Table 2. Quality comparison of Eastern muskmelon cultivars in Southwestern Indiana, 2000.

Cultivar

Seed Source

%SSr

Shapes

Sizet

Uniformityu

Flavorv

Nettingw

Ridgesx

Rindy

Seedz cavity

PS12695

PS

8.4

Rd

M

2

1

3

0-1

2-3

S

PX208096

PS

6.0

Rd

M

3

4

2

3

2

M

Apollo-VP

NV

8.9

Rd

VL

2

4

2

3

3

M

HMX8592

HM

8.7

Ov

M-L

3

1

2

2

2

L

PS211896

PS

7.6

Rd

M-L

3

4

2

3

1

M

HMX7608

HM

7.0

Rd

M

3

2

2

1

3

M

Vienna

AS

10.4

Rd

M-L

3

4

2-3

0-1

2

M

ACX6908

AC

9.4

Ov

M

2

4

2

0-1

1-2

M-L

RML6969-VP

NV

10.2

Rd

M

3

4

3

1

2

L

HMX0586

HM

10.8

Rd-Ov

M-L

1

3

2

1

1

VL

SXM7204

SS

11.8

Ov

M

3

2

2-3

1

1

L

Eclipse

PS

6.6

Rd

M

3

3

2

1

3

M

Hombre

AS

8.8

Ob

M

3

4

2

3

2

M-L

HMX9597

HM

8.4

Rd

S

3

3

3

1

3

S

EX1153/94

AS

6.9

Ov

L

3

2

1-2

3

3

S-M

ASG20-4596

AS

8.2

Ob

VL

1

2

1

3

3

L

ACX4757

AC

10.0

Ov

M

2

4

2

0-1

3

M

RML8793-VP

NV

9.8

Rd

M

3

3

2

0-1

2

S

ASG3250857

AS

4.9

Rd

M

3

1

3

3

2

L

HMX8593

HM

10.8

Rd-Ov

M

2

4

3

0

2

S

ASG207296

AS

11.9

Rd

L

2

4

2

1

1

S

SXM7119

SS

8.8

Rd-Ov

M

3

3

2

0-1

3

L

RML8729-VP

NV

6.4

Rd-Ob

L

1

4

2

0

3

S

RML8726-VP

NV

7.9

Ov-Ob

VL

1

3

1-2

0

3

M

HMX9598

HM

8.6

Ob

L

2

3

3

0-1

3

L

ACX3908

AC

10.2

Ob

L

2

4

2

1

1

S

HMX8594

HM

5.8

Rd

S

2

2

1

0

3

M

ES4407

AC

11.0

Ob

L

2

3

1-2

3

2

L

ACX6898

AC

10.4

Ov

M

3

4

2

0-1

2

M

ASG3253058

AS

8.2

Ov

M

2

3

3

3

1

S-M

ASG3253068

AS

9.3

Rd

M

3

4

3

2

1

M

ASG3252778

AS

6.2

Rd

M

3

2

3

0-1

3

S

ASG3250137

AS

7.0

Rd

M

3

2

2

2

1

S

RML8792-VP

NV

10.7

Rd-Ov

M

3

4

2

0-1

2

M-L

Athena

NV

10.4

Rd

M

3

5

2

0

3

S-M

ACX9201

AC

12.8

Ov

S

3

3

2

0-1

2

M

HMX9605

HM

12.3

Rd

S

3

3

3

0

1

M

RML9696-VP

NV

9.0

Ov

M

2

3

2

0

2

S-M

ASG3251817

AS

11.4

Rd

S-M

3

1

2-3

0

2

S

Medoro

AS

9.2

Ov

S-M

2

4

3

2

1

S

ASG3251657

AS

11.5

Rd

S

3

4

2

2

2

S

r %SS = Percent Soluble Solids: the higher the value, the greater the amount of total sugar.

s Shape: Rd=round, Ov=oval, Ob=oblong.

t Size: S=small, M=medium, L=large, VL=very large.

u Flavor (1 to 5): 1=very poor, 3=acceptable, 5=great.

v Uniformity (1 to 3): 1=lack all uniform/variable, 2=average, 3=very uniform.

w Netting (1 to 3): 1=weak, 2=moderate, 3=heavy.

x Ridges (0 to 3): 0=absent, 1=light, 2=moderate, 3=heavy/large.

y Rind (1 to 3): 1=thin, 2=moderate, 3=thick.

z Seed cavity: S=small, M=medium, L=large, VL=very large.