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PUMPKINS

FOR YOU

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


• 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


• 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


• Harris Moran

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


• Sekata

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

•  Good handle •  83% marketable

• Harris Moran

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



• Harris Moran

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


• Harris Moran

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



• 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

3

HMX 5684 (pumpkin pie)

8

3

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

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

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