Table 1. Yield comparison of Eastern muskmelon cultivars in Southwestern Indiana, 2000.
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Cultivar |
Seed Source |
Days to harvest |
Yield Cwt.Lb/A |
Yieldz Tons/A |
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Fruit No./A |
Ave. fruit weight Lbs |
7/07-7/17 |
7/18-7/28 |
7/29-8/02 |
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PS12695 |
PS |
85 |
644.2 |
32.2 |
a |
9196 |
7.0 |
10.7 |
65.7 |
23.7 |
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PX208096 |
PS |
89 |
623.9 |
31.2 |
ab |
7744 |
8.0 |
2.0 |
77.0 |
21.0 |
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Apollo-VP |
NV |
89 |
612.3 |
30.6 |
abc |
7964 |
7.7 |
7.0 |
72.0 |
21.0 |
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HMX8592 |
HM |
88 |
594.4 |
29.7 |
abcd |
10516 |
5.6 |
10.7 |
52.3 |
37.0 |
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PS211896 |
PS |
86 |
583.4 |
29.2 |
abcde |
7700 |
7.6 |
21.0 |
54.3 |
24.7 |
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HMX7608 |
HM |
88 |
581.2 |
29.0 |
abcde |
9504 |
6.1 |
7.7 |
69.0 |
23.3 |
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Vienna |
AS |
83 |
580.2 |
29.0 |
abcde |
8228 |
7.1 |
36.0 |
28.0 |
36.0 |
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ACX6908 |
AC |
85 |
575.5 |
28.8 |
abcdef |
7788 |
7.4 |
25.3 |
47.0 |
27.7 |
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RML6969-VP |
NV |
84 |
565.0 |
28.2 |
abcdefg |
7304 |
7.8 |
27.0 |
43.7 |
29.3 |
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HMX0586 |
HM |
83 |
563.6 |
28.2 |
abcdefg |
9636 |
5.9 |
36.0 |
41.3 |
22.7 |
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SXM7204 |
SS |
86 |
559.0 |
28.0 |
abcdefg |
10384 |
5.4 |
10.7 |
57.7 |
31.7 |
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Eclipse |
PS |
85 |
551.1 |
27.5 |
bcdefgh |
8228 |
6.7 |
10.7 |
70.7 |
18.7 |
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Hombre |
AS |
83 |
549.1 |
27.5 |
bcdefgh |
10208 |
5.4 |
22.3 |
53.3 |
24.3 |
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HMX9597 |
HM |
87 |
546.3 |
27.3 |
bcdefghi |
10472 |
5.2 |
19.0 |
56.7 |
24.3 |
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EX1153/94 |
AS |
81 |
545.8 |
27.3 |
bcdefghi |
9504 |
5.7 |
26.7 |
48.7 |
24.7 |
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ASG20-4596 |
AS |
88 |
544.9 |
27.2 |
bcdefghi |
4928 |
11.1 |
3.7 |
83.0 |
13.3 |
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ACX4757 |
AC |
83 |
535.3 |
26.7 |
bcdefghij |
8272 |
6.5 |
20.0 |
60.3 |
19.7 |
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RML8793-VP |
NV |
83 |
534.8 |
26.7 |
bcdefghij |
8756 |
6.1 |
40.3 |
33.7 |
26.0 |
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ASG3250857 |
AS |
81 |
532.0 |
26.6 |
bcdefghijk |
7920 |
6.8 |
75.7 |
9.0 |
15.3 |
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HMX8593 |
HM |
84 |
530.2 |
26.5 |
cdefghijk |
9504 |
5.6 |
30.7 |
53.3 |
16.0 |
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ASG207296 |
AS |
83 |
527.6 |
26.4 |
cdefghijkl |
8052 |
6.6 |
31.3 |
49.7 |
19.0 |
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SXM7119 |
SS |
85 |
521.6 |
26.1 |
cdefghijkl |
7656 |
6.8 |
24.0 |
57.3 |
18.7 |
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RML8729-VP |
NV |
81 |
516.3 |
25.8 |
defghijkl |
6864 |
7.5 |
62.3 |
13.0 |
24.7 |
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RML8726-VP |
NV |
83 |
508.8 |
25.5 |
defghijklm |
5104 |
10.0 |
59.3 |
21.7 |
19.0 |
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HMX9598 |
HM |
85 |
507.5 |
25.4 |
defghijklm |
6556 |
7.8 |
21.3 |
63.7 |
15.0 |
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ACX3908 |
AC |
85 |
492.6 |
24.6 |
efghijklmn |
6468 |
7.7 |
12.0 |
69.3 |
18.7 |
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HMX8594 |
HM |
86 |
485.5 |
24.3 |
fghijklmn |
10032 |
4.8 |
7.7 |
64.0 |
28.3 |
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ES4407 |
AC |
82 |
484.2 |
24.2 |
fghijklmn |
7084 |
6.8 |
34.7 |
45.3 |
20.0 |
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ACX6898 |
AC |
89 |
483.3 |
24.1 |
ghijklmn |
6776 |
7.2 |
5.7 |
78.3 |
16.0 |
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ASG3253058 |
AS |
82 |
462.2 |
23.1 |
hijklmno |
8536 |
5.4 |
45.0 |
37.7 |
17.3 |
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ASG3253068 |
AS |
85 |
460.7 |
23.0 |
hijklmno |
8184 |
5.6 |
40.7 |
37.7 |
21.7 |
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ASG3252778 |
AS |
83 |
456.7 |
22.8 |
ijklmno |
8844 |
5.2 |
38.3 |
35.7 |
26.0 |
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ASG3250137 |
AS |
82 |
455.0 |
22.7 |
ijklmno |
8404 |
5.4 |
30.3 |
58.3 |
11.3 |
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RML8792-VP |
NV |
81 |
446.2 |
22.3 |
jklmnop |
8052 |
5.5 |
43.7 |
33.0 |
23.3 |
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Athena |
NV |
82 |
439.6 |
22.0 |
klmnop |
7964 |
5.5 |
33.7 |
43.7 |
22.7 |
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ACX9201 |
AC |
86 |
436.5 |
21.8 |
lmnop |
7700 |
5.7 |
9.0 |
46.3 |
44.7 |
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HMX9605 |
HM |
88 |
421.5 |
21.1 |
mnop |
8492 |
4.9 |
12.7 |
74.7 |
12.7 |
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RML9696-VP |
NV |
82 |
420.4 |
21.0 |
mnop |
7656 |
5.5 |
56.3 |
36.0 |
7.7 |
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ASG3251817 |
AS |
81 |
414.3 |
20.7 |
nop |
8844 |
4.7 |
48.0 |
24.3 |
27.7 |
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Medoro |
AS |
84 |
384.1 |
19.2 |
op |
8096 |
4.7 |
14.7 |
58.0 |
27.3 |
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ASG3251657 |
AS |
81 |
357.1 |
17.8 |
p |
12760 |
2.8 |
42.7 |
36.3 |
21.0 |
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Grand mean |
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84 |
513.0 |
25.6 |
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8339 |
6.4 |
27.2 |
50.3 |
22.5 |
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LSD (5%) |
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3 |
94.3 |
4.7 |
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1653 |
0.6 |
12.3 |
15.3 |
12.9 |
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C.V. (%) |
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2 |
11.2 |
11.2 |
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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.