Recommended Citation
Johanning, Nathan R., "2020 Pumpkin Variety Trial" (2020). Midwest Vegetable Trial Reports. Paper 34.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/mwvtr/34
Date of this Version
2020
Keywords
pumpkin, variety trial, no-till
Abstract
In 2020, the University of Illinois Extension conducted an observational pumpkin variety trial in southern Illinois at the Southern Illinois University Belleville Research Center, in Belleville, IL. The trial was a single replication including 54 pumpkin and winter squash varieties divided into 2 categories: Specialty and Jack O’Lantern. Specialty Pumpkins included anything of “carving size” and colors other than orange (white, red, blue, warted, etc.) and included some large specialty pumpkins (over 25 lb) The Jack O’Lantern pumpkins were also grouped as Medium (under 25 lbs) and Large (over 25 lbs). Pumpkins were grown in a no-till, transplanted system, double cropped after winter wheat. Observational harvest data (number of fruit, weight, and notes on color, shape, and other characteristics) were collected for each variety and reported along with photos of each varieties.