis 5.9 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.0
38 Advance(2582) Bejo Seeds 5.8 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.3
39 Denton(G5x55) NC State 5.8 6.0 7.7 5.0 6.3
40 Crispina(Prth) Nunhems 5.8 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0
41 Picklebush Burpee 5.7 6.3 4.0 5.3 5.3
42 Bejo-2772 Bejo Seeds 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0
43 Longhurst68x69 NC State 5.7 5.3 7.0 6.7 5.0
44 Coolgreen Seminis 5.2 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.3
45 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 5.1 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3
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CV (%) 10.9 11.4 8.2 18.9 11.3
Mean 6.6 6.9 6.8 6.0 6.8
LSD (5%) 1.2 1.3 0.9 1.8 1.2
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z Quality rated 1 to 9 (1 = poor, 5 = average, 9 = excellent).
y Color rated 1 to 9 (1 = white, 5 = medium green, 9 = very dark green).
Correlation (Fruit value with average quality) = 0.17ns
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 Crispina Nunhems 19 3.5 A A N H K D
2 Sumter ClemsonUniv 19 3.1 W K K K K W
3 Bejo-2327 Bejo Seeds 18 3.2 K A M A D K
4 Vlaspik Seminis 17 3.5 K G G D K T
5 Bejo-2772 Bejo Seeds 17 3.3 H T T T D M
6 LexingtonParth NC State 17 3.2 H V W T T V
7 Bejo-2759 Bejo Seeds 17 3.3 K A D A T K
8 Bejo-2762 Bejo Seeds 17 3.3 K A K A H I
9 Calypso NC State 17 3.0 H H K T K N
10 Longhurst68x69 NC State 17 3.5 X X X V T W
11 Bejo-2640 Bejo Seeds 17 3.1 A K H H A K
12 Crispina(Prth) Nunhems 17 2.9 D A M A D D
13 Fancipak Seminis 16 3.2 H K K K H T
14 Pershing Nunhems 16 3.5 K K G T T D
15 Johnston NC State 16 3.7 G G G T T T
16 Denton(G5x55) NC State 16 3.2 H T D K D H
17 NC-74 NC State 16 3.0 K K K H H K
18 Bejo-2331 Bejo Seeds 16 3.2 M K K K H D
19 HMX-5405 HarrisMoran 16 3.3 M K K G D C
20 Advance(2582) Bejo Seeds 16 3.3 M M M T D T
21 Raleigh NC State 16 3.3 K G K T K G
22 HMX-5406 HarrisMoran 16 3.5 K K K D G N
23 NUN-5513 Nunhems 16 3.9 G G D T T G
24 Lexington66x69 NC State 16 3.9 G G G T T T
25 LB 1 Baker Seeds 15 3.2 H K K K K T
26 Dixon(74x27) NC State 15 3.2 K K K H H K
27 Danbury(74x21) NC State 15 3.3 H K T K K D
28 Ballerina(Prth Nunhems 15 3.4 H K M A V C
29 Ballerina Nunhems 15 3.3 A A D K K M
30 Journey Seminis 15 3.7 K K G G G T
31 Duplin(56x57) NC State 15 3.4 K K K K A T
32 Dawson(G5x52) NC State 15 3.2 H K T K K K
33 LonghurstParth NC State 15 3.5 X T X T K T
34 LB 9 Baker Seeds 15 3.1 G T T K C C
35 Picklebush Burpee 15 2.9 H H W W T H
36 Expedition Seminis 15 3.8 K K K G G G
37 NUN-5512 Nunhems 15 3.8 K K K G G G
38 M 27 NC State 15 3.2 W H K H K K
39 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 15 3.0 W Y Y T T H
40 SVR0450-6143 Seminis 14 3.6 H G C K D N
41 Moriah(71x73) NC State 14 3.6 T K K G K G
42 Davie(54x55) NC State 14 3.3 H K K K H D
43 Merritt(70x72) NC State 14 3.1 T K X D H D
44 M 21 NC State 14 3.8 G K G K G T
45 Coolgreen Seminis 13 3.7 J K G T T K
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CV (%) 10 6.1
Mean 16 3.4
LSD (5%) 3 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 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 Fancipak Seminis 14 3 2 12
2 NUN-5512 Nunhems 14 3 5 11
3 Advance(2582) Bejo Seeds 14 2 1 10
4 Bejo-2327 Bejo Seeds 16 6 5 11
5 Bejo-2331 Bejo Seeds 17 2 1 13
6 Danbury(74x21) NC State 17 4 2 14
7 Bejo-2762 Bejo Seeds 18 4 4 12
8 Bejo-2759 Bejo Seeds 18 4 3 12
9 NUN-5513 Nunhems 18 4 3 11
10 LB 9 Baker Seeds 18 4 4 13
11 Pershing Nunhems 19 4 3 12
12 LB 1 Baker Seeds 19 3 1 15
13 LonghurstParth NC State 20 3 3 13
14 Dixon(74x27) NC State 20 3 1 16
15 Denton(G5x55) NC State 20 3 2 14
16 Davie(54x55) NC State 21 4 3 11
17 Picklebush Burpee 21 4 4 9
18 Vlaspik Seminis 21 4 2 12
19 Dawson(G5x52) NC State 22 3 1 18
20 HMX-5405 HarrisMoran 22 4 2 14
21 Journey Seminis 22 5 4 12
22 Expedition Seminis 22 4 3 12
23 Bejo-2640 Bejo Seeds 23 4 2 13
24 M 21 NC State 23 4 4 11
25 NC-74 NC State 23 3 1 12
26 M 27 NC State 23 4 2 10
27 Ballerina(Prth Nunhems 23 7 7 13
28 Bejo-2772 Bejo Seeds 23 4 4 12
29 Crispina(Prth) Nunhems 23 4 2 10
30 Raleigh NC State 24 3 2 9
31 SVR0450-6143 Seminis 24 5 3 14
32 HMX-5406 HarrisMoran 24 5 3 11
33 Calypso NC State 24 5 3 12
34 Duplin(56x57) NC State 24 3 1 12
35 LexingtonParth NC State 24 3 2 12
36 Crispina Nunhems 25 6 1 11
37 Lexington66x69 NC State 25 5 2 11
38 Longhurst68x69 NC State 26 6 3 11
39 Johnston NC State 26 5 4 12
40 Sumter ClemsonUniv 27 5 1 11
41 Merritt(70x72) NC State 27 7 5 17
42 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 29 8 2 10
43 Ballerina Nunhems 29 6 6 11
44 Moriah(71x73) NC State 32 7 5 12
45 Coolgreen Seminis 42 8 8 9
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CV (%) 22 30 63 22
Mean 22 4 3 12
LSD (5%) 8 2 3 4
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z After storage at room temperature for 8 days in open kraft paper bags.
y Shriveling & disease rated 0-9 (0=none, 1-3=slight, 4-6=moderate, 7-9=advanced).
x Firmness after storage using Magness-Taylor fruit punch tester.
Correlation (Weight loss w/ shriveling)=0.63**; (Weight loss w/ firmness)=0.05ns
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 LonghurstParth NC State 0 0 0 0
2 LexingtonParth NC State 0 0 0 0
3 Crispina Nunhems 0 0 0 0
4 Ballerina(Prth Nunhems 1 1 0 0
5 Longhurst68x69 NC State 2 0 0 2
6 Vlaspik Seminis 2 2 0 0
7 Bejo-2772 Bejo Seeds 2 2 0 0
8 Johnston NC State 2 2 0 0
9 Moriah(71x73) NC State 2 1 0 1
10 Raleigh NC State 2 2 0 0
11 Merritt(70x72) NC State 3 0 0 3
12 Sumter ClemsonUniv 3 1 0 2
13 Danbury(74x21) NC State 3 3 0 0
14 Ballerina Nunhems 3 3 0 0
15 Bejo-2762 Bejo Seeds 3 3 0 0
16 Pershing Nunhems 4 4 0 0
17 M 27 NC State 4 4 0 0
18 Bejo-2331 Bejo Seeds 4 3 2 0
19 Crispina(Prth) Nunhems 4 3 0 2
20 Bejo-2759 Bejo Seeds 5 5 0 0
21 Advance(2582) Bejo Seeds 5 2 3 0
22 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 5 4 0 2
23 Picklebush Burpee 6 4 2 0
24 Bejo-2327 Bejo Seeds 6 6 0 0
25 Calypso NC State 6 3 2 2
26 NUN-5513 Nunhems 6 6 0 0
27 M 21 NC State 7 2 3 2
28 Journey Seminis 7 5 2 0
29 Duplin(56x57) NC State 7 5 0 2
30 Denton(G5x55) NC State 7 5 0 2
31 Bejo-2640 Bejo Seeds 8 3 3 2
32 Davie(54x55) NC State 8 5 2 2
33 HMX-5405 HarrisMoran 8 5 3 0
34 Lexington66x69 NC State 8 5 2 2
35 Dawson(G5x52) NC State 9 6 0 3
36 NC-74 NC State 9 7 0 2
37 NUN-5512 Nunhems 10 8 0 2
38 SVR0450-6143 Seminis 10 7 3 0
39 HMX-5406 HarrisMoran 10 7 3 0
40 Fancipak Seminis 10 10 0 0
41 LB 9 Baker Seeds 11 8 2 2
42 LB 1 Baker Seeds 13 9 2 2
43 Coolgreen Seminis 13 10 0 3
44 Expedition Seminis 17 12 3 2
45 Dixon(74x27) NC State 19 17 0 2
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CV (%) 107 113 268 192
Mean 6 4 1 1
LSD (5%) 10 8 3 3
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z Data are means of 2 harvests, 5 fruits/cultigen.
Fruits tested in 5 gal. pails purged with 100% CO2.
Table 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 LonghurstParth NC State 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 LexingtonParth NC State 2 0 2 0 0 2
3 Crispina Nunhems 3 0 3 0 0 3
4 Ballerina(Prth Nunhems 3 1 2 1 0 2
5 Longhurst68x69 NC State 3 2 2 0 0 2
6 Johnston NC State 4 2 3 1 0 2
7 Merritt(70x72) NC State 4 3 2 0 0 2
8 Bejo-2772 Bejo Seeds 5 2 3 0 0 3
9 Ballerina Nunhems 5 3 2 0 1 2
10 Moriah(71x73) NC State 5 2 3 0 0 3
11 Danbury(74x21) NC State 6 3 3 1 1 2
12 M 27 NC State 6 4 2 0 0 2
13 Bejo-2331 Bejo Seeds 6 4 1 0 1 0
14 Raleigh NC State 6 2 4 1 0 3
15 Pershing Nunhems 6 4 2 1 1 0
16 Crispina(Prth) Nunhems 6 4 2 0 0 2
17 Sumter ClemsonUniv 7 3 4 1 0 3
18 Vlaspik Seminis 7 2 6 0 2 3
19 Bejo-2762 Bejo Seeds 9 3 5 2 0 3
20 Bejo-2759 Bejo Seeds 9 5 4 1 1 2
21 Journey Seminis 9 7 2 0 2 0
22 Lexington66x69 NC State 9 8 0 0 0 0
23 M 21 NC State 9 7 2 0 1 2
24 Calypso NC State 9 6 3 0 0 3
25 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 10 5 4 0 1 3
26 Advance(2582) Bejo Seeds 11 5 6 1 1 4
27 Denton(G5x55) NC State 11 7 4 0 2 2
28 Picklebush Burpee 12 6 6 0 1 5
29 HMX-5405 HarrisMoran 12 8 4 0 0 3
30 Duplin(56x57) NC State 12 7 6 0 2 3
31 Bejo-2327 Bejo Seeds 13 6 7 0 4 3
32 NC-74 NC State 13 9 4 0 1 3
33 NUN-5512 Nunhems 13 10 3 0 2 2
34 NUN-5513 Nunhems 13 6 7 0 1 7
35 Davie(54x55) NC State 14 8 5 0 1 4
36 Dawson(G5x52) NC State 14 9 5 1 3 2
37 SVR0450-6143 Seminis 14 10 4 0 1 3
38 HMX-5406 HarrisMoran 14 10 4 1 3 0
39 Bejo-2640 Bejo Seeds 15 8 7 2 1 5
40 Coolgreen Seminis 17 13 3 0 0 3
41 LB 1 Baker Seeds 19 13 6 0 4 2
42 LB 9 Baker Seeds 19 11 8 2 3 3
43 Fancipak Seminis 21 10 11 1 6 3
44 Expedition Seminis 22 17 5 0 3 2
45 Dixon(74x27) NC State 26 19 8 0 3 5
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CV (%) 75 107 80 304 149 102
Mean 10 6 4 0 1 3
LSD (5%) 12 10 5 2 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 NUN-5512 Nunhems 9 6 8
2 Calypso NC State 9 5 7
3 Crispina Nunhems 9 7 7
4 Denton(G5x55) NC State 9 7 8
5 HMX-5405 HarrisMoran 9 7 8
6 Bejo-2327 Bejo Seeds 9 7 7
7 SVR0450-6143 Seminis 9 7 5
8 Crispina(Prth) Nunhems 9 6 8
9 NUN-5513 Nunhems 9 6 7
10 Vlaspik Seminis 9 6 7
11 Ballerina Nunhems 8 8 8
12 HMX-5406 HarrisMoran 8 8 5
13 Bejo-2759 Bejo Seeds 8 7 6
14 Journey Seminis 8 7 6
15 Expedition Seminis 8 7 7
16 Johnston NC State 8 7 7
17 Bejo-2640 Bejo Seeds 8 7 7
18 Merritt(70x72) NC State 8 7 6
19 Dawson(G5x52) NC State 8 7 5
20 Moriah(71x73) NC State 8 6 9
21 Pershing Nunhems 8 6 8
22 LB 9 Baker Seeds 8 6 7
23 Fancipak Seminis 8 8 5
24 Bejo-2762 Bejo Seeds 8 8 6
25 LB 1 Baker Seeds 8 7 8
26 Ballerina(Prth Nunhems 8 6 7
27 Bejo-2331 Bejo Seeds 7 7 7
28 Raleigh NC State 7 6 7
29 Bejo-2772 Bejo Seeds 7 6 8
30 M 21 NC State 7 4 7
31 Advance(2582) Bejo Seeds 6 8 8
32 Davie(54x55) NC State 6 7 7
33 Duplin(56x57) NC State 6 7 8
34 Dixon(74x27) NC State 6 6 7
35 LexingtonParth NC State 5 5 6
36 Sumter ClemsonUniv 5 6 8
37 Danbury(74x21) NC State 5 6 8
38 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 4 7 5
39 NC-74 NC State 4 6 8
40 Lexington66x69 NC State 4 7 5
41 Picklebush Burpee 4 4 4
42 M 27 NC State 4 3 5
43 Coolgreen Seminis 3 6 6
44 Longhurst68x69 NC State 3 5 6
45 LonghurstParth NC State 2 5 6
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CV (%) 17 13 14
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 w/ gynoecious rating) = 0.41**; (Yield w/ vine size) = 0.41**
Table 14. Stage 3 spring pickle trial - disease data (cultigens are ranked
by average disease resistance).z
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Cultivar Seed Powdery
Rank or line source mildew
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1 NUN-5512 Nunhems 1.0
2 Denton(G5x55) NC State 1.0
3 Johnston NC State 1.0
4 M 27 NC State 1.0
5 Calypso NC State 1.3
6 Vlaspik Seminis 1.3
7 Expedition Seminis 1.3
8 Pershing Nunhems 1.3
9 Ballerina(Prth Nunhems 1.3
10 M 21 NC State 1.3
11 LexingtonParth NC State 1.3
12 Danbury(74x21) NC State 1.3
13 LonghurstParth NC State 1.3
14 NUN-5513 Nunhems 1.7
15 Bejo-2759 Bejo Seeds 1.7
16 Journey Seminis 1.7
17 Dawson(G5x52) NC State 1.7
18 Bejo-2331 Bejo Seeds 1.7
19 Raleigh NC State 1.7
20 Bejo-2772 Bejo Seeds 1.7
21 Duplin(56x57) NC State 1.7
22 NC-74 NC State 1.7
23 Crispina(Prth) Nunhems 2.0
24 Dixon(74x27) NC State 2.0
25 Sumter ClemsonUniv 2.0
26 HMX-5406 HarrisMoran 2.3
27 Moriah(71x73) NC State 2.3
28 LB 1 Baker Seeds 2.3
29 Davie(54x55) NC State 2.3
30 SVR0450-6143 Seminis 2.7
31 Merritt(70x72) NC State 2.7
32 LB 9 Baker Seeds 2.7
33 Fancipak Seminis 2.7
34 Bejo-2327 Bejo Seeds 3.0
35 Ballerina Nunhems 3.0
36 Advance(2582) Bejo Seeds 3.0
37 Lexington66x69 NC State 3.0
38 HMX-5405 HarrisMoran 3.3
39 Bejo-2762 Bejo Seeds 3.3
40 Longhurst68x69 NC State 3.3
41 Crispina Nunhems 3.7
42 Bejo-2640 Bejo Seeds 3.7
43 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 3.7
44 Picklebush Burpee 4.7
45 Coolgreen Seminis 5.0
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CV (%) 39.8
Mean 2.2
LSD (5%) 1.4
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z Disease rated 0 to 9 (0=none, 1-2=trace, 3-4=slight, 5-6=moderate, 7-8=advanced,
9=plant dead).
Correlation (Yield vs. disease rating) = 0.02ns
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 Crispina Nunhems 15.0 12.1 18.9 18.9
2 Journey Seminis 14.7 12.0 11.4 13.0
3 Ballerina Nunhems 14.7 12.0 17.9 20.0
4 Expedition Seminis 13.8 11.4 10.6 13.5
5 Vlaspik Seminis 13.3 11.2 15.8 14.5
6 Bejo-2327 Bejo Seeds 13.1 11.1 18.4 17.1
7 Johnston NC State 13.0 11.2 16.6 16.4
8 Bejo-2759 Bejo Seeds 13.0 11.0 18.4 17.0
9 Dawson(G5x52) NC State 12.9 11.0 16.1 16.1
10 Denton(G5x55) NC State 12.7 10.6 22.0 19.5
11 Bejo-2331 Bejo Seeds 12.7 10.6 17.3 17.6
12 Moriah(71x73) NC State 12.6 10.6 14.3 18.7
13 SVR0450-6143 Seminis 12.1 9.9 25.0 24.1
14 HMX-5406 HarrisMoran 12.1 10.3 22.0 20.5
15 NC-74 NC State 12.1 11.0 19.5 21.7
16 Davie(54x55) NC State 12.1 10.4 20.1 21.7
17 NUN-5512 Nunhems 12.0 10.2 20.3 20.8
18 NUN-5513 Nunhems 11.8 10.2 23.5 22.5
19 Duplin(56x57) NC State 11.7 10.2 18.6 19.2
20 Fancipak Seminis 11.7 10.3 19.8 19.6
21 Raleigh NC State 11.6 10.1 19.8 20.0
22 Bejo-2762 Bejo Seeds 11.5 10.0 23.9 22.6
23 HMX-5405 HarrisMoran 11.1 9.5 26.1 26.7
24 Pershing Nunhems 11.0 9.5 19.0 20.2
25 Dixon(74x27) NC State 11.0 9.6 20.1 21.7
26 Bejo-2640 Bejo Seeds 11.0 9.7 23.1 23.4
27 Merritt(70x72) NC State 10.8 9.3 24.0 24.9
28 Advance(2582) Bejo Seeds 10.7 9.1 29.8 27.0
29 LB 9 Baker Seeds 10.7 9.4 28.2 27.8
30 Calypso NC State 10.7 9.3 23.2 21.3
31 LB 1 Baker Seeds 10.4 9.2 19.8 21.3
32 Bejo-2772 Bejo Seeds 10.1 8.6 28.8 25.5
33 M 21 NC State 10.0 8.7 19.5 22.5
34 Danbury(74x21) NC State 9.3 8.3 21.9 24.7
35 Sumter ClemsonUniv 8.5 7.8 23.4 24.2
36 Picklebush Burpee 8.4 7.6 35.4 34.3
37 Longhurst68x69 NC State 8.2 7.4 33.9 33.3
38 Lexington66x69 NC State 8.0 7.3 32.9 32.7
39 Crispina(Prth) Nunhems 8.0 6.8 31.2 26.7
40 Ballerina(Prth Nunhems 7.8 6.8 24.1 23.0
41 Wis.SMR 18 Univ. Wis. 7.5 7.1 36.8 34.4
42 M 27 NC State 7.3 6.9 28.1 28.3
43 Coolgreen Seminis 7.1 6.8 38.7 39.2
44 LexingtonParth NC State 5.8 5.2 26.8 26.7
45 LonghurstParth NC State 5.5 5.0 30.0 30.5
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CV (%) 12.4 11.5 20.9 16.9
Mean 10.9 9.4 23.0 23.0
LSD (5%) 2.2 1.7 7.8 6.3
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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) = -0.54**