2005 Statewide Watermelon Trial Results - La Pryor, TX

Harvested fruit (% fruit size (lbs/fruit) grade)

Entry

Total Mktz Yld (lbs/A) 

>30

25-30 20-25 15-20 10-15 5-9 % culls Soluble Solids Flesh y Pressure (lbs) Taste x
Diploids

Ole

  114,563 20 17 28 2 --- --- 33 9.8 --- 5.2

WX 272w
  112,530 --- --- --- 13 58 29 20 10.3 --- 6.2


WX 260

  108,319 20 11 29 20 --- --- 28 10.0 --- 6.4

ACX 2800

  101,930 11 24 8 29 --- --- 24 10.0 --- 7.1

Jamboree
  101,350 13 34 21 8 --- --- 26 9.0 --- 8.6

WX 257
  93,218 8 25 5 36 --- --- 17 11.0 --- 5.9

Summer Flavor 800
  84,506 13 14 12 44 --- --- 44 10.5 --- 7.5

WX 264
  84,071 16 2 34 4 --- --- 38 9.7 --- 5.9

RWM 8169
  73,616 30 3 5 24 --- --- 16 10.3 --- 6.3

Royal Sweet
  65,921 20 28 8 28 --- ---   9.7 --- 7.0

Entry

Total Mktz Yld (lbs/A) 

>30

25-30 20-25 15-20 10-15 5-9 % culls Soluble Solids Flesh y Pressure (lbs) Taste x
Triploids

Sweet Slice
  156,090 --- 3 6 34 39 --- 18 10.3 --- 6.5

SUR 8339
  152,460 1 10 12 24 38 --- 15 10.3 1.6 5.1

RWT 8145
  151,153 --- 6 29 41 20 --- 4 10.5 0.7 6.5

Summer Sweet #5244
  139,247 --- 5 9 46 22 --- 18 10.7 0.8 6.4

Tri - X Carosel
  138,666 --- --- 17 31 35 --- 17 9.7 1.5 5.0

ACX 601
  128,212 --- --- 5 41 43 --- 11 10.7 1.4 9.5
Phot Not Available
5003

  126,905 --- 1 11 40 19 --- 29 10.0 1.4 6.9

RWT 8166
  124,291 --- 3 7 56 28 --- 6 9.8 1.5 1.8

RWT 8181
  116,015 --- --- 7 44 35 --- 14 10.8 1.8 5.8

Tri - X Palamar
  114,127 --- --- 13 23 46 --- 18 9.8 1.3 3.6

Apollo
  112,675 2 9 13 33 26 --- 17 11.0 1.5 4.2

Tri - X 313
  110,206 --- 2 18 33 36 --- 11 9.8 1.9 3.8

Summervill
  107,448 --- 1 --- 20 56 --- 23 11.0 1.4 8.2

WX 29
  104,544 --- 3 6 45 27 --- 19 9.7 1.0 7.5

Sugar Shack
  104,399 --- 2 7 28 35 --- 28 11.5 1.1 7.2

Sweet Delight
  100,478 --- --- 7 43 41 --- 9 9.5 1.3 3.5
Photo Not Available
ACR 2572
  97,685 --- 5 13 34 42 --- 6 10.7 1.5 7.7

Sugar Time
  97,139 --- 2 --- 33 47 --- 18 11.5 1.0 6.0

Super Seedless #7167
  87,556 --- 4 6 33 42 --- 15 9.7 1.3 7.2

WX 270
  78,698 --- --- 18 11 45 --- 26 10.5 0.8 8.5

zMarketable yield calculations are based on each variety planted in the entire field.
yFlesh pressure in pounds; higher = more firm
xTaste - average of 12 tasters; 1 = worst, 10 = best
wWX 272 os selected to be a small seeded melon.