Table 1. Yield comparison of Eastern muskmelon cultivars in Southwestern Indiana, 2000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% Of fruit harvested between:

Cultivar

Seed Source

Days to harvest

Yield Cwt.Lb/A

Yieldz Tons/A

 

Fruit No./A

Ave. fruit weight Lbs

7/07-7/17

7/18-7/28

7/29-8/02

PS12695

PS

85

644.2

32.2

a

9196

7.0

10.7

65.7

23.7

PX208096

PS

89

623.9

31.2

ab

7744

8.0

2.0

77.0

21.0

Apollo-VP

NV

89

612.3

30.6

abc

7964

7.7

7.0

72.0

21.0

HMX8592

HM

88

594.4

29.7

abcd

10516

5.6

10.7

52.3

37.0

PS211896

PS

86

583.4

29.2

abcde

7700

7.6

21.0

54.3

24.7

HMX7608

HM

88

581.2

29.0

abcde

9504

6.1

7.7

69.0

23.3

Vienna

AS

83

580.2

29.0

abcde

8228

7.1

36.0

28.0

36.0

ACX6908

AC

85

575.5

28.8

abcdef

7788

7.4

25.3

47.0

27.7

RML6969-VP

NV

84

565.0

28.2

abcdefg

7304

7.8

27.0

43.7

29.3

HMX0586

HM

83

563.6

28.2

abcdefg

9636

5.9

36.0

41.3

22.7

SXM7204

SS

86

559.0

28.0

abcdefg

10384

5.4

10.7

57.7

31.7

Eclipse

PS

85

551.1

27.5

bcdefgh

8228

6.7

10.7

70.7

18.7

Hombre

AS

83

549.1

27.5

bcdefgh

10208

5.4

22.3

53.3

24.3

HMX9597

HM

87

546.3

27.3

bcdefghi

10472

5.2

19.0

56.7

24.3

EX1153/94

AS

81

545.8

27.3

bcdefghi

9504

5.7

26.7

48.7

24.7

ASG20-4596

AS

88

544.9

27.2

bcdefghi

4928

11.1

3.7

83.0

13.3

ACX4757

AC

83

535.3

26.7

bcdefghij

8272

6.5

20.0

60.3

19.7

RML8793-VP

NV

83

534.8

26.7

bcdefghij

8756

6.1

40.3

33.7

26.0

ASG3250857

AS

81

532.0

26.6

bcdefghijk

7920

6.8

75.7

9.0

15.3

HMX8593

HM

84

530.2

26.5

cdefghijk

9504

5.6

30.7

53.3

16.0

ASG207296

AS

83

527.6

26.4

cdefghijkl

8052

6.6

31.3

49.7

19.0

SXM7119

SS

85

521.6

26.1

cdefghijkl

7656

6.8

24.0

57.3

18.7

RML8729-VP

NV

81

516.3

25.8

defghijkl

6864

7.5

62.3

13.0

24.7

RML8726-VP

NV

83

508.8

25.5

defghijklm

5104

10.0

59.3

21.7

19.0

HMX9598

HM

85

507.5

25.4

defghijklm

6556

7.8

21.3

63.7

15.0

ACX3908

AC

85

492.6

24.6

efghijklmn

6468

7.7

12.0

69.3

18.7

HMX8594

HM

86

485.5

24.3

fghijklmn

10032

4.8

7.7

64.0

28.3

ES4407

AC

82

484.2

24.2

fghijklmn

7084

6.8

34.7

45.3

20.0

ACX6898

AC

89

483.3

24.1

ghijklmn

6776

7.2

5.7

78.3

16.0

ASG3253058

AS

82

462.2

23.1

hijklmno

8536

5.4

45.0

37.7

17.3

ASG3253068

AS

85

460.7

23.0

hijklmno

8184

5.6

40.7

37.7

21.7

ASG3252778

AS

83

456.7

22.8

ijklmno

8844

5.2

38.3

35.7

26.0

ASG3250137

AS

82

455.0

22.7

ijklmno

8404

5.4

30.3

58.3

11.3

RML8792-VP

NV

81

446.2

22.3

jklmnop

8052

5.5

43.7

33.0

23.3

Athena

NV

82

439.6

22.0

klmnop

7964

5.5

33.7

43.7

22.7

ACX9201

AC

86

436.5

21.8

lmnop

7700

5.7

9.0

46.3

44.7

HMX9605

HM

88

421.5

21.1

mnop

8492

4.9

12.7

74.7

12.7

RML9696-VP

NV

82

420.4

21.0

mnop

7656

5.5

56.3

36.0

7.7

ASG3251817

AS

81

414.3

20.7

nop

8844

4.7

48.0

24.3

27.7

Medoro

AS

84

384.1

19.2

op

8096

4.7

14.7

58.0

27.3

ASG3251657

AS

81

357.1

17.8

p

12760

2.8

42.7

36.3

21.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grand mean

 

84

513.0

25.6

 

8339

6.4

27.2

50.3

22.5

LSD (5%)

 

3

94.3

4.7

 

1653

0.6

12.3

15.3

12.9

C.V. (%)

 

2

11.2

11.2

 

12

6.1

27.5

18.6

34.9

Randomized complete block design: 3 replications.

z Yield wt. (tons) averages spanned by the same letter are not significantly different.