Progress Report Series No. 107
Agricultural Experiment Station
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
Vegetable Variety Trials, 1974'
JACK I TURNER und HARRISON L:iYCL
V EGETABI LE \'I\UIET'Y and breeding 
line" trials were
conducted (hdring 1974 at the Gulf Coast Substation.
Fairhope; the Chilton Area Horticulture Substation,
Clanton; the North Alabama Horticulture Substation,
Cullmran; the Sand Mountain Substation, Crossville;
arid the Main Station at Auburn. All trials were con-
ducted in randomized replicated plots with proper
recommended fertilizer rates and application for
each crop and location being used. Disease and in-
sect control imeasures were applied on a regular
schedule throughout the growing season with irriga-
tioni applied whenl needed. Summuaries of results are
reported in this publication.
RESULTS
Bell Pepper (Crllmnan). Seed were planted in the
greenhouse at Auburn, March 26, and seedlings field
transplanted May 21. Plants were spaced 2 feet
apart in 44-inch rows. Four harvests were made be-
ginning July 18 and ending August 28 with yields
higher in 1974 than for the 2 previous years. Emerald
Giant was the highest yielding variety, with Dela-
ware Belle and Hybrid No. 19 producing the highest
number of marketable fruits per plant, Table 1.
Emerald Giant, California Wonder :300 and Yolo Se-
lect Pak produced larger pods than the other varieties
and Early Bountiful produced the smallest. Several
varieties turned red early but not before they had
reached their mnature fruit size. Eleven varieties pro-
duced fruit with 3 to 4 lobes; Pick-A-Peck fruit with
2 lobes; NCX 4007 had the longest pod and Midwa\
' Data presented in this publication are a tl-ue evaluation of each
entry. Variety and company names are used for identification and
does not imply endorsement of one over the other.
? Research Associate and Field Superintendent, Department of
Horticulture.
' Seed of breeding lines are not available for planting until
named and released.
the shortest. Emerald Giant had fruits with the
largest diameter but several varieties had fruits with
a 2-inch diameter. Pod wall thickness of all varieties
ranged from 5 to 7 mrn.
Broccoli (Fairlhope). Seed were planted iii the
gr eenhouse at Auburn August 15 and seedlings field
transplanted September 30 with plants spaced 15
inches apart in 38-inch rows. Each variety was multi-
harvested, Table 2, center heads being cut the first
harvest and side heads cut later. Green Comet pro-
duced the highest total yield; Green Duke produced
the highest )ield of center heads, and 
its average
head weight was the greatest; and Bravo and Green
Comet \\ere the earliest maturing varieties.
Cabbage (Auburn and Fairlhope). Seed were
planted January 10 for Auburn 
and August 15 for
Fairhope and seedlings field transplanted February
28 at Auburn and September 30 at Fairhope. Plants
were spaced 15 inches in 40-inch rows at Auburn
and 15 inches in 38-inch rows at Fairhope. King
Cole, Tastie, Blue Chip, and Green Boy produced
the highest yields at Auburn, Table :3; King Cole
produced the largest heads and Golden Acre the
smallest, and Ilercules and Prim Pak produced heads
of most uniform size. Jet Pak was the earliest ma-
turing variety and Headmaster 
the latest at Fairhope,
Table 4. Rio Verde produced the highest yield of
marketable heads; Green Boy the largest mean head
weight; and Golden Acre the smallest head size.
Colden Acre did not split as badly in the fall as in
the spring. Head Start and Golden Acre 
were the
earliest maturing varieties and Greenback the latest.
Eggplant (Cullman). Seed were planted in the
greenhouse at Auburn March 26 and field trans-
planted May 21. Plants were 
spaced 2 feet apart in
5-foot rows. Six harvests were made beginning July
R. Dennis Rouse, Director
Auburn, Alabama
May, 1975
Variety
Emerald Ciant
l)Delaware Belle ------
Ilybrid No. 19 ...
W\orld Beater
Yolo Wonder L .......
Canape
Titan
California Wonder 300
NCX 4008 ----
Mercury 
Yolo Select Pak
l'ick-A-Peck
NCX 4007
Midway
Twilley's Big Pack
Early Bountiful
California Wonder
Miss Belle .. .
NCX 4002
fAMi. 1. BELL PH1Ii/ HAllE I' IHIAL, CULL\IA\, L
Yield/ Marketable Pod Frnit L oes
acre pods per weight 
color Lobes
acre plant
.33 DG
.27 LCG
.25 CG
.26 LG
.32 CG
.24 DC
.33 CG
.31 DCG
.28 DG
.33 DG
.31 )DG
.21 C'G
.23 CG
.31 G
.31 CG
.19 C'
.29 G
.31 DG
.29 CG
3-4
3-4
2-3
3-4
3
2-3
3-4
3-4
:3 4
3
3-4
3-4
2
2-3
3-4
3-4
2-3
3-4
3-4
3
' Soil test p -- 720 (EH); k = 190 (H); pl =-- 5.6. 1 ton limestone applied per acre.
2 LG light green; G = green; DG 
= dark green.
SNiumbers in this column occurred most often for each variety.
' Hating index: 5 - excellent; 4 = good; 3 = fair; 2 = poor; 1 --- very poor.
LTurns read early.
9374
Eye Pod Podl Wall
appeal' length diameter thickness
In. In. mmi
4.5 3.00 3.25 7
4.0 2.75 2.75 6
3.0 3.50 2.75 7
3.0 3.75 2.25 5
:3.5 3.00 3.00 6
2.5 3.50 2.00 5
4.0 3.25 3.00 7
3.5 3.00 3.00 6
3.0 3.75 2.50 6
4.0 3.00 3.00 7
4.5 3.25 3.00 7
2.5 3.50 2.00 6
2.5 4.00 2.00 6
3.0 2.50 3.00 6
4.0 3.00 3.00 7
2.5 3.00 3.25 6
3.0 2.75 2.75 7
4.0 3.00 2.75 6
3.0 3.00 3.00 7
TABLE 2. FALL AND WINTER BROCCOL1 VARIETY TRIAL, FAIRHOPE, 1974'
Variety
Center head' Side heads-
Yield/acre Mean head
Yield/acre Mweight Yield/acre Yield/plant
Cwt. Lb. Cwt. Lb.
Green Comet 44.07 .45 70.12 .71
Green Duke ... 53.41 .56 53.30 .56
Crusader --------- --------------- 39.56 .43 50.00 .53
Bravo ---- --------- - 45.61 .43 42.09 .40
Atlantic - - ----- ----------- 34.29 .35 44.18 .45
Waltham 29 . ....- - 35.94 .41 39.12 .44
Soil test p = 130 (high); k 100 (medium); pi = 6.1.
IHeads were harvested when compact and before any yellow color was showing.
SSide heads were those cut after the center head had been harvested.
' early; M = mid-season; L late.
Total
marketable
yield/acre
Cwt.
114.19
106.17
69.5o
87.70
78.47
75.06
Season' Iarvest dates
11-22-74 :1-28-75
12-6-74 : 1-28-75
12-16-741 : 1-28-75
11-22-74: 1-28-75
12-6-74 :1-28-75
12-26-74: 1-28-75
TABLE 3. HYBID CABBAGCE VARIETY TRIAL, ABURnnN, 1974'
Marketable N
ety yield/acre
Cwtt.
lean head
weight
Lb.
Uniformit Crowing
of heads' 
days Seasn
Lb. No.
Color' Harvest Remarks
No.
King Cole 481.6 4.60 ?.36
Tastie 436.6 4.17 -t.99
Blue Chip 426.6 4.08 ?-.70
Creen Boy - .......... 422.6 4.04 ?-.52
Sanibel ... ......... 395.2 3.78 +.83
Hio \Verde ............ ... 389.6 3.72 ?-.70
I Headmaster .... . .... . . 377.4 3.61 +-.56
Hlercules ........... .. 373.4 3.57 -+.34
Market Topper ...... 346.8 3.31 -t.82
let Pak . 341.4 3.26 -. 65
Prime lPak I--------- 333.0 3.18 -. 34
ouind I)Dutch -------- 330.0 3.16 ?.61
Copenhagen 
-  
325.0 3.10 ?.35
Market Prize ....... --- 316.6 3.02 +-.56
Stonehead 300.8 2.88 ?.42
Colden Acre' 243.4 2.33 ?-.44
Soil test p 550 (ElI); k = 80 (M); pH = 5.2. 1 ton limestone ap
Standard deviation.
"E = early; M = medium; L - late.
'G = green; BG bluegreen; LC light green; DC dark green.
' Not a hybrid.
75
76
79
80
76
80
86
80
76
70
83
85
72
81
75
7(1
plied per acre.
Some split heads
Some split heads
3 Splits badly
Vari
I iii 1. F\1,i I. )f N i'.uIvI (x nxt C %I ,X I V w 1 (5 T u I xinT ;
Vari
ety 
Marketable
ety yield/acre
---- ---- --- --- 459.9
---- ------ -- --- 4 17.2
--- --- - - --- - - - -- 371.1
--------- ----- 355.2
-- --- -- ---- -- 345 .4
344.6
--- --- --------- 318.3
-- ------- -- - --- 3 13 .2
- --- ---------- 308.2
--- --------- - - 289.2
-- -- -- -- -- --- -- -- 2 8 4 .0
--- --- --- ----- 281.5
--- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- -- 2 6 8 .3
-- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- - 2 0 9 .7
Mean head
weight
LI).
.65
4.22
.3.90
4.12
5.70
:3.77
4.09
3.62
:3.56
4.67
2.63
3.10
3.84
:3.33
2.18
3.18
Season' Color' Harvest Hlarvest (dates
Crowing
(lays
No.
88
108
88
92
92
88
88
92
92
92
59
88
88
78
59
88
Soil test p 130 (high); k =10() (medium); p1l 6.1.
E early; M mid-season; L =late.
'G green; BG -blue green; LC light green; DG =dark green.
'Not a hybrid.
16 and ending September 30 with Black Oval Hyxbrid
producing the highest yijeld of marketable fr-uits, Ta-
b~le 5. Jersey King 11ybrid anti Peerless Hy brid are
similar in most characteristics and bo0th prodticed ex-
cellent yields. Black Magic lbybrid had the largest
mean fruit size, Early Beauty llylbrid andi Long Puir-
ple had less spines, and other v arieties p)rodu~ced1 ilor
spines ini xarving degrees. Early Beauty lix 1)ri(I
could be considecred ornamental sin~ce it hias'a heavilx'
pigniented purple plant and fruit varying in shape
from near round to elomigatedI.
Slicing Cucumbers (Au bui r aiid Cullman). Seed
were p~lanted 'May 21 at Cullman and Auigust 20 at
Auiburn with plants spacedi 6 inches apart in 40-inchi
rows at Auiburn anid 6 inches apart in 44-inch rows at
Culbunan. Tile spring crop of all v arieties at Ctilmian
produced excellent x lelds, Table 6, GS i, a gxnei
otis hybrid from North Carolina S tate University,
produced the highiest yield of marketable fruit. Two
varieties, Poinsett and Victory, were grown on a
commercially axvailable nx Ion mesh trellis withi yields
doubled those of the same varieties on the groumnd.
At Auburn, low temperatures redlucedi Yields of all
varieties. Six hiarvests xx ere iiatle beginning October
9 and ending October 24 and Spi-ht-S was thec highi-
est yiel ding x arietv. Sweet Slice is a iionbitter ty pe
cucinnlber, considerably Ion ger than thle other varie-
ties and tentlIs to groxv irregular in shiape. CS-i and
Sweet Slice were early protliiting varieties.
Pickling Cucumbers (Anibo n). Twxo plaiitiogs wr
made, April 19 andI August 20. Plnits we rc spaced
6 inches apart in 40-inich rows. Nine hiarx'ests were
made for the spring crop and five for the fall crop.
Three b~reeding lines had the highest yjields for the
spring crop, Table 7; Score wvas the highlest vieling
named v'arietxy; and two lines haxve ben namned for-
TABLE 5. EGGPLANT VAIETY TnIAL, CULLMAN, 1974'
Marketable
Yield /acre fruit per
Planit
Fruit size Fruit color'2 Eye appedl Shape, Spines,
Black Oval Hlybrid ----------------- 490 11 1.05 DP
M idnite I Iylbrid ------- - --------- 4.54 9 1.15 B
Jersey King Hybrid -------- ---- 442 12 .87 lDP
Peeirless I lybrid -------- -------- - - 4.32 11 .87 D1)
M ission Bell ------------------- 413 10 .95 P
Ilylbridl No. 29 ------- ----- - 395 8 1.16 P
Florida I I ighbusli --------- -- 392 9 1.0)3 PB
Black Miagic I lybrid --------- 384 7 1.19 P
Black lcaiity - ---------- 360) 8 1.04 P
Florida Market --- ------ 344 8 .97 DP
Blacknite I lybrid ------- 318 7 .7:3 B
Early Beauty Ihybrid ---------- 3N~) 12 .56 P
Pompaiio Pridle -------- - - 262 6 .99 DPl
Long Purple ---------- 157 6 .62 LP~
Soil test p= 320 (VII); k = 150((11);1)11 6. 1.
P -purple; B -- 'ery (lark purple that could be considered black; DP (lark purple; P'l
Rating index: 5 -excellent; 4 good; 3 =fair; 2 =poor; 1 very poor.
BR roundl; F elongated; 0 Oval.
61 m1any; 5 --
few to none.
purple to) black; LP
12-26-74 : 1-15-75
1-15-75
12-26-74 :1-15-75
12-30) 74
12-30-74 : 1-27-75
12-26-74
12-26-74
12-30-74
12-:30-74
12-30-74
11-27-74
12-26-74
12-26-74 : 1-27-75
12-16-74
11-27-74
12-26-74
Rio Verde.--
Greenback'---
Sanlibel ---
I lercuiles ---
Green Boy.__
Express
Jackpot ----
IHeaidmaster--
Stoncicead ---
King Cole----
I lead Start---
Bannuer ----
Blue Chip ---
Jet Pak -----
Golden Acre'-
Tastie
Variety
lighit Purple.
TABLE 6. SLICING CUCUMBER VAIuETY TIUAL, AUIuclN AND C(ULLMAN, 
1974'
MarketablneFruit Length Colo Shape' Vine Uniformity Eye 
Season
Variety yield/acre
2  
size vigoLength Colo r Uniformity appea
Bu. Lb. In.
Spring, Cullman
GS-1 (NCSU) -... ........ 872 .40 6.50 5 3 4 3 
3.0 Early
3910 (Ferry Morse) 846 .38 7.90 5 
4 4 3 2.5 Mid-season
EX 840 (NK) 831 .35 7.30 4 4 4 
3 3.0 Early
233-136-71 (Peto) 806 .37 7.60 3 
4 4 3 2.5 Mid-season
3909 (Ferry Morse) - 756 .35 6.80 4 3 4 
4 2.5 Mid-scason
Cherokee 7 (NK) - 711 .31 6.60 5 4 2 
3 3.0 Early
Sprint-S (Asgrow) 683 .33 6.30 3 
4 4 4 2.5 Early
Victory (Peto) 666 .38 7.10 5 4 4 
4 3.5 Mid-season
Debonaire (Niagara) 649 .37 6.50 3 3 4 3 
3.0 Mid-season
Poinsett (Asgrow) - - 501 .30 6.00 4 
4 4 4 3.0 Late
High Mark II (Asgrow) 497 .34 6.50 
3 3 4 3 3.0 Mid-season
SC-1 (Clemson) 413 .36 7.50 3 
3 4 4 2.5 Mid-season
Poinsett Trellised - 1141 .29
Victory Trellised' 1343 .33 -
Fall, Auburn
Sprint-S (Asgrow) - 357 .42 6.47 
4 4 5 2 3.0 Early
3909 (Ferry Morse) 303 .40 
6.67 4 4 5 3 3.0 
Late
CS-1 (NCSU) 283 .38 
6.00 4 3 4 3 
4.0 Early
Sweet Slice (Peto) - 275 .49 8.21 
5 2 4 2 2.5 Very early
EX 840 (NK) 274 .42 
6.54 4 3 5 3 
3.0 Early
Cherokee 7 (NK) 264 .39 
6.09 3 4 5 2 
3.0 Mid-season
I)ebonaire (Niagara) 2,56 .41 6.81 
4 4 4 3 3.5 Mid-season
Victory ('Peto) 253 
.39 6.12 4 4 5 
5 4.0 Mid-season
233-176-71 (Peto) - 246 .41 
6.64 4 3 5 
3 3.0 Late
SC-1 (Clemson) 244 .40 
6.40 2 3 4 2 
2.5 Mid-season
391) (Ferry Morse) - 240 
.38 6.71 3 3 
5 2 3.0 Late
Saticoy 236 .40 
6.69 5 4 5 4 
3.0 Late
Iligh Mark II 220 .38 
6.51 4 4 5 3 
3.5 Mid-season
Early Marketer..... 214 .44 
6.77 3 3 5 3 
2.5 Late
Poinsett -- 157 
.36 5.96 4 4 5 
3 3.5 Late
Marketer - 145 
.38 6.59 3 3 
5 3 2.5 Late
Early Sure Crop ------ ------- 118 
.45 6.77 3 3 
5 3 2.5 Mid-season
Sure Crop _ _ _ 80 
.43 6.47 3 3 
4 3 2.5 Late
'Soil test Auburn: p = 200 (high); k = 80 (medium); 
pH =: 5.6. 1 ton limestone applied per acre. Cullman: 
p = 470 (Ell); k = 140
(II); pIl = 6.0.
'Bushel - 50 pounds.
'Rating index: 5 - excellent; 4 - good; 3:: fair; 2 - poor; 
1 - very poor.
' Trellis material was a commercial nylon net 
hung between a bottom and top wire approximately 
5 to 6 feet apart. Vines were trained
on to the trellis and required several corrective treatments to get established.
seed increase, 74-G18 (Calypso), a gynoecious hy-
brid, and MIH-28 (Sampson) a monoecious hybrid.
Both lines were developed by Dr. R. L. Lower of
North Carolina State University and have performed
well in Alabama in field trials and in commercial
blrine test. Yields reported for the fall crop may not
represent actual performance of these entries. 
Tem-
peratures in the mid-30's developed during 
the first
2 weeks of October and only three entires 
produced
over 100 cwt. Slow growth is indicated by 
the low
yields of No. 4 size cucumbers.
Potatoes (Crossville). Seed potatoes, obtained 
from
the USDA in Maine, Maryland, Wisconsin, 
and North
Dakota, were brought to Auburn 
and stored at 40'
F. until planting time. Seed 
pieces were cut to ap-
proximately 11/ ounces each, treated 
for rot control,
presprouted at 55' F. for approximately 
2 weeks,
and planted on March 12 with 12-inch 
spacing in
42-inch rows. Plots were harvested 
July 26 with ex-
cellent yields produced bv many of 
the entries, Table
8. B7139-4 and B6987-56 were the 
two highest yield-
ing lines. B6987-56 has performed well in Alabama
[41
for the past several years and will be 
named by the
USDA for seed increase. Frito-Lay 723 was 
the high-
est yielding named variety. 
Kennebec and Wischip
(Wis. 623) produced good yields of 
high quality chip
and fresh market potatoes. The three lowest 
vielding
entries also had a low percent stand 
of plants at
harvest. Either poor seed production 
and/or han-
dling techniques could account for the 
high percent
stand loss. Red LaSoda and Lo 71-82 
also had low
stand counts at harvest.
Snap Beans (Auburn). Seed were planted 
April 18
and August 21 for the spring and fall 
crop respec-
tively spaced 2 inches apart in 40-inch 
rows. Harvest
dates varied by varieties with varieties 
harvested
once over to simulate machine harvesting. 
Yields
were generally higher in the spring 
than fall, Table 9.
E2203 produced the highest yield 
for the spring rep-
licated trial and XP113-70-409 produced 
the highest
yield for both spring and fall 
observational trials.
Powdery mildew was a serious problem 
in the fall,
however, Slenderette and XI-68-2990 
indicated a
high degree of resistance to this 
disease. GP 66-
937-A, Exp. 140-2324, Tender 
Blue, BBL 68-115 and
TAILE 7. 1'1(.KiiN(; (tCUMBER VAhILINY lx Ls, AJijix, 1(7 1
Marketable yield per acre
Variety
Cwt.
72-14-17 (AR) - . 25.05
NCX 5001 (Niagara) - 16.29
PSX 173 (Peto) ....... 25.64
Score (Asgrow) -------- 27.60
XP 816 (NK) ...... .. 25.70
72-57 (All) 25.38
G541C2 (JH) ............ 19.88
XP 1097 (AS) - 27.08
Explorer (AS) .. ......... 19.03
Calypso ----- 26.62
NCX 5002 (Niagara) 15.44
74-G21 (NCSU) __ 25.51
Triple Gross (TAMU) 20.54
Sampson - ..... . 19.56
Carolina (AS) ----- 19.16
FX 39(4 (FM) --------- 15.31
C54185 (IlI) ---- ......... 13.08
Sumter (AS) 17.07
C 183 (Castle) --- 19.03
Green Spear (NK)_ _ 20.01
IIJC2 (111) . ... 18.64
FX 3906 (FM) ----- 7.25
X1 820 (NK) ----- 4.12
72-19-14 (All) ..........- 7.79
FX 3906 -------- --......... 19.23
Green Spear --------------- 19.16
FX 3904 ................... 20.60
111 C 2 ..................-- 2 1.84
C alypso ... ...............- 26.68
C 183 .... . ...-........... 14 .06
74-G21 - 23.15
G 54 1C 2 .... ............. 19.03
Trip)le Cross _ 20.31
Carolina - - 20.80
Explorer - 18.26
Sam pson - .......- -....... 20.21
XP 1097 ... ..... -..... 27.47
72-19-14 - 12.69
Score 17.(X)
72-57 13.15
X' 820 (NK) 14.39
PSX 173 12.62
C 54 185 ... . .... -......... 10.0 1
Sum ter ................- 14.52
NCX 5002 2.12
NCX 5001 ............ ....... 1.84
72-14-17 - -- 10.27
X P 816 ------ ......... 7.52
Sizes'
No. 1 No. 2 No. 3
Cwt. Cwt.
126.03 162.06
89.40 216.14
117.79 170.57
123.09 159.58
122.50 152.84
104.71 154.15
101.63 151.60
122.95 128.91
93.79 137.02
100.46 134.79
93.39 140.55
110.92 110.49
98.56 120.93
99.61 115.70
79.92 109.55
115.96 74.75
73.51 108.76
73.71 96.40
80.)5 91.56
90.32 69.59
60.63 69.65
51.48 81.88
55.40 56.77
43.62 50.23
80.70
66.05
64.55
55.33
57.03
51.86
51.67
46.63
53.96
42.58
42.18
45.00
42.21
41.14
40.48
30.80
36.75
36.04
36.10
25.96
13.68
11.06
22.30
27.47
25.11
21.84
14.26
19.29
12.75
27.34
15.11
21.52
9.81
15.11
17.33
11.97
3.86
13.41
9.22
17.99
11.64
9.55
9.55
12.36
31.28
29.40
10.66
5.04
No. 4 Total
Cwt. Cwt.
Spring
40.16
28.:32
30.22
25.18
27.41
31.79
21.26
5.10
24.46
8.77
13.87
9.55
15.24
15.89
16.42
5.23
12.36
10.07
1.70
3.93
9.68
14.98
2.75
8.31
Harvest Color' Fruit
season shape
353.30
350.15
344.22
335.44
328.45
316.03
294.37
284.04
274.30
270.64
26.3.25
256.47
255.27
250.76
225.05
211.25
2(Y7.71
197.25
192.34
183.85
158.60
158.59
119.)4
109.95
Fair
Fair
Good
Good
Good
Fair
Good
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Good
Excellent
Fair
Excellent
Excellent
Good
Good
Excellent
Fair
Fair
Fair
Fair
Poor
Good
Fair
Good
Fair
Good
Good
Fair
Good
Good
Fair
Good
Fair
Fair
Fair
Excellent
Fair
Excellent
Fair
Fair
Good
Excellent
Good
Fair
Fair
Fair
126.22
108.69
104.C4
98.10
97.38
96.86
96.34
88.35
84.11
60.52
79.34
77.18
75.54
67.24
66.70
63.31
62.78
58.21
55.66
52.84
50.42
45.32
43.23
40.03
Spine Vine Carpel separation'
color' vigor No. 3's No. 4's
Pet. Pct.
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Good
Excellent
Excellent
Good
Excellent
Excellent
Good
Good
Good
Good
Excellent
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Wh Excellent
Wh Excellent
Wh Excellent
Wh Good
Wh Excellent
Wh Good
Wih Excellent
Wh Good
Wh Exccllnt
Wh Excellent
\Wh Excellent
Wl Exellent
Wh Excellent
Wh Good
Wh Excellent
Wh Good
Wh Fair
Wh Good
Whs Good
Vh Excellent
Wh Good
Wh Excellent
Wh Good
Wh Excellent
Spring: Soil test p = 200 (high); k - 80 (medium); 
pH 5.6. 1 ton limestone applied per acre.
Fall: Soil test p = 200 (high); k = 80 (medium); 
p1i = 5.6. 1 ton limestone applied per acre.
2No. 1 size ranged up to I A- inch in diameter; 
No. 2 size ranged from 1 i to 1'/2 inches 
in diameter; No. 3 grade ranged from l'/2
to 2 inches in diameter; No. 4 grade ranged 
from 2 to 21/4 inches in diameter.
'E early; M = mid-season; L = late.
'G green; LG light green; DG = dark 
green.
' Wh = white.
Carpel separation was based on the percent 
of fruits cut that had open or air spaces in the 
middle.
E4207 had a very high degree of tolerance 
for this
disease.
Sweet Corn (Fairhope and Cullman). 
Seed were
planted April 9 at Fairhope and May 
3 at Cullman
spaced approximately 6 inches apart 
in 38-inch rows
at Fairhope and approximately 9 
inches apart with
2 plants per hill in 44-inch rows at Cullman. 
At Fair-
hope good yields were produced for 
most varieties,
Table 10. Asgrow XP362 produced 
the highest yield
of marketable ears; Ear weight was 
greatest for Tri-
umphant II; and Asgrow XP 362 and 
Golden Security
were rated best for tip cover. Apache 
(Asgrow 358)
has performed well for the past 3 years 
in Alabama.
Comet, Golden Queen, and Silver Queen 
were rated
easiest to harvest and Robson XPI&5-A 
was rated the
most difficult, Table 11.
TNH131. 6. OIA VARo ~,oIETY '11., (AO)S 1,1,i ii I7
Variety
Marketable yield per acre
Total Size A' S
Cwt. Cwt.
137139-4 354.70 338.36 1
136987-56 352.37 336.81 1
Frito-Lay 723 322.81 308.81 1
B6567-12 ...- 319.96 305.69 1
B7629-3 .. 315.03 283.14 3
Wis. 718 .. 310.36 285.47 2
Kennebec - 309.59 290.14 
1
Wisehip 304.14 271.47 3
137152-14 283.92 256.69 2
Wis. 707 - 271.47 244.24 
2
Frito-Lay 750 270.69 237.24 
3
lIaratan . . 268.36 239.58 2
Wis. 72911 267.58 231.80 
3
Frito-Lay 162 256.69 232.58 
2
137148-1 252.0:3 229.47 
2
a Roue --- 251.25 
217.80 3
B7169-7 248.14 221.69 
2
137134-3 .. . 239.58 
218.58 2
117694-1 238.02 
217.02 2
Wis. 70:3 234.14 
217.02 1
Frito-Lay 630 
231.80 213.13 1
Frito-oay 442 
217.80 192.13 2
Seminole 
213.13 199.13 1
Lo 71-82 -
206.14 192.13 
1
Frito-Lay 657 -- 
205.35 195.24 1
137603-7 ----------------------- -
-- 198.35 17:3.46 
2
137595-3 . ... .... 
195.24 173.46 2
7652-3 --- 
189.41 181.24
ed La Soda ------------ - 187.46 
177.35 1
1 i-Plains ----- 
181.24 152.46 2
17190-2 ----- ----- 180.8.5 
173.46
Norchiip -- - - 170.:34 
150.13 2
B7595-2 .--- ------- - ------ 
155.57 129.12 2
Superior ------------ -- ---- 
- 117.46 108.90
La Chipper ------ ... .-------------------- 88.67 
79.34
Lo 71-110 ----------- 53.67 
49.00
Soil test p 330 (very high); k - 100 (medium); 
pl - 5.1
Size A Ipotatoes with I 's inches diameter 
and larger. Size
S shallow; M =- nedium; D deep.
S small: M medium 
, - large.
h1l1 white; S1R some russet.
S5 excellcnt; 4 - good; 3 - poor; 2 = 
fair; 1 - very poor.
At Cullman, Keystone Evergreen Hybrid 
was the
highest yielding variety, Table 
12. Golden Security,
Apache, and Sweet Tennessee 
also produced good
yields. NK XP-1791 had the best tip cover; 
Tender-
sweet had the highest rating for ear filling, 
a very im-
portant characteristic for commercial 
sweet corn pro-
duction; and Bi-Color Silver Queen and Silver 
Queen
were very similar. Silver Queen had a 
better tip
cover than Bi-Color Silver Queen; LaSeCo 
G-80 had
the largest car size Ibut a very low rating 
for ear fill-
ing; and Rogers XP70-2428 and Fanfare 
were rated
the most difficult to harvest, Table 13. 
Asgrow
XP1343A was rated the least difficult variety 
to har-
vest and Keystone Evergreen Hybrid and 
Bi-Color
Silver Queen had t he longest 
season. Asgrow
XP1343A, Rogers XP72-1651, Rogers XP72-1707, and
Fanfare were the earliest maturing 
varieties.
Sweet Potatoes (Auburn, Clanton, and Cullman).
Varieties and b)reeding lines were obtained from
breeders in February and stored at 550 F. until 
time
for presprouting. Seed were presprouted at 
85' F.
for 2 weeks before bedding; treated with 
8 ounces
izc B
Cwt.
6.34
5.56
4.00
4.00
1.89
4.89
9.45
2.67
7.23
7.23
3.45
8.78
5.78
4.11
2.56
3.45
6.45
1.00
1.00
7.12
8.67
5.67
4.00
4.00
0.11
4.89
1.78
8.17
0.11
8.78
7.39
0.21
6.45
8.56
9.33
4.67
1/B 2
B13
Eye
depth
3 Skin color Shape Eye
appealP
Plant
stand at
harvest
Pct.
100
98
94
99
94
95
90
96
98
100
96
98
96
98
94
98
99
98
99
98
81
94
100
69
80
95
95
85
65
73
95
84
91
69
40
26
Wh-SR
Wh-SR
Wh
WVh-SR
NWh-SR
IWh
Wh
Wh
Wh-SR
Wh-SR
Wh-SR
HXix-SR
Red
Wh -SR
Wh-SR
Red
Pink
Wh
Wh-SR
Wh-SR
\'Wh-SR
Wh
Wh-SR
Wh-SR
Wh-SR
Pink
Pink
Red
lied
Wh
Wh-SR
Wh-SR
Pink
\Wh-SR
Wh
Wh
ton limestone applied per acre.
potatoes withl 1B' to 1 -s inches diameter.
of Mertect 340-F in 7.5 gallons of water for 15 to 20
seconds and placed in electric heated beds. There
was a shortage of seed of some varieties therefore,
plant production was not sufficient for an adequate
number of plants for planting in all locations.
Plants were set at Auburn May 14 and harvested
October 24, at Clanton May 9 and harvested October
16, and at Cullman May 31 and harvested October
8. Plants were spaced 12 inches apart in 44-inch
rows at all locations.
At Auburn Red Jewel was the highest yielding va-
riety, Table 14. Jewel, C11-4919, and Ti 1885 also
produced good yields. Red Jewel, Jewel, Ti 1885,
NC-320, and NC-289 produced the highest percent
of US No. 1 roots. Jasper (L9-190) was named this
year by the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Sta-
tion for seed increase. At Auburn, this line produced
a rose to copper skin and a high yield of well shaped
roots. It has performed well for the past 3 years in
Alabama and stored as well as Centennial.
At Clanton, Jasper was the highest yielding va-
riety; L7-182 and Centennial produced well; Red
Long 4.0
Round 3.5
Round 2.5
Long 4.0
Long 4.0
Round 3.0
R-long 3.5
Round 4.0
Round 4.0
lound 4.0
Round 2.5
Round 4.5
Round 3.5
Flat-long 4.0
Long 4.0
Round 4.0
Round 3.5
Long 4.0
Long 4.0
R-flat 4.0
Round 3.5
Long 4.0
Round 4.5
Long 3.0
Round 3.5
Round 3.5
Round 3.0
Round 3.0
Round 4.0
R-flat 3.0
Round 4.0
Round 2.5
Round 3.5
Round 4.5
I1ound 2.5
R-flat 3.5
TABLE 9. SNAP BEAN VAIMEY Tot\i,, At BURN, N97
Variety
Market-
al)le Growing
yield/ days
acre
Bu. No.
Color'
E 220 3 - .- .. ...- -- - 268
X I-68-2990 ................ .... 224
XP 140-2324 ----------- - - 216
Slenderette 202
XP-116-137 - --- 184
G P 66-937-A ------- -------------- 170
Astro - 165
BBL Supreme 158
XP 113-70-409 -384
A m igo . . . ... .... ..... ... . 377
White Seeded Provider ------ 313
E 4207 - 306
72 A L-4 .................. 286
Xl' B45 283
BBL 68-115 _ 276
XP B51 . 276
XP 1347 ---------- 275
B 4000 -3 .............................. .. 263
G alaslim .......... - 261
11 63-2-4 ... ........................... . 256
E 2202 ------------------ 2,54
GP 711-5 - 251
XP B38 ............ 250
XP B37 -33
G P 72 -112 -------------------------------- 2 17
XP 
B
46 217
E arly G allatin .........................- 215
Hf 199-2 201
Cumberland - 184
Tender Blue -.... 173
Ozark - - 165
GP 65-71A 157
Shape Straight- Bean
ness length
Sieve sizes'
1 Q 3 4 5
In. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct.
Spring
Replicated
Heart SC 5.50 8 12 10 50 20
Heart SC 5.00 10 10 11 51 18
Round S 5.25 14 9 12 46 19
Heart SC 4.75 7 12 13 47 21
Oval SC 5.25 7 8 13 50 22
1 eart SC 4.75 16 10 12 42 20
Oval S 5.00 11 11 13 48 17
1leart SC 5.00 8 13 12 45 22
Observational
Round SC 5.50 8 10 13 48 17
Flat VC 6.50 0 0 0 0 100
Oval SC 5.50 10 7 15 48 20
Oval SC 5.50 6 13 13 45 23
H ieart VC 6.00 13 8 12 50 17
I leart SC 4.75 7 8 13 48 24
Heart SC 5.25 7 16 11 51 16
Round SC 6.00 9 10 6 49 26
Round SC 5.75 5 12 13 40 30
Heart SC 5.50 14 12 18 43 13
Round VC 5.00 12 14 14 47 13
tleart SC 5.50 6 14 12 41 27
Round CTD 6.00 10 7 9 48 27
Round SC 5.00 9 12 12 47 20
Round SC 5.25 6 16 11 54 13
Round SC 5.50 12 13 13 42 20
Round SC 5.00 8 8 14 45 25
Round SC 5.50 6 8 10 42 34
Round SC 5.00 12 8 8 57 15
1 leart SC 5.75 12 14 17 37 20
Round SC 5.,50 12 13 23 33 19
Round SC 5.50 11 12 10 54 13
Round SC 5.25 13 6 11 54 16
Round VC 5.00 7 8 15 52 18
Fall
Replicated
XP 140-2347 241 56 LG Round SC 5.25 8 9 9 55 19
BBI. Supreme 194 58 G Round SC 4.50 16 19 15 27 23
E 2203 191 56 G leart VC 5.00 15 10 20 40 15
Astro - 174 56 G Round SC 4.75 15 13 15 48 9
GP 66 937-A -.. - 169 58 DG Round SC 5.25 16 10 16 45 13
XP 116-137 - 150 59 LG Oval SC 5.50 20 18 18 38 6
Slenderette - 115 59 G Round SC 4.75 11 19 21 45 4
XI-68-29W) .. 106 58 DG Round SC 4.25 10 18 13 53 6
Observational
XP 113-70-409 268 54 G HIteart VC 4.50 8 8 15 46 23
GP 711-5 -....------------......- -----. 241 56 LG I eart SC 4.50 5 10 18 57 10
72AI-4 - 236 54 G Round CTD 5.50 8 13 13 36 30
Amigo 210 53 G Flat VC 6.00 5 3 10 22 60
White Seeded Provider --------------- 199 56 G Round VC 5.25 10 13 8 51 18
XP B45 -- - - 191 56 G Round SC 4.75 8 10 10 50 20
B400)0-3 -- 190 55 DG Round SC 5.00 10 18 15 42 15
Early Gallatin - - 185 56 G Round VC 4.75 8 13 18 53 8
E 2202 - 184 56 G Heart CTD 5.25 9 10 18 49 15
Galaslim -- 183 54 DG Oval VC 4.50 0 13 20 44 23
E 4207 - 180 55 G Round SC 5.25 18 8 13 41 20
XP B51 171 56 G Round SC 5.00 18 10 18 36 18
XP B337 --- 164 59 G Heart VC 4.75 18 18 13 38 13
BB1 68-115 - 158 59 G I Heart CTD 4.75 13 18 15 36 8
GP 72-112 ---....-----........---------- - 148 58 G Round CTD 4.75 13 15 18 46 8
XP B38 -------- ------ 144 56 G Round VC 5.00 10 10 13 54 13
XP B46 -- -- --- 144 58 G Round CTD 5.00 18 15 13 44 10
XP B47 -- 138 57 G I feart SC 5.00 8 23 20 36 13
Ozark - 110) 59 G Round SC 5.50 23 13 15 40 8
Tender Blue ------- 11 59 G Round SC 5.0 2-5 13 13 39 10
11 63-2-4 96 56 G f fHeart SC 5.00 15 13 18 44 10
Cumherland -------------- - 95 56 G Round VC 5.00 13 13 15 44 15
GP 65-71A ... - 94 56 G Heart VC 5.(X) 10 13 15 52 10
II 199-2 -- 65 56 G Round CTD 5.50 10 13 18 49 10
Spring: Soil test p = 200 (high); k 80 (medium); pli - 5.6. 1 ton limestone applied per acre.
FalIl: Soil test p 200 (high); k 80 (medium); p1t --- 5.6. 1 ton limestone applied per acre.
G green; LG light green; )G riark green.
"S straight; SC slightly curved; VC very curved; CTD = curved in two directions.
Sieve size was determined from a 100 pod sample taken at random from the four replications. Sieve denotes canning size grades
with size 1 having the smaller diameter and 5 having the larger.
[71
Variety
Asgrow XP 362
((olden Security
Selneca Feather I lybrid
hlogers XP 70-2428
Asgrow XP 1343A
(;oldenrod
Apache
NK-XP 1791 - -
Triumphant II
(alurnet
Comet -
( Commander
Merit
( Capitan
Wintergreen ...
Bulttersweet
( colden (Q)lueen -
ILaSeCo XPI' 301Y ...
Seneca Scout Ilybrid
Tendersweet - -
Silver Queenu ......
Fanfare
Hobson XP 185A
Sweet Tennessee -.
Seneca Chief
Soil test p = 130
"Y yellow; Wh
'S =straight; SC
Rating index: 5 -
Ti\rLE 10. SWVEET CORN VARIE
Ears per Ear Color Kernel Ear
acre weight rows length
Doz. Lb. No. In.
2,448 .59 Y 16-18 7.75
2,410 .58 Y 14-16 7.44
.2,410 .56 Y 14-16 7.62
2,333 .52 Y 16 8.00
2,257 .43 Y 14 6.87
2,222 .63 Y 16 9.19
2,219 .50 Y 16 7.25
2,219 .62 Y 16-18 7.69
2,142 .65 Y 16-18 8.00
2,104 .53 Y 14-16 8.44
2,104 .54 Wh 14-16 7.69
2,104 .59 Y 20 8.12
2,104 .59 Y 16-18 8.25
2,066 .53 Y 14-16 8.31
2,066 .58 Y 14-16 7.56
2,027 .54 Y 16-18 7.87
-- 2,027 .63 Y 14-16 7.44
2,027 .53 Y 16 8.06
2,027 .48 Y 16-18 7.25
2,027 .59 Y 14-16 7.87
1,989 .54 Wh 16-18 7.87
1,951 .51 Y 14-16 7.62
1,8741 .59 Y 16 7.94
1,798 .54 Y 16 7.81
1,760 .53 Y 12-14 7.75
(high); k = 100 (medium); pH = 6.1.
v white.
Sslightly curved.
excellent; 4 - good; 3 = fair; 2 = poor; 1=
Jewel and Jewel produced medium yields, and NC-
311 produced the highest percent of US No. 1 roots.
Yields at Culhnan were generally better than at
Auburn or Clanton, six varieties produced over 600
l)ushels per acre. Red Jewel was one of the highest
vielding varieties and the five top yielding varieties
also produced the highest percent of US No. 1 roots.
Fresh Market Tomatoes 
(Fairhope and Cullman).
Seed were planted in the greenhouse at Auburn
March 5 and April 4 for Fairhope and Cullman re-
spectively and plants were field transplanted at Fair-
hope April 12. Plants were spaced 15 inches apart in
5-foot rows and each plant pruned to a 2-leader sys-
tem. Thirteen harvests were made beginning June
14 and ending August 2, Table 15 with fruits har-
vested at pink and red ripe maturity. Better Bcy
VFN and AU-12A (a breeding line from Dr. Walter
Greenleaf) produced 748 and 700 cwt. respectively.
Monte Carlo VFN and Terrific VFN also produced
good yields of marketable tomatoes. Better Boy
VFN, Monte Carlo VFN, and Terrific VFN produced
a larger yield of 5 x 6 fruit than AU-12A. Sunburst
and Traveler (a pink colored variety) produced the
lowest amount of culls and Terrific VFN produced
the highest amount. Creole, Floradel, Homestead
61, Homestead 500, and Homestead 24 produced the
lowest percent of cracked fruits of the total culls
that they produced. Wonder Boy VF and Saturn in
the observational trial, produced the highest yields
of marketable fruit. Saturn and Venus are resistant
to Southern Bacterial Wilt and these two varieties
TY TI1IAL, iMHOI' Ii . 1974
Ear Cob Row
diameter diameter shape"
Ear set
height
In.
24
25
22
20
20
32
24
20
23
25
25
28
32
30
21
27
28
25
24
24
28
17
25
30
16
Tip Ear
covee filling'
5.00
5.00X)
4.37
2.62
2.87
4.25
4.75
4.75
3.50
4.37
3.50
3.50
3.50
4.12
4.25
3.37
4.62
2.62
5.00
4.75
4.50
3.(X)
3.75
4.12
4.25
Eye
appeal'
3.75
3.75
3.00
3.87
2.37
3.75
4.00
3.62
3.37
3.62
3.62
4.00
3.37
3.00
3.62
3.37
3.00
3.50
3.25
2.87
3.37
2.(00)
3.06
3.62
3.37
very poor.
should grow well in gardens where this disease is a
problem. Saturn 
is somewhat larger 
fruited than
Venus, however, Saturn did produce a high yield of
culls.
TABLL 11. PLANI (A.mA\(.I 11STICS OF SWEET COHN
VARIETIES, FAIRHOPE, 1974'
Ease of G(row-
Plant Ease of Shank Flag row-
Varieties 
height siap- 
length leaves 
days
ping' days
In. In. No.
Asgrow XP 362 82 3.50 2.37 3.12 72
Golden Security 91 2.75 2.62 3.87 73
Seneca Feather
Sybrid - 77 2.75 2.62 3.87 71
Rogers XP 70-2428 78 2.25 2.75 4.(X) 69
Asgrow X1' 1343A - 71 3.50 4.00 2.25 69
CGoldenrod ----- 100 3.00 2.62 4.75 72
Apache - - 91 2.75 3.62 3.37 69
NK-XP 1791 -.-...... 82 3.50 2.75 4.50 71
Triumphant II ........ 87 3.00 3.25 3.75 72
Calumet 96 2.75 2.37 4.75 69
Comet 82 4.50 3.12 4.X) 72
Commander ....... .-89 2.50 .475 5.(X) 69
Merit 91 2.87 3.50 3.37 69
Capitan -.....-...... .. 93 3.00 4.17 2.50 69
\intergreen .-- 81 2.50 2.12 3.62 72
Buttersweet 90 2.50 3.75 4.25 69
(Golden Queen 88 4.50 3.12 5.00 72
LaSeCo XP 301Y ...... 80 2.87 3.00 3.37 69
Seneca Scout Hybrid-. 85 2.87 3.87 2.50 69
Tendersweet ...-- 86 2.75 2.62 4.37 72
Silver Queen -........... 88 4.50 3.12 5.00 72
Fanfare -- 78 3.00 2.(X) 4.87 69
Robson XP 185A 84 1.75 2.62 4.50 73
Sweet Tennessee-...... 92 3.50 2.37 3.87 72
Seneca Chief ........ 75 2.25 2.50 5.00 72
1 Soil test p 130 (high); k = 100 (medium); pH = 6.1.
'Rating index: 5 - very easy; 4 = easy; 3 = average diffi-
culty; 2 - difficult; 1 = very difficult.
SRating index: 5 - long; 3 - medium length; 1 = short.
TABLE 12. SWEET COHN VABIETY TIAL, (CULL\MAN, 1174
Ears per Ear
Variety 
acre 
wt.
Doz. Lb.
Keystone Ev. Gr. Hybrid 2,777 .54
Golden Security ...... 2,673 .60
Apache ..--- 2,640 .62
Sweet Tennessee - . 2,640 .74
Asgrow XP 1343A ..... 2,574 .57
Rogers XP 72-1651 ... 2,442 .57
Goldenrod ....... ....- 2,409 .76
Buttersweet . .. ... 2,376 .68
Hybrid Seneca Chief 2,376 .66
Rogers XP 70-2428 ..... 2,376 .68
LaSeCo XP 301Y... 2,343 .70
Robson XP 194 ...-.- 2,343 .68
Rogers XP 64-2160 ------.. 2,343 .68
Calumet 2,310 .59
Comet 2,310 .69
Commander 2,310 .77
Hybrid Seneca Scout .... 2,310 .65
Merit 2,310 .70
Asgrow XP-362 _ _ 2,277 .72
Capitan - 2,277 .71
Niagara XP-243 .- 2,277 .69
Rogers XP' 71-2291 ........ 2,277 .64
Rogers XP 72-1707 2,277 .53
Fanfare 2,244 .64
Golden Queen 2,244 .79
Robson XP 185A ........... 2,244 .72
Tendersweet - - 2,211 .65
NK XP-1791 - 2,178 .72
Niagara XP-245 2,178 .74
Triumphant II ..... 2,178 .79
LaSeCo CG-80 2,145 .91
Wintergreen . 2,079 .68
Bi-Color Silver Queen ..- 2,046 .68
Silver Queen 2,046 .69
Silver Liner .- 2,013 .67
tHvbrid Seneca Feather - 1.914 .63
Ear Ear Cob Kernel Row Ear set Tip Ear Eye
Color
2
length diameter diameter rows 
shape" ht. cover' 
filling' appeal
In. In.
7.33 1.47
7.61 1.50
7.31 1.82
7.58 1.94
7.25 1.65
7.39 1.52
8.90 1.64
7.53 1.70
7.53 1.54
8.13 1.57
8.33 1.72
7.95 1.72
7.96 1.64
8.16 1.44
8.21 1.53
7.98 1.52
7.28 1.53
7.79 1.81
7.58 1.72
8.25 1.83
7.99 1.76
7.51 1.71
7.29 1.68
7.58 1.70
8.01 1.58
8.22 1.60
8.23 1.87
8.00 1.65
8.00 1.72
7.75 1.82
6.50 1.53
7.51 1.56
7.94 1.60
7.88 2.06
8.34 2.07
7.53 1.52
In. No. In.
.75 16-18 SC 31 3.40 2.63 2.88
.80 14 S 26 4.80 2.88 3.20
.91 14-16 S-SC 28 4.78 4.00 4.41
.86 16 SC 35 4.00 4.(X) 4.18
.88 14-16 SC 19 3.83 3.13 3.41
.77 14 SC 13 4.01 3.00 2.74
.79 14-16 SC 31 3.63 3.25 3.60
.87 18 S-SC 32 4.73 3.25 3.49
.84 12-14 SC 16 3.53 3.00 3.15
.86 16-18 SC 22 4.40 3.25 3.78
.99 14-16 SC 26 3.40 2.75 2.68
.89 14-16 SC 31 3.10 3.00 2.75
.82 12-14 SC 15 4.03 2.63 3.31
.82 12-14 S-SC 26 4.20 3.00 3.40
.74 14-16 SC 25 3.35 3.50 3.66
.86 16-18 SC 30 3.45 3.25 3.55
.89 14-16 S-SC 27 4.63 2.88 4.20
.90 16-18 S 32 4.58 3.63 3.38
1.02 18 SC 25 3.88 2.75 2.94
.77 14-16 SC 30 3.78 4.00 3.50
.95 16 S-SC 35 4.35 3.38 3.98
.89 16-18 S-SC 24 4.28 3.63 3.80
.89 12-14 SC 10 3.10 3.00 2.88
.88 16-18 SC 14 4.21 3.13 4.50
.84 12-14 SC 33 4.05 4.13 3.85
.97 14-16 SC 25 3.70 3.25 3.45
.80 14 S-SC 28 4.80 4.75 4.29
.89 18 SC 23 4.85 3.00 4.18
.87 18-20 S 31 3.68 4.13 4.03
1.:3 16-18 SC 28 3.40 3.75 3.82
.81 12-14 S-SC 15 4.55 2.(x) 2.84
.77 14-16 SC 21 4.40 4.0() 4.13
.75 12-14 SC 29 3.40 3.00 3.24
.74 14-16 SC 29 3.43 3.88 3.53
1.21 12-14 S-SC 28 3.28 4.00 4.35
.99 14 SC 21 4.50 4.63 4.38
'Soil test p - 280 (very high); k - 130 (high); pIH = 6.4.
SY - yellow; Wh white.
SS - straight; SC slightly curved.
1ating index: 5 c( ,llnt; 4 = goo(d; 3 - fair; 2 = poor; 1
At Culhnan, plants were transplanted into the field
May 15 and spaced 15 inches apart in 5-foot rows.
The binder twine trellis method was used for stak-
ing. Ten harvests were made and fruits harvested
at pink and red ripe maturity, Table 16. Homestead
500 produced the highest yield of marketable fruits
in the replicated trial. Nine other varieties produced
over 400 cwt. per acre. Avalanche produced the
highest yield of marketable fruits of all the entries.
Florida MH-1, a jointless fresh market once over ma-
chine harvest type, did poorly again this year. There
appears little hope for this tomato as a multi-hand
harvest variety for our tomato growing areas.
very poor.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors wish to thank those who assisted in
the research. They were: J. E. Barrett, Jr., Super-
intendent; N. R. McDaniel, Assistant Superintendent;
John T. Owen III, Assistant Superintendent; and
Frank E. Garrett, retired, State Department of Ag-
riculture and Industries, Gulf Coast Substation; C.
C. Carlton, Superintendent; and Kenneth C. Short,
Assistant Superintendent; Chilton Area Horticulture
Substation; Marlin H. Ilollingsworth, Superinten-
dent, North Alabama Horticulture Substation; and
John T. Eason, Superintendent, and Frank E. Lowry,
Assistant Superintendent, Sand Mountain Substation.
TABLE ). 1,1. I,:(\F AIiA. iii.: IWisS OF SWEET CORN
VARIETES, CULL2MAN, 19741
Seed Ease
Varie n Plant of Shank Flag Grow- Iar-
Variety !g,, height snap- lengthleaves' ing vest
vigor pin days season
In. In. No.
Keystone Ev. Gr.
Hybrid - 4.00 95 3.00 3.80 2.38 82 Late
Golden Security-- 3.38 96 2.75 3.99 2.63 77 Mid-season
Apache - 3.38 93 2.38 4.28 3.13 77 Mid-season
Sweet Tennessee- 3.13 87 3.00 3.33 3.00 77 Mid-season
Asgrow XI'
1343A ---- 5.00 72 4.50 2.95 1.50 70 Early
Rogers XP
72-1651 .......... 3.38 64 2.50 3.54 3.63 70 Early
Goldenrod 3.88 97 4.00 3.94 2.63 80 Late
Buttersweet 3.13 97 2.75 4.54 3.13 77 Mid-season
I lybrid Seneca
Chief ....... 4.00 70 2.00 3.91 3.75 80 Late
Rogers XP
70-2428 3.25 84 1.75 4.46 2.75 77 Mid-season
LaSeCo) XP 301Y 3.50 82 3.38 3.78 2.13 80 Late
Robson XP 194 -- 3.38 91 2.75 3.90 2.63 80 Late
Rogers XP
64-2160 ..... 4.13 71 3.50 3.66 3.00 76 Mid-season
Calumet - 3.50 91 2.88 3.54 3.00 77 Mid-season
Comet ..... 3.87 82 3.00 4.20 2.88 80 Late
Commander --- 3.50 90 3.25 3.66 2.50 80 Late
I lybrid Seneca
Scout .. ......-4.00 87 2.75 3.34 3.13 77 Mid-season
Merit . . 4.00 96 2.75 3.99 2.63 77 Mid-season
Asgrow XI' 362 3.75 80 3.75 3.75 2.63 80 Late
Capitan 4.13 91 3.13 3.05 2.88 80 Late
Niagara XP 243 1.:38 91 3.0) 2.61 1.38 77 Mid-season
Rogers XP
71-2291 --.... 4.13 86 3.00 3.14 2.50 76 Mid-season
Rogers X1'
72-1707 3.38 61 3.50 3.60 3.13 70 Early
Fanfare 3.88 75 1.75 3.71 3.38 70 Early
Golden Queen 3.50 97 3.(X) 4.18 3.88 80 Late
R1obson XI' 185A 3.88 80 4.00 3.92 3.38 80 Late
Ti mlcrsse(,et 4.25 91 2.75 3.88 3.00 77 Mid-season
NK XP 1791 3:38 87 3.00 3.33 3.00 77 Mid-season
Niagara XP 245 3.13 92 3.00 2.61 1.38 77 Mid-season
Triumphant II 3.88 88 3.50 3.60 2.25 80 Late
LaSeCo G-80 - 4.25 68 3.00 3.30 3.50 77 Mid-season
Wintergreen -_ 3.50 96 2.75 4.43 2.63 76 Mid-season
Bi-Color Silver
Queen ------ 3.75 85 3.63 3.65 3.25 82 Late
Silver Queen 3...... 3.75 92 2.75 4.00 3.38 80 Late
Silverliner .... 4.50 83 3.00 3.71 3.13 77 Mid-season
I lybrid Seneca
Feather 3.13 80 2.75 4.50 3.00 77 Mid-season
'Soil test p 280 (very high); k = 130 (high); p1l 6.4.
Rating index: 5 excellent; 4 good; 3 = fair; 2 = poor;
1 very poor.
'Rating index: 5 very easy: 4 easy; 3 average difficulty;
2 difficult; 1 = very difficult.
'Rating index: 5 == long; 3 - medium length; 1 = short.
TABLE 14. S\EET O1A'(}O oA EY Ti'IAL, Ail i n,
CLANTON, AND CULLMAN, 1974'
Marketable yield per acre U.S.
Variety U.S. Can- Jumbo' 
Total No. 1 Skin color
No. 1' ners 
of total
Bu. Bu. Bu. Bu. Pet.
Auburn
Red Jewel ...... 445 68 119 632 70 Red
Cll-4919 ---------------- 316 206 46 568 56 Yellow
Ti-1885 378 95 65 538 70 Rose
lewel 364 64 80 508 72 Copper
jasper (L9-190) ------ 279 122 86 487 57 Rose to
copper
NC-311 230 49 176 455 51 Yellow to
copper
NC-320 ----------- 303 86 30 419 72 Rose
VP8-23 ..................- 132 148 134 414 32 Rose to
red
Centennial ---.......... 255 59 93 407 63 Copper
Li-207 ..................- 188 50 166 404 47 Rose
L0-69 167 124 54 345 48 Copper
VP9-51 139 161 24 324 43 Copper
NC-289 207 55 31 293 71 Rose
L7-177 ---------- 155 55 82 292 53 Rose
Ti-1881 ...............- 147 33 112 292 50 Yellow to
white
LO-360 -------------- -- 316 46 68 277 69 Rose to
copper
L7-182 ........ 109 51 39 199 55 Rose to
copper
Clanton
Jasper (L9-190) -_ 408 100 117 625 65
L7-182 268 91 116 475 56
Centennial ------------ 244 105 113 462 53
L1-207 272 55 57 454 60
NC-289 ...........- _ 162 123 153 438 37
Ti-1885 ___ 175 159 103 437 40
ClI-4919 - 219 102 30 382 57
Red Jewel - .. 155 74 129 358 43
NC-311 - - 243 82 0 325 75
Jewel ........... 135 97 70 302 45
LO-360 . ........... 159 70 28 286 56
1,7-177 12S 65 51 2118 52
Ti-1881 ------- 166 69 0 235 71
VP9-51 124 70 0 194 64
VP9-23 .....--- ------ 79 55 0 134 59
Cullman
Ti-1881 .... ---------.... 389 179 85 653 60
NC-311 373 100 156 629 59
Red Jewel -------------- 435 153 41 629 69
Li-207 - - 420 130 69 619 68
Centennial ............ 347 138 83 569 61
NC-320 - 271 136 102 509 53
Jasper (L9-190) ---- 275 205 16 496 55
L7-177 --- ----------- 242 220 9 471 51
L7-182 214 178 53 45 48
Jewel ------------ -- - 227 161 52 440 52
NC-289 125 252 35 412 30
Ti-1885 ---------- 174 209 23 383 45
LO-69 - 203 173 0 376 54
VP9-51 - - 111 229 10 350 32
ClI-4919 ------- ---.. 152 197 0 349 44
VP8-23 ...............- 75 225 6 336 22
LO-360- 140 134 27 297 47
'Auburn: Soil test p - 680 (ElI); k = 100 (medium); pH
5.7. 1 ton limestone applied per acre.
Clanton: Soil test p 240 (VII); k = 110 (11); p11 6.2.
Cullrman: Soil test p 300 (VH); k = 140 (I); pl1 6.0.
U.S. No. 1 roots were 2 to 312 inches in diameter, 3 to 9 inches
in length, well shaped and free of defects.
SCanners were 1 to 2 inches in diameter and 2 to 7 inches in
length.
' Jumbo roots exceeded the diameter, length and weight require-
ments for the No. 1 grade but are of marketable quality.
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FALIHOPE, 1974'
Marketablc yield Cuills
per acre-a CrcksCt- 
Otl-
5 x 6 x 6 6 x 7 Total' o
1 
Crck fac rs'
Replicated
Be tter Boy
V FN 348 267 13:3 748 
70 68 22 10)
AU-12A 199 301 140 
700 15 38 38 24
Mlonte Carlo
VFN 2 90 269 1.39 698 
86 24 20 56
Ter rifle VFN 269 244 169 
682 106 59 22 19
Creole 114 271 199 
.58.1 47 6 10 84
Tropic 23.3 232 89 574 
49 46 30 4
Floradel 164 2:3.4 158 536 
63 8 12 80
Bonnie Nemna-
tode Hesistant 114 205 177 496 
:39 22 29 -49
Sunburst 36 178 230 
444 10 20 3.3 47
\Valter 109 153 17.3 
435 40 62 35 3
I omestead 61 S8j 170 167 420 
28 7 9 84
AU-5O 31 192 186 
409 97 42 20 :3 8
'Traveler 38 206 1 G3 407 
16 82 18 0
AU-6 --------- 131 169 96 
396 73 31 '12 27
11 omnestead
Elite_ -- 103 162 122 387 
33 16 12 72
I fomcsteadl 500 83 158 131 .372 
23 8 3 89
Homestead 24 49 166 143 358 
24 7 9 84
Florida MH-1 108 10.5 96 309 91 
29 .18 33
Observational
Wonder Boy
VF1 192 241 131 56-4 30 
78 1:3 8
Saturn 230 1S7 93 512 
237 63 14 21
Venus 24 217 186 427 10 
0 31 69
XP 2011
(Asgrowv) 1417 184 88 419 62 
18 16 66
Soil test p 190 (high) k 170 (high); phI 
6.0.
"Size yields reported here are in accordlance with the 
size stand-
ards established bs the U'SDAX for the 
Los Angeles type lug ar-
rangernents.
5 x 6 .01.nigenieot: rnainoinm dhioncter 2-11/16 
j11chus. maxi-
mutm diameter 3-3/16 inches.
Gi \ 6 aiiiaogciiilelt. iniiln teulictei 
2-S/16 us lies inai-
Mum diameter 2-14 /16 inches.
6 x 7 arrangement: minimum diameter 2-4/16 inches; 
maxi-
momn diameter 2-1t)/16 inches.
'Some fruits in this size arrangemr.ent were larger 
than standard
sizes.
'While Ii nits were gi aded as carefuilly as possible under 
field
condition, no rigid effort was made to gr ade 
for a strict U.S. Ni).
1 grade. Fruits wvere separated for cill conditions 
as reported
here-.
* Others were mostly tomatoes tooi simall to he marketed 
in the
above sizes. Somec were from rots. iiisect 
damnage, mechanical
damage and misshapen fruits.
II iLA, 16. SIA A MA11k.O1 1ii l \tSNii lo 10 11)1 i,,
CULL-MAN, 1974'
Marketable yield Culls
Variety per acre' C- Oth-
5 x Wn 6 x 6 6 x 7 Total' Total.- Cracks face ters
5
Cict. Cict. Cict. Cca. Cwct. Pct. Pct. Pet.
Replicated
I lomiesteail 500 1001 :322 83 505 87 :3 
24 7 3
X3 21)11
(Asgi mk 141 2-19 75 465 112 11 
20 69
Better Boy
VFN 228 191 45 46-4 71 
8 38 54
Terrific VI N 132 238 73 44:3 73 6 
18 76
h1omestead 61 106 272 61 439 78 
12 26 632
Floradel PS 137 218 6,3 4.38 89 4 
23 71
W\altei Early
Strain 81 283 714 438 91 
6 19 75
Tropic __--- 237 138 29 424 92 6 
43 49
Monjite Carlo
VFN - 116 221 67 404 79 4 
34 62
Supermarket --- 3 ) 262 111 41)3 80 6 
10 84
I omnestead 24 80 23(0 85 393 61 
9 16 75
TIraveler 31 272 90 393 
35 t) 7 93
AU-12A 122 192 66 380 
61 1 15 84
Bonntie Neina-
tode R~esistant 87 24(0 30 :377 76 2 
25 7 3
1 fomnesteadl
Elite 67 183) 62 314 78 12 19 
69
\'emis 28 201 84 313 81 3 
12 65
Smoothie .7 193 83 28.3 92 
15 13 72
Saturn 225 1:37 86 248 71 6 
6 88
Observational
csviIliiihu 191 367 70 
631 123 5 36 59
AU-50 -- 66 304 114 484 93 
7 14 79
AU-6 ------- -
Wonder Boy 203 151 .33 387 34 
11 26 63
V F --- _ - _
VFN Bush 120 198 55 373 118 21 
10 69
Bonus VFN -34 213 57 304 47 
15 6 719
Ace 55 1 -- 24:3 54 2 299 
66 12 49 39
Florida NIH-I 52 136 27 215 54 
23 :36 41
Soil test p -3(11)(very high): k -90) (medium); p
11  
5.4.
1 tonl limestone applied pei acire.
-'Size iclds reported heire are in aecom dance with the size stand-
ards established by the USDA for the Los 
Angleles type lug ar-
rangemients.
5 x 6 arrangement: minimum diameter 
2-11 /16 inches; inaxi-
momn diamieter 3-3/16 inches.
6 x 6 arrangement: minimum diameter 
2-8/16 inches; maxi-
mumn diameter 2-14/16 inches.
6 x 7 arrangemenit: minimum diameter 
2-4/16 inches; maxi-
mumr diameter 2-10/16 inches.
'Some fiuits in this size arrangement were 
larger than standard
s iz es.
' While fruits were graded as carefully as possible 
under field
coiiditions, no rigid effort was made to grade 
for a strict U.S. No.
I grade. Fruits were sepiarated for cull conditions 
as repo~rtedl
here.
- Others sxerie miostlv tomatoes too small to be 
marketed in the
ihove sizcs. Somne weire firom rots, insect 
damage, mnechianical
dlamage aniinisshiappen fruits.
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