Watermelon Variety Trials - 2002
Entry Seed Source Marketable Yield (lbs/a) Percent Market Yield Percent Marketable Yield/Size Grade
(lbs/fruit)
Percent Culls
>30 25-30 20-25 15-20 10-15

Dillion
Hazera 71250 83 0 0 0 25 58 17

Tri X Palomar
Rogers 62917 57 0 0 2 37 18 43

Vertigo
Hazera 57083 78 0 0 15 27 36 22

Super Sweet 5244
Abbott & Cobb 52917 55 0 0 0 27 28 45

Tri X 313
Rogers 52500 47 3 0 0 24 20 53

Dulce Grande
Palmer 51250 80 0 0 5 5 70 20

H 5015
Hazera 47917 72 0 0 3 35 34 28

Shamen
Palmer 46250 52 0 0 0 7 45 48

Tri X Shadow
Rogers 45833 59 0 0 2 13 44 41

Super Seedless 7177
Abbott & Cobb 42083 67 0 0 0 31 37 33

Super Seedless 7167
Abbott & Cobb 40000 63 0 0 0 14 49 37

Super Seedless 7187
Abbott & Cobb 40000 61 0 0 0 11 50 39

Sweet Eat'n
Palmer 37917 59 0 0 3 26 30 41

RWT 8096
Rogers 37917 46 0 0 0 25 21 54

Sweet Slice
Willhite 37083 50 0 0 0 6 44 50

5031
Petoseed 36667 60 0 0 0 34 26 40

Samba
Shamrock 33750 44 0 0 11 25 8 56

ACS 8043
Abbott & Cobb 33333 64 0 0 4 14 46 36

Gem Dandy
Willhite 30833 45 0 0 0 5 40 55

Sugar Slice
Willhite 18750 32 0 0 0 16 2 82
Trial transplanted on 4/17 with water wheel transplanter; 5 plants per rep with 3 reps per variety; once over harvest on 6/27.

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