2005 Statewide Watermelon Trial Results- Comanche, TX

 

 

Entry

 

Total Mkt

Yld (lbs/A)

Harvested fruit

(% fruit size (lbs/fruit) grade)

> 30

25-30

20-25

15-20

10-15

5-9

%culls

Diploids

ACX 2800

63,598

3

15

22

20

---

---

40

Summer Flavor 800

49,223

9

8

11

19

---

---

53

WX 272*

49,078

---

---

---

---

13

87

---

WX 264

43,270

---

10

21

18

---

---

51

RWM 8169

39,494

3

13

13

14

---

---

57

Ole

38,914

---

---

19

38

---

---

43

Jamboree

37,462

---

---

12

38

---

---

50

WX 257

35,284

5

14

17

4

---

---

60

WX 260

33,977

---

3

10

19

---

---

68

Royal Sweet

28,750

5

6

5

31

---

---

53

Triploids

SVR 8339

47,771

---

---

5

25

37

---

33

Summervill

45,157

---

---

---

16

33

---

51

Sweet Delight

44,576

---

---

---

28

32

---

40

Super Seedless #7167

42,689

---

---

2

11

51

---

36

Summer Sweet #5244

39,059

---

---

---

3

62

---

35

ACX 601

38,188

---

---

---

19

36

---

45

Sugar Shack

33,977

---

---

---

13

35

---

52

RWT 8145

33,396

---

---

2

31

22

---

45

Apollo

31,218

---

---

2

14

28

---

56

ACR 2572

30,347

---

---

---

2

45

---

53

Sugar Time

29,766

---

---

2

8

30

---

60

WX 270

29,621

---

---

---

---

60

---

40

Tri-X 313

29,040

---

---

---

12

35

---

53

RWT 8166

24,394

---

---

---

---

55

---

45

Tri-X Palomar

24,103

---

---

---

4

30

---

66

Sweet Slice

23,377

---

---

---

3

36

---

61

WX-29

22,361

---

---

---

7

32

---

61

5003

21,344

---

---

---

14

32

---

54

RWT 8181

20,764

---

---

11

16

23

---

50

Tri-X Carousel

18,876

---

---

---

5

21

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*WX 272 is selected to be a small seeded melon.

                                                                **Marketable yield calculations are based on each variety planted in the entire field.