Copyright (c) 2013 Purdue University All rights reserved. http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials Recent documents in Purdue Fruit and Vegetable Research Reports en-us Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:36:17 PST 3600 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/53 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/53 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:34:33 PDT Muskmelon varieties were evaluated at Garwood Orchards in LaPorte County. Six experimental hybrids were compared to the cultivar Vienna. Yield and fruit characteristics are reported.

]]> Elizabeth Maynard http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/52 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/52 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:34:25 PDT This article reports on the evaluation of standard and new experimental cultivars of jalapeno and banana peppers. Yield, fruit size, and plant size are reported.

]]> Mario R. Morales et al. http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/51 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/51 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:34:17 PDT This article reports on an observation trial of standard Jalapeño cultivars. Yield, fruit size, and plant size are reported.

]]> Mario R. Morales et al. http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/50 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/50 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:34:09 PDT Pumpkin varieties and experimental lines were evaluated at the Kurtz Farm in Allen County, Indiana. Twenty-two jack-o-lantern types, 4 pie types, and 4 mini-pumpkins were included in the trial. Yield and fruit characteristics are reported.

]]> Elizabeth Maynard http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/49 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/49 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:34:01 PDT Sixteen sweet corn cultivars including standard and modified supersweets were evaluated at the Pinney-Purdue Ag. Center, Wanatah, IN. Yield and ear quality characteristics are reported.

]]> Elizabeth Maynard http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/48 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/48 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:33:54 PDT Twenty-two sweet corn cultivars including homozygous se, heterozygous se, and mixed se and sh2 genetics were evaluated at the Pinney-Purdue Ag Center, Wanatah, IN. Yield and ear quality characteristics are reported.

]]> Elizabeth Maynard http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/47 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/47 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:33:47 PDT Four grape tomato varieties were evaluated in a replicated trial at the Pinney-Purdue Agricultural Center in Wanatah, Indiana. A fifth grape variety and one cherry variety were observed in unreplicated plots. Yield, plant, and fruit characteristics are reported.

]]> Elizabeth Maynard http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/46 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/46 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:33:39 PDT The trial reported here is an extension of the specialty tomato trials conducted in Indiana in 2001. In that trial, 16 varieties were grown in replicated trials in two locations to evaluate their performance and suitability for the restaurant salad market. In this trial, the same 16 varieties plus an additional 17 varieties were grown in unreplicated plots for evaluation of yield and culinary quality.

]]> Elizabeth Maynard http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/45 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/45 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:33:32 PDT Plant spacing is known to influence the size of pumpkins. To demonstrate this influence two jack-o-lantern cultivars and two giant pumpkin cultivars were grown at narrow and wide in-row spacings at Coulter's Farm in Westville, Indiana.

]]> Elizabeth Maynard http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/44 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/44 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:33:25 PDT Pumpkin cultivars and lines were evaluated in plots at Coulter's Farm in Westville, Indiana. This paper presents yield, fruit number, and average fruit size for twenty-one jack-o-lantern types and five pie types.

]]> Elizabeth Maynard http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/43 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/43 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:33:18 PDT Fresh market tomatoes were evaluated at the Pinney-Purdue Agricultural Center in Wanatah, Indiana. Nine beefsteak types and one roma type were evaluated in a replicated trial. Plants were grown with and without pruning to evaluate pruning effects on yield and fruit quality. The main benefit of pruning is larger fruit size. For some cultivars, there might be an increase in total yield at the first harvest with pruning, as was seen to a small extent for Mt. Spring. Pruning also reduced the incidence of catfacing, especially for early cultivars. The main drawback of pruning is reduced yield. For pruning to be profitable, the labor cost of pruning and the reduction in total yield must be offset by higher plant populations, higher prices, or other market advantage.

]]> Elizabeth Maynard http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/42 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/42 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:33:11 PDT Fresh market tomatoes were grown in an unreplicated trial at the Pinney-Purdue Agricultural Center in Wanatah, Indiana. The trial included 11 red beefsteak types, one yellow stuffing type, and one smallfruited yellow type. Yield and average fruit number are reported.

]]> Elizabeth Maynard http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/41 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/41 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:33:03 PDT Pruning tomatoes is known to increase average fruit size and decrease total yield. Effects on marketable yield and early yield vary among cultivars and with the degree of pruning. This trial was conducted to evaluate a range of pruning treatments on two cultivars grown in the Midwest: Mountain Spring and Florida 91. Florida 91 has a larger vine and is later-maturing than Mountain Spring. The trial was conducted at the Pinney-Purdue Agricultural Center in Wanatah, Indiana.

]]> Elizabeth Maynard http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/40 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/40 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:27:53 PDT Colorful tomato salads are a seasonal menu item for some restaurants. The many colors of tomato fruit available include orange, green, white, yellow and, of course, red. Producers growing for this market have a choice of several cultivars of each color, and sometimes several fruit shapes within a color. Many of the cultivars are open-pollinated but some hybrids are available. Prior experience at Rhoads Farm and elsewhere has shown that many open-pollinated cultivars yield poorly under Indiana conditions, making them an unprofitable crop. The trials presented in this report were established to evaluate tomato cultivars for the restaurant salad market.

]]> Elizabeth Maynard et al. http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/39 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/39 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:27:47 PDT Thirty-three supersweet (sh2) sweet corn cultivars were evaluated at the Pinney-Purdue Ag Center, Wanatah, IN. Yield, ear size, and ear quality are reported.

]]> Elizabeth Maynard http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/38 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/38 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:27:42 PDT Thirty-nine sugar-enhanced (se) sweet corn cultivars were evaluated at the Pinney-Purdue Ag Center, Wanatah, IN. Yield, ear size, and ear quality are reported.

]]> Elizabeth Maynard http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/37 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/37 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:27:36 PDT Fresh market tomatoes were evaluated at the Pinney-Purdue Ag Center in Wanatah, Indiana. Fourteen cultivars were evaluated in a replicated trial, and 26 cultivars in an unreplicated observation trial. Half of the plants of each cultivar were pruned, and half were not, to evaluate pruning effects on yield and fruit quality. In the replicated trial, averaged over all cultivars,
pruning reduced yield of No. 1 fruit by 41%, increased fruit size by 19%, and increased percentage of cull fruit by one-third. The effect of pruning on early yield depended on the cultivar. Based on these results, pruning would be advised only when larger fruit size is essential, and/or the harvest
period will be short, i.e. three weeks rather than six weeks. For pruning to be profitable, the labor cost of pruning and the reduction in total yield must be offset by higher prices or other market advantage.

]]> Elizabeth Maynard http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/36 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/36 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:27:30 PDT Indiana growers harvested sweet corn for fresh market sales from 6,500 acres in 2010, with an average yield of 92 cwt/acre (219 crates or 4.6 tons per acre) and total value of $14.4 million (USDA NASS, 2011). Indiana ranks 13th among states for production of fresh market sweet corn. The 2007 USDA Ag Census reported 603 Indiana farms producing sweet corn for fresh markets and 51 farms selling to processors. Sweet corn fields for fresh market sales are located throughout the state. In northern Indiana, bicolor corn is most commonly grown. Varieties with improved eating quality are of interest to both producers and consumers. Producers are also interested in yield, ear size, appearance, and agronomic characteristics.
This paper reports on 23 bicolor and one yellow sugar-enhanced and synergistic sweet corn entries that were evaluated at the Pinney-Purdue Agricultural Center in Wanatah, Indiana.

]]> Elizabeth Maynard http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/35 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/35 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:27:24 PDT Indiana growers harvested sweet corn for fresh market sales from 6,500 acres in 2010, with an average yield of 92 cwt/acre (219 crates or 4.6 tons per acre) and total value of $14.4 million (USDA NASS, 2011). Indiana ranks 13th among states for production of fresh market sweet corn. The 2007 USDA Ag Census reported 603 Indiana farms producing sweet corn for fresh markets and 51 farms selling to processors. Sweet corn fields for fresh market sales are located throughout the state. In northern Indiana, bicolor corn is most commonly grown. Varieties with improved eating quality are of interest to both producers and consumers. Producers are also interested in yield, ear size, appearance, and agronomic characteristics.
This paper reports on 18 bicolor, one yellow, and one white shrunken-2 (supersweet) sweet corn entries that were evaluated at the Pinney-Purdue Agricultural Center in Wanatah, Indiana.

]]> Elizabeth Maynard http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/34 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fvtrials/34 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:27:19 PDT Pumpkin cultivars were evaluated in plots at County Line Orchard in Hobart, Indiana. Yield, fruit number, and average fruit weight for sixteen jack-o-lantern types, seven pie types, three mini pumpkins, and six specialty pumpkins are presented in this paper.

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