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Highlights  from  the  2011    Pumpkin  Variety  EvaluaEons  

Robert J. Precheur, James R. Jasinski, R. M. Riedel, Landon H. Rhodes, Marie Buerlson, Rachael Pack, Clarence Renk, Joe Davlin and Michael Haddix.

Extension Vegetable Crops, Horticulture and Crop Science Dept.

Integrated Pest Management Program, Ohio State University Urbana,

Emeritus Professor, Associate Professor, Student Intern, Dept. of Plant Pathology

Manager and staff at the Western Branch, South Charleston, OH

The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210

This  project  is  supported  in  part  by  a  grant  from  

The  Ohio  Vegetable  and  Small  Fruit  Research  and  

Development  Program  

Objec&ves  •  To  select  those  varie&es  that  have  high  yields  over  several  years  of  produc&on.  

•  To  select  those  varie&es  that  produce  high  quality,  uniform  fruit  with  very  good  handles.  

•  To  determine  those  varie&es  that  have  good  disease  resistance  or  tolerance.  

Trial  Design  •  Sixteen  cul&vars  (11  med./lg.  size,  5  small  and  mini-­‐pumpkins)    

•  Randomized  complete  block  design  with  4  replica&ons.    

•  Evaluated  at  the  Western  Ag  Research  Sta&on  in  S.  Charleston,  OH.    

•  Prior  to  plan&ng,  100  lbs/A  of  actual  N,  P2O5  and  K2O  was  applied.    

•  An  addi&onal  20-­‐25  lb  of  N/A  was  sidedressed  before  vine  &p.    

Trial  Design  •  All  transplants  were  treated  w/  Admire  &  set  13  Jun.    

•  Plots  were  30’  long,  10’  row  spacing,  3’  between  plants  

•  Strategy  and  Dual  Magnum  were  applied  for  weed  control  pre-­‐plant  +  lots  of  hoeing!    

•  Ca.  weekly  fungicide  applica&ons  star&ng  at  the  end  of  July  

•  Low  marketable  yield  due  to  heavy  bacterial  leaf  spot  pressure  

Crunchkin  •  0.4 lb / fruit •  4 tons per / A

•  firm/brittle handles

• Gold/orange speckled

•  100% marketable

• Harris Moran

Lil  Orangemon,  Munchkin  •  1.3, .4 lb / fruit •  11, 4.5 tons per / A

•  brittle/decorative handles

•  100, 99% marketable

• Harris Moran

Cannonball,  HMX  5684  

• HMX 5684=Little Giant

•  4, 6.1 lb / fruit •  11, 11.5 tons per / A •  94, 74% marketable

• Harris Moran

XPU  8009  •  7 lb / fruit •  12 tons per / A

•  Stout handles

•  83% marketable

• Sekata

Hijinks  

•  10 lb / fruit •  11 tons per / A •  49% marketable

• Sekata

Mr.  Wrinkles  •  11 lb / fruit •  5 tons per / A

•  It’s got wrinkles! •  39% marketable

• Sekata

ACX  8022  •  12 lb / fruit •  9.2 tons per / A

•  60% marketable

• Abbott & Cobb

Apollo  

•  15 lb / fruit •  11 tons per / A •  50% marketable

• Harris Moran

Magic  Wand  •  15 lb / fruit •  19 tons per / A

•  Next gen. M. Lantern

•  67% marketable

• Harris Moran

XPU  6025  •  16 lb / fruit •  8 tons per / A

•  61% marketable

• Sekata

HMX  0688  •  18 lb / fruit •  19 tons per / A

•  Good handle •  83% marketable

• Harris Moran

Gladiator  •  19 lb / fruit •  14 tons per / A

•  Stout handles

•  40% marketable

• Harris Moran

Aladdin  •  20 lb / fruit •  19 tons per / A

•  63% marketable

• Harris Moran

HMX  0685  •  29 lb / fruit •  19.2 tons per / A

•  Stout handles

•  65% marketable

• Harris Moran

Group  Mug  Shot  I  

Group  Mug  Shot  II  

Disease  Evalua&on    Big/Medium  fruit  

ID # Variety % PM Leaf Top1

% PM Leaf Bottom1

ALS2 White Speck3

Source

12 HMX 0685 15 10 2.5 1.7 HM 14 Aladdin 24 23 3.2 2 HM 15 Gladiator 14 13 3.5 2.4 HM 7 HMX 0688 31 31 3.5 1.8 HM

11 XPU 6025 51 54 4.6 4.8 SK 9 Magic Wand 43 45 3.6 2.1 HM

10 HMX 9699 (Apollo) 66 67 4.1 6.1 HM 16 ACX 8022 37 56 4.3 2.6 AC 8 Mr. Wrinkles 23 30 2.5 2 SK

13 Hijinks 4.4 15 2.4 1.7 SK 6 XPU 8009 21 20 2.3 2 SK

LSD 0.05% 43.7 43.8 3.1 2.5

For  ALS  <4  moderate  signs  on  leaves,  for  White  speck,  <5  moderate  symptoms  

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Disease  Evalua&on  mini  &  small  pumpkins  

ID #

Variety % PM Top

% PM Bottom

ALS2 White Speck3

Source

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HMX 5684 (pumpkin pie)

8

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3.1

2.3

HM

2 Cannonball 41.7 32 3.3 4.6 HM

1 Lil Orangemon

21.5

24

2.1

1.7

HM

5 Crunchlan 56 62 3.1 1.5 HM 4 Munchkin 2 8.4 1.1 0.75 HM LSD 0.05% 37 38 1.4 1.7

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Bob’s  frog  made  it  through  last  winter  but  not  the  summer…he  croaked      L