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These reports were published in: Midwest Vegetable Variety Trial Report for 2006. Compiled by Elizabeth T. Maynard and Christopher C. Gunter. Bulletin No. B18048. Dept. of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Office of Agricultural Research Programs, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, Indiana. December, 2006. Hard copies of the report may be ordered from Purdue Extension Media Distribution by calling 1-888-398-4636. Page numbers below refer to printed report.

Sources of Vegetable Seeds..............................................................................................................1

Muskmelon

Early, Short Row Trial of Eastern Muskmelons in Southwestern Indiana, 2006 (Indiana)
Christopher C. Gunter, Melborn K. Lang, Dennis Nowaskie, and Angie Thompson........................................................................................................................................4

Eastern Muskmelon Trials for Southwestern Indiana, 2006 (Indiana)
Christopher C. Gunter, Melborn K. Lang, Dennis Nowaskie, and Angie Thompson........................................................................................................................................7

Plant Density Effects on Aphrodite and Eclipse Muskmelon (Iowa)
Vince Lawson..................................................................................................................................10

Specialty Melon Variety Evaluations (Kentucky)
John Strang, Katie Bale, John Snyder, and Chris Smigell....................................................................12

Okra

Okra Evaluation Trial for Seed Production (Illinois)
Winthrop B. Phippen........................................................................................................................17

Onion

Onion Hybrid Performance (North Dakota)
Paul Hendrickson and Harlene Hatterman-Valenti...............................................................................19

2006 Onion Variety Trial (Pennsylvania)
M. D. Orzolek..................................................................................................................................20

2006 Sweet Spanish Onion Variety Trial (Pennsylvania)
M. D. Orzolek..................................................................................................................................23

Pepper

2006 DSAC Pepper Variety Trial (Illinois)
Bronwyn Aly and J. D. Kindhart.......................................................................................................26

Pumpkin

Pumpkin Cultivar Evaluation, Northern Indiana 2006 (Indiana)
Elizabeth T. Maynard.......................................................................................................................27

On-Farm Evaluation of Powdery Mildew Tolerant Pumpkin Cultivars, 2006 (Indiana)
Dan Egel, Rex Drennen, and Elizabeth Maynard................................................................................30

Powdery Mildew Resistant Pumpkin Cultivar Evaluation, New York 2006 (New York)
Margaret T. McGrath, Jane F. Davey, and Sandra Menasha...............................................................31

Hard-rinded Pumpkin Cultivar Evaluation for Phytophthora Fruit Rot, New York 2006 (New York)
Margaret T. McGrath and Jane F. Davey...........................................................................................34

Pumpkin Cultivar Evaluation in Ohio (Ohio)
Bob Precheur, Mac Riedel, and Jim Jasinski.....................................................................................36

Squash

Evaluation of Winter Squash Cultivars with Resistance to Powdery Mildew - 2006 (Iowa)
Vince Lawson.................................................................................................................................39

Winter Squash & Pumpkin Variety Evaluations (Kentucky)
John Strang, Katie Bale, John Snyder, and Chris Smigell...................................................................41

Yield of 19 Zucchini and Four Yellow Squash Selections in Southwest Michigan (Michigan)
Ron Goldy and Virginia Wendzel ....................................................................................................45

Yield of 30 Late-Planted Zucchini Selections in Southwest Michigan (Michigan)
Ron Goldy and Virginia Wendzel.....................................................................................................48

Powdery Mildew Resistant Winter Squash Cultivar Evaluation, New York 2006 (New York)
Margaret T. McGrath, Jane F. Davey, and Sandra Menasha..............................................................50

Powdery Mildew Resistant Yellow Summer Squash Cultivar Evaluation New York 2006 (New York)
Margaret T. McGrath, Jane F. Davey, and Sandra Menasha..............................................................53

Powdery Mildew Resistant Zucchini Squash Cultivar Evaluation, New York 2006 (New York)
Margaret T. McGrath, Jane F. Davey, and Sandra Menasha..............................................................56

Sweet Corn

Sweet Corn Hybrid Disease Nursery - 2006 (Illinois)
Jerald Pataky, Marty Williams, Brian Warsaw, Mike Meyer, and Jim Moody......................................59

Sugar-enhanced Sweet Corn Cultivar Evaluation for Northern Indiana, 2006 (Indiana)
Elizabeth T. Maynard......................................................................................................................75

Supersweet Sweet Corn Cultivar Evaluation for Northern Indiana, 2006 (Indiana)
Elizabeth T. Maynard......................................................................................................................79

Evaluation of Sweet Corn Varieties at Two Grower Locations in Ohio (Ohio)
Robert J. Precheur, Jim Doran, David Schacht, Clarence Renk, Michael Haddix, and Joe Davlin.............................................................................................................................................82

Tomato

2006 Tomato Cultivar Trial for Southern Illinois (Illinois)
Bronwyn Aly and J. D. Kindhart......................................................................................................86

Southern Illinois On-Farm Tomato Variety Trial, 2006 (Illinois)
Bronwyn Aly and Jeff Kindhart........................................................................................................88

On-Farm Evaluation of Tomatoes Cultivars for Disease Resistance, 2006 (Indiana)
Dan Egel, Butch Zandstra, and Elizabeth Maynard............................................................................89

Use of ABA for Processing Tomato Transplant Height Control - 2006 (Ohio)
Mark Bennett, Elaine Grassbaugh, and Matt Hofelich........................................................................90

Yield, Income, and Quality of Staked Tomato Cultivars in Central Kentucky (Kentucky)
Brent Rowell, Janet Pfeiffer, Terry Jones, Katie Bale, and John C. Snyder.........................................92

Watermelon

Grafted Seedless Watermelon Trial in Southwest Indiana (2006) (Indiana)
Frankie Lam, Chris Gunter, and Dan Egel.........................................................................................96

Evaluation of Non-Harvested Watermelon Pollenizers for Flowering Characteristics and
Fusarium oxysporum fsp. Niveum Susceptibility (Indiana)
Chris Gunter, Dan Egel, Frankie Lam, Sara Hoke, and Stephen Nowaskie.........................................100

Seedless Watermelon Cultivar Trials for Southwestern Indiana, 2006 (Indiana)
Christopher C. Gunter, Melborn K. Lang, Dennis Nowaskie, and Angie Thompson...........................110

Watermelon Cultivar Trial - 2006 (Iowa)
Vince Lawson................................................................................................................................114

Miscellaneous

Copper-Treated Containers for Vegetable Transplant Production - 2006 (Ohio)
Mark Bennett, Elaine Grassbaugh, and Matt Hofelich........................................................................125

Evaluation of New Vegetable Cultivars Under Northwest Ohio Growing Conditions - 2006 (Ohio)
Elaine Grassbaugh, Mark Bennett, and Matt Hofelich........................................................................127

Use of ABA (Abscisic Acid) and PEG 8000 (Polyehtylene Glycol) to Control
Vegetable Transplant Height - 2006 (Ohio)
Mark Bennett, Elaine Grassbaugh, and Matt Hofelich........................................................................129

Sweet Corn Cultivar Trial - 2006 (Iowa)
Vince Lawson.................................................................................................................................132

Authors' Addresses.........................................................................................................................135