Summer (Stage 4) Pickling Cucumber Trial – 2008

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Todd C. Wehner
Professor

Tammy L. Ellington
Research Specialist


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


Summer (Stage 4) Pickling Cucumber Trial
2008
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 10 July, and harvested 8 times
     (Mondays and Thursdays) between 18 August and 11 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:

 1    PP12-102                       Rijk Zwaan  
 2    PP12-103                       Rijk Zwaan  
 3    Colt                           Seminis     
 4    Supreme                        Nunhems     
 5    EX147-35234                    Seminis     
 6    Exp06-3575                     Bejo Seeds  
 7    EX147-45479                    Seminis     
 8    HSX-900                        HortAg Seed 
 9    LB-09                          Baker Seeds 
10    Vlaspik                        Seminis     
11    EX147-27140                    Seminis     
12    LB-27                          Baker Seeds 
13    Treasure                       Harris Moran
14    Wainwright                     Nunhems     
15    Exp06-3566                     Bejo Seeds  
16    NC-Davie                       ZeraimGedera
17    Raleigh                        NCState Univ

 
Table 13.  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  PP12-102      Rijk Zwaan     2840  332    22    11    43    23     1    35
  2  PP12-103      Rijk Zwaan     2370  265    18    11    39    31     0    35
  3  Supreme       Nunhems        2143  302    24     5    28    40     3    35
  4  Colt          Seminis        2123  331    26     5    18    46     6    35
  5  Exp06-3575    Bejo Seeds     2119  320    21     5    22    41    11    35
  6  EX147-35234   Seminis        2109  271    21     8    26    43     2    35
  7  EX147-45479   Seminis        2055  300    23     7    23    38     9    35
  8  Vlaspik       Seminis        2038  294    33    10    27    26     4    34
  9  LB-09         Baker Seeds    1962  327    28     5    19    38    10    35
 10  HSX-900       HortAg Seed    1947  294    22     6    19    43    10    33
 11  NC-Davie      ZeraimGedera   1938  309    27     7    22    32    12    34
 12  EX147-27140   Seminis        1858  250    27     9    31    29     4    35
 13  Exp06-3566    Bejo Seeds     1848  264    25     6    26    36     8    35
 14  LB-27         Baker Seeds    1837  281    29     7    20    38     6    35
 15  NC-Moriah     NCState Univ   1817  353    42     5    20    22    11    34
 16  Exp06-3589    Bejo Seeds     1793  272    22     5    23    38    11    35
 17  Wainwright    Nunhems        1793  264    27     8    24    33     7    35
 18  Treasure      Harris Moran   1750  303    35     5    22    29     9    35
 19  Raleigh       NCState Univ   1725  287    22     6    19    36    17    26
 20  Exp07-5654    Bejo Seeds     1534  220    24     6    24    40     6    35
 21  Feisty        Harris Moran   1531  259    34     6    25    24    11    34
 22  EGP-410       EmeraldSeeds   1525  273    33     4    21    31    11    35
 23  Lafayette     Nunhems        1445  221    35     7    24    28     6    33
 24  Vlasspear     Seminis        1438  208    28     5    30    33     3    35
 25  Johnston      NCState Univ   1396  233    36     7    22    29     7    22
 26  Vlasstar      Seminis        1346  204    30     9    23    30     9    35
 27  NC-Merritt    NCState Univ   1323  220    33     7    20    33     7    28
 28  HMX-7426      Harris Moran   1295  243    45     8    13    27     7    31
 29  NC-Denton     NCState Univ   1268  244    48     7    20    19     5    34
 30  NC-Danbury    NCState Univ   1259  201    29     7    26    29    10    20
 31  CrossCountry  Harris Moran   1169  210    36     5    22    27    10    30
 32  EGP-411       EmeraldSeeds   1156  195    34     7    23    26    10    35
 33  Calypso       NCState Univ   1135  227    43     6    20    22    10    34
 34  Sumter        Clemson Univ   1121  209    35     5    19    29    11    34
 35  NC-Lexington  NCState Univ    894  153    34     6    23    29     9    33
 36  NC-Longhurst  NCState Univ    803  167    50     5    22    20     4    33
 37  NC-Leland     NCState Univ    441   71    52    13    18    15     3    30
 38  Wis.SMR 18    Univ. Wis.      387   79    45     4    26    15    10    30
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     CV (%)                         33   29    23    33    18    25    54    10
     Mean                         1593  249    31     7    23    31     8    33
     LSD (5%)                      856  118    12     4     7    13     7     5
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Correlation (Fruit value with fruit weight) = 0.89**
 
Table 14.  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  PP12-102      Rijk Zwaan    1313 43   1748 59   2448 84   2550 89   2794 98
  2  PP12-103      Rijk Zwaan    1021 42   1457 61   2050 86   2164 91   2355 99
  3  Supreme       Nunhems        974 44   1276 58   1827 85   1907 88   2081 97
  4  EX147-35234   Seminis        941 43   1228 57   1732 81   1835 86   2057 98
  5  Colt          Seminis        891 40   1188 56   1646 78   1761 83   2067 97
  6  HSX-900       HortAg Seed    804 40   1132 56   1622 82   1772 90   1909 98
  7  LB-09         Baker Seeds    733 38   1090 56   1619 83   1747 89   1915 97
  8  Exp06-3575    Bejo Seeds     802 36   1089 50   1652 77   1807 85   2032 95
  9  EX147-45479   Seminis        706 34   1033 50   1582 78   1734 85   2005 98
 10  LB-27         Baker Seeds    651 36    959 53   1450 80   1568 86   1765 96
 11  EX147-27140   Seminis        572 30    919 50   1521 82   1644 89   1812 98
 12  Vlaspik       Seminis        449 22    914 44   1590 78   1716 84   1968 97
 13  Treasure      Harris Moran   455 26    908 52   1454 83   1610 92   1712 98
 14  Wainwright    Nunhems        610 35    902 51   1448 81   1529 86   1723 96
 15  Raleigh       NCState Univ   550 29    808 44   1286 72   1406 80   1607 92
 16  Exp06-3566    Bejo Seeds     500 23    804 39   1352 70   1511 80   1784 96
 17  Vlasspear     Seminis        522 35    746 52   1181 82   1303 90   1426 99
 18  Lafayette     Nunhems        482 27    694 43   1068 71   1204 81   1401 97
 19  Exp06-3589    Bejo Seeds     473 22    675 34   1122 58   1357 74   1716 95
 20  Feisty        Harris Moran   382 22    674 42   1143 73   1275 82   1479 97
 21  NC-Davie      ZeraimGedera   252 11    653 32   1244 62   1557 79   1830 94
 22  HMX-7426      Harris Moran   341 18    635 40    999 67   1184 89   1265 97
 23  EGP-410       EmeraldSeeds   329 20    611 37   1115 71   1235 79   1483 97
 24  EGP-411       EmeraldSeeds   274 20    591 48    940 79   1072 93   1149 99
 25  Vlasstar      Seminis        258 18    590 42    929 69   1085 81   1305 97
 26  Exp07-5654    Bejo Seeds     380 24    558 35    923 60   1114 73   1434 93
 27  NC-Denton     NCState Univ   179 13    487 37    935 74   1074 85   1215 96
 28  NC-Merritt    NCState Univ   190 14    436 34    900 70   1113 87   1263 97
 29  Johnston      NCState Univ   207 14    422 28    837 57    979 68   1311 93
 30  Calypso       NCState Univ   173 13    414 36    847 75    955 85   1080 95
 31  NC-Moriah     NCState Univ    85  6    388 23   1131 65   1522 85   1774 98
 32  Sumter        Clemson Univ   122 11    318 28    645 57    853 76   1047 93
 33  CrossCountry  Harris Moran   137  8    301 21    708 56    836 68   1080 91
 34  NC-Danbury    NCState Univ   101  8    273 21    594 46    813 64   1104 87
 35  Wis.SMR 18    Univ. Wis.      38 12    120 36    282 80    314 87    384100
 36  NC-Lexington  NCState Univ    14  1     44  5    264 29    408 45    763 85
 37  NC-Longhurst  NCState Univ    12  2     42  5    206 26    402 51    728 91
 38  NC-Leland     NCState Univ     0  0      3  0     63  7    124 17    307 55
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     CV (%)                        61 40     47 26     39 15     36 10     34  7
     Mean                         445 23    714 40   1167 69   1317 79   1530 95
     LSD (5%)                     444 15    550 17    740 17    774 14    842 11
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Correlation (Fruit value with value in harvests 1 and 2) = 0.90**

 
Table 15.  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   Colt           Seminis            7.8      8.0     8.7     7.0     8.3
    2   NC-Danbury     NCState Univ       7.7      8.0     7.0     6.7     8.3
    3   EX147-45479    Seminis            7.6      7.3     7.3     7.3     8.0
    4   Vlaspik        Seminis            7.6      7.0     7.3     8.3     7.3
    5   EGP-410        EmeraldSeeds       7.3      8.0     5.7     6.7     7.3
    6   EGP-411        EmeraldSeeds       7.3      8.0     6.7     6.0     8.0
    7   EX147-27140    Seminis            7.3      7.7     7.0     7.0     7.3
    8   Exp06-3575     Bejo Seeds         7.3      7.0     7.0     7.3     7.7
    9   Vlasstar       Seminis            7.3      7.0     7.0     7.7     7.3
   10   NC-Davie       ZeraimGedera       7.2      7.7     7.0     6.0     8.0
   11   NC-Merritt     NCState Univ       7.1      7.7     8.7     5.7     8.0
   12   Treasure       Harris Moran       7.1      7.0     6.3     6.3     8.0
   13   Feisty         Harris Moran       7.0      7.7     8.3     5.7     7.7
   14   Exp06-3566     Bejo Seeds         7.0      6.7     8.0     8.0     6.3
   15   Calypso        NCState Univ       6.9      7.3     6.7     6.3     7.0
   16   Exp07-5654     Bejo Seeds         6.9      6.7     8.0     7.7     6.3
   17   CrossCountry   Harris Moran       6.9      6.7     6.7     6.3     7.7
   18   Lafayette      Nunhems            6.9      6.7     6.7     7.3     6.7
   19   Exp06-3589     Bejo Seeds         6.8      7.0     6.7     7.0     6.3
   20   Johnston       NCState Univ       6.8      6.7     6.7     6.7     7.0
   21   NC-Longhurst   NCState Univ       6.8      6.7     7.7     6.3     7.3
   22   NC-Moriah      NCState Univ       6.7      7.3     6.3     6.0     6.7
   23   Vlasspear      Seminis            6.7      7.0     7.0     6.3     6.7
   24   Wainwright     Nunhems            6.7      6.7     6.3     6.7     6.7
   25   NC-Denton      NCState Univ       6.7      6.7     8.0     6.3     7.0
   26   EX147-35234    Seminis            6.7      6.3     8.3     6.7     7.0
   27   NC-Leland      NCState Univ       6.7      6.0     7.3     7.0     7.0
   28   Sumter         Clemson Univ       6.6      6.0     5.3     7.3     6.3
   29   LB-09          Baker Seeds        6.4      7.0     8.0     5.7     6.7
   30   Raleigh        NCState Univ       6.4      6.0     7.0     6.7     6.7
   31   LB-27          Baker Seeds        6.3      6.7     7.0     5.3     7.0
   32   NC-Lexington   NCState Univ       6.3      6.3     6.0     6.0     6.7
   33   Supreme        Nunhems            6.3      6.0     7.7     7.0     6.0
   34   HSX-900        HortAg Seed        6.2      6.3     7.3     6.3     6.0
   35   HMX-7426       Harris Moran       6.1      6.7     6.0     5.0     6.7
   36   PP12-103       Rijk Zwaan         6.0      6.7     8.0     4.7     6.7
   37   PP12-102       Rijk Zwaan         5.8      6.3     8.3     4.3     6.7
   38   Wis.SMR 18     Univ. Wis.         5.1      5.7     4.7     4.7     5.0
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        CV (%)                            7.8      9.9    11.1    15.5    11.7
        Mean                              6.8      6.9     7.1     6.5     7.0
        LSD (5%)                          0.9      1.1     1.3     1.6     1.3
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z Quality rated 1 to 9 (1 = poor, 5 = average, 9 = excellent).
y Color rated 1 to 9 (1 = white, 5 = medium green, 9 = very dark green).
Correlation (Fruit value with average quality) = 0.14ns
 
Table 16.  Stage 4 summer pickle trial - other quality data (cultigens are
ranked by average quality).z
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      Cultivar           Seed        Firm-  L/D     Defects1°         Defects2°
Rank   or line          source       ness  ratio  2     4     6     2     4     6
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  1  EGP-410        EmeraldSeeds      20    3.1   W     H     K     H     W     T
  2  Calypso        NCState Univ      20    3.2   K     K     K     W     T     A
  3  NC-Longhurst   NCState Univ      20    3.3   K     G     K     T     T     A
  4  Sumter         Clemson Univ      20    3.0   H     W     K     W     K     W
  5  Vlaspik        Seminis           20    3.6   K     K     K     G     G     L
  6  CrossCountry   Harris Moran      18    3.1   K     H     K     G     T     L
  7  NC-Danbury     NCState Univ      18    3.5   K     K     K     K     K     A
  8  EGP-411        EmeraldSeeds      18    3.1   K     K     K     W     H     I
  9  Vlasstar       Seminis           18    3.1   K     K     K     G     K     L
 10  NC-Davie       ZeraimGedera      18    3.2   K     K     K     G     K     A
 11  Colt           Seminis           17    3.1   K     K     K     O     T     K
 12  EX147-27140    Seminis           17    3.4   K     K     K     G     D     T
 13  Treasure       Harris Moran      17    3.4   K     G     K     M     K     A
 14  NC-Denton      NCState Univ      17    3.4   K     K     L     O     G     K
 15  EX147-45479    Seminis           17    3.3   K     K     K     K     M     T
 16  Exp06-3575     Bejo Seeds        17    3.1   K     H     K     H     M     A
 17  Feisty         Harris Moran      17    3.3   K     T     K     G     M     K
 18  Exp06-3589     Bejo Seeds        17    2.9   K     K     K     H     H     K
 19  LB-27          Baker Seeds       17    3.3   K     G     K     H     T     C
 20  NC-Lexington   NCState Univ      17    2.8   W     H     K     K     V     B
 21  Exp06-3566     Bejo Seeds        17    3.0   H     M     K     I     D     C
 22  Exp07-5654     Bejo Seeds        17    2.9   H     H     K     M     V     K
 23  NC-Leland      NCState Univ      17    3.4   T     T     T     K     X     K
 24  PP12-103       Rijk Zwaan        17    2.8   H     H     H     M     V     K
 25  Wis.SMR 18     Univ. Wis.        17    3.0   W     Y     B     Y     W     Y
 26  LB-09          Baker Seeds       16    3.2   K     D     K     M     K     C
 27  Raleigh        NCState Univ      16    3.1   H     K     K     M     T     K
 28  NC-Merritt     NCState Univ      16    3.1   K     K     K     G     K     K
 29  Wainwright     Nunhems           16    3.3   K     H     H     M     M     T
 30  HMX-7426       Harris Moran      16    3.1   T     H     K     M     W     A
 31  Lafayette      Nunhems           16    3.3   K     G     L     G     K     C
 32  Johnston       NCState Univ      16    3.6   K     K     K     G     G     L
 33  NC-Moriah      NCState Univ      16    3.3   K     W     K     O     G     W
 34  Vlasspear      Seminis           16    3.0   K     H     H     G     O     K
 35  Supreme        Nunhems           16    2.7   H     H     K     M     T     I
 36  PP12-102       Rijk Zwaan        16    2.9   K     H     K     M     V     K
 37  EX147-35234    Seminis           15    3.5   M     K     K     H     G     T
 38  HSX-900        HortAg Seed       15    3.2   H     K     K     M     M     N
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     CV (%)                            9    5.9
     Mean                             17    3.2
     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 17.  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    PP12-103        Rijk Zwaan          9        6        7
           2    PP12-102        Rijk Zwaan          9        7        7
           3    LB-09           Baker Seeds         8        8        6
           4    Supreme         Nunhems             8        8        8
           5    Raleigh         NCState Univ        8        7        8
           6    Exp06-3575      Bejo Seeds          8        8        8
           7    Lafayette       Nunhems             8        7        8
           8    EX147-27140     Seminis             8        7        7
           9    LB-27           Baker Seeds         8        7        8
          10    Exp06-3566      Bejo Seeds          8        7        7
          11    Vlasspear       Seminis             8        6        7
          12    Treasure        Harris Moran        7        8        8
          13    Colt            Seminis             7        7        8
          14    EGP-411         EmeraldSeeds        7        9        6
          15    EX147-45479     Seminis             7        8        7
          16    Feisty          Harris Moran        7        8        8
          17    EGP-410         EmeraldSeeds        7        8        6
          18    EX147-35234     Seminis             7        8        8
          19    Vlasstar        Seminis             7        7        6
          20    CrossCountry    Harris Moran        7        6        8
          21    HMX-7426        Harris Moran        7        7        7
          22    Johnston        NCState Univ        7        6        6
          23    HSX-900         HortAg Seed         6        7        7
          24    Exp07-5654      Bejo Seeds          6        7        8
          25    Wainwright      Nunhems             6        7        8
          26    NC-Longhurst    NCState Univ        6        6        6
          27    NC-Leland       NCState Univ        6        5        7
          28    NC-Lexington    NCState Univ        6        5        7
          29    NC-Merritt      NCState Univ        6        6        7
          30    Exp06-3589      Bejo Seeds          5        7        8
          31    Calypso         NCState Univ        5        7        5
          32    Vlaspik         Seminis             5        7        8
          33    Wis.SMR 18      Univ. Wis.          4        8        4
          34    NC-Danbury      NCState Univ        4        6        6
          35    NC-Davie        ZeraimGedera        4        9        7
          36    NC-Moriah       NCState Univ        3        7        7
          37    NC-Denton       NCState Univ        3        8        8
          38    Sumter          Clemson Univ        3        7        8
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                CV (%)                             18       16       11
                Mean                                6        7        7
                LSD (5%)                            2        2        1
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z Gynoecious rating (1 = androecious, 2-3 = andromonoecious, 4-6 = monoecious,
7-8 = predominately gynoecious, 9 = gynoecious).
y Size rated 1 to 9 (1=very small, 9=very large).
x Color rated 1 to 9 (1=yellow, 9=very dark green).
Correlation (Yield with gynoecious rating)=0.33**    Yield with vine size=0.49**
 
Table 18.  Stage 4 summer pickle trial - disease data (cultigens are ranked
by average disease resistance).z
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                Cultivar          Seed          Average    Downy    Anthrac-
       Rank      or line         source         disease    mildew     nose
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          1    Feisty          Harris Moran       1.0         1        3
          2    NC-Lexington    NCState Univ       1.0         1        3
          3    Lafayette       Nunhems            1.0         1        4
          4    EX147-27140     Seminis            1.0         1        5
          5    LB-27           Baker Seeds        1.0         1        5
          6    NC-Leland       NCState Univ       1.3         1        3
          7    NC-Denton       NCState Univ       1.3         1        4
          8    HMX-7426        Harris Moran       1.3         1        4
          9    Wainwright      Nunhems            1.3         1        4
         10    Vlaspik         Seminis            1.3         1        4
         11    Exp06-3589      Bejo Seeds         1.3         1        5
         12    Exp06-3575      Bejo Seeds         1.3         1        5
         13    Treasure        Harris Moran       1.3         1        5
         14    HSX-900         HortAg Seed        1.3         1        5
         15    PP12-103        Rijk Zwaan         1.3         1        6
         16    Raleigh         NCState Univ       1.7         2        3
         17    CrossCountry    Harris Moran       1.7         2        3
         18    Exp07-5654      Bejo Seeds         1.7         2        4
         19    Calypso         NCState Univ       1.7         2        4
         20    Vlasstar        Seminis            1.7         2        6
         21    EX147-45479     Seminis            1.7         2        6
         22    Colt            Seminis            2.0         2        4
         23    NC-Longhurst    NCState Univ       2.0         2        4
         24    Exp06-3566      Bejo Seeds         2.0         2        4
         25    Johnston        NCState Univ       2.0         2        5
         26    NC-Moriah       NCState Univ       2.0         2        5
         27    Vlasspear       Seminis            2.0         2        6
         28    Supreme         Nunhems            2.0         2        6
         29    EGP-411         EmeraldSeeds       2.0         2        7
         30    NC-Danbury      NCState Univ       2.3         2        3
         31    EX147-35234     Seminis            2.3         2        4
         32    LB-09           Baker Seeds        2.3         2        4
         33    EGP-410         EmeraldSeeds       2.3         2        4
         34    NC-Davie        ZeraimGedera       2.3         2        5
         35    PP12-102        Rijk Zwaan         2.3         2        6
         36    Sumter          Clemson Univ       3.0         3        3
         37    NC-Merritt      NCState Univ       3.0         3        4
         38    Wis.SMR 18      Univ. Wis.         4.0         4        5
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               CV (%)                            50.1        50       32
               Mean                               1.8         2        4
               LSD (5%)                           1.5         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) = -0.03ns

 
Table 19.  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    PP12-102        Rijk Zwaan         13.5     10.0     21.5     20.4
     2    PP12-103        Rijk Zwaan         12.1      9.1     17.1     16.1
     3    Colt            Seminis            11.2      9.1      9.8     11.3
     4    Supreme         Nunhems            11.1      8.7     19.3     18.0
     5    EX147-35234     Seminis            10.9      8.6     17.6     18.1
     6    Exp06-3575      Bejo Seeds         10.8      8.7     12.5     13.2
     7    EX147-45479     Seminis            10.5      8.5     12.6     14.4
     8    HSX-900         HortAg Seed        10.3      8.3     18.6     18.0
     9    LB-09           Baker Seeds        10.2      8.3     20.2     18.9
    10    Vlaspik         Seminis            10.2      8.3     12.6     12.7
    11    EX147-27140     Seminis             9.9      8.1     12.6     13.6
    12    LB-27           Baker Seeds         9.7      8.0     18.3     16.6
    13    Treasure        Harris Moran        9.5      8.0     15.3     14.5
    14    Wainwright      Nunhems             9.4      7.8     18.3     18.6
    15    Exp06-3566      Bejo Seeds          9.3      7.7     17.1     18.2
    16    NC-Davie        ZeraimGedera        8.9      7.6     17.5     18.5
    17    Raleigh         NCState Univ        8.9      7.5     21.6     20.7
    18    Exp06-3589      Bejo Seeds          8.8      7.4     18.7     18.8
    19    Feisty          Harris Moran        8.6      7.4     16.7     16.6
    20    Lafayette       Nunhems             8.3      7.0     18.1     19.0
    21    Vlasspear       Seminis             8.3      7.0     21.2     21.5
    22    EGP-410         EmeraldSeeds        8.2      7.0     18.4     17.8
    23    Exp07-5654      Bejo Seeds          8.0      6.9     19.2     20.4
    24    Vlasstar        Seminis             7.9      6.8     18.9     19.5
    25    NC-Moriah       NCState Univ        7.8      7.0     20.5     21.8
    26    HMX-7426        Harris Moran        7.6      6.6     23.3     21.7
    27    EGP-411         EmeraldSeeds        7.6      6.5     18.5     18.3
    28    NC-Denton       NCState Univ        7.4      6.6     22.1     21.2
    29    Johnston        NCState Univ        7.2      6.3     21.9     22.3
    30    NC-Merritt      NCState Univ        7.2      6.4     21.3     23.6
    31    Calypso         NCState Univ        6.9      6.2     21.9     20.2
    32    NC-Danbury      NCState Univ        6.8      6.1     16.8     19.1
    33    CrossCountry    Harris Moran        6.5      5.9     22.8     22.5
    34    Sumter          Clemson Univ        6.2      5.6     26.4     25.0
    35    NC-Lexington    NCState Univ        5.2      4.8     25.6     25.3
    36    NC-Longhurst    NCState Univ        5.1      4.8     26.1     25.8
    37    NC-Leland       NCState Univ        4.4      4.0     25.9     26.9
    38    Wis.SMR 18      Univ. Wis.          3.8      3.8     34.3     32.3
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          CV (%)                             22.2     17.5     23.3     21.1
          Mean                                8.5      7.2     19.5     19.5
          LSD (5%)                            3.1      2.0      7.4      6.7
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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) = 0.96**
Correlation (Yield with ARI1) = -0.63**