Progress Report Series No. 103
Ag ricultural Experiment
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
Station
R. Dennis Rouse, Director
Auburn, Alabama
Vegetable Variety Trials, 1972
JACK L. TURNER and HARRISON BRYCE'
VEGETABLE VARIETY and breeding 
line
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trials were
conducted at the Gulf Coast Substation, Fairhope;
the Chilton Area Horticulture Substation, Clanton;
the North Alabama Horticulture Substation, Cull-
man; the Sand Mountain Substation, Crossville; and
the Main Station at Auburn. All trials were con-
ducted in randomized replicated plots. Recom-
mended fertilizer rates and applications were ap-
plied to give the best results at each location. Dis-
ease and insect control measures were applied on a
regular schedule throughout the growing season and
irrigation was applied as needed. Summaries of re-
sults from these trials are reported in this publication.
RESULTS
Bell Pepper (at Cullman). Seed were planted in
the greenhouse at Auburn March 17 and the seed-
lings transplanted into the field May 15. Plants were
spaced 2 feet in the drill on 44-inch rows. Cool
TABLE 1. BELL PEPPER VARIETY TRIAL, CULLMAN, 1972'
Marketable
Variety yield/acre
Cwt.
Mean
pod wt.
Lb.
Wall
thickness
Mm
Pick-A-Peck.... 49.16 .17 4.98
Canape 48.17 .16 4.28
Twilley's Big Pack 45.84 .25 6.38
Yolo Wonder L 45.51 .25 5.98
Yolo Select Pack 45.37 .24 6.33
Keystone Resistant
Giant No. 
3e 
45.36 
.24 
6.35
Emerald Giant 44.60 .19 5.55
World Beater 44.46 .17 4.43
Delaware Belle- 43.08 .24 5.88
California Wonder--------- 41.99 .25 6.03
Hybrid No. 19 39.81 .20 4.83
Early Bountiful 38.33 .16 4.60
Titan 31.73 .19 5.65
Burpee's Bellringer-------- 22.87 .23 5.98
Miss Belle 13.732 .27 6.05
SSoil test p - 200 (Very high); k - 110 (high); pH - 5.9.
1 ton of limestone applied per acre.
2 Seed of Miss Belle were started later than the other entries
and did not receive the full growing season.
' Research Associate and Field Superintendent, 
Department of
Horticulture.
2 Seed and seed stocks of breeding lines 
are not available for
planting until named and released.
weather retarded early growth and fruit set, delaying
the first harvest until July 17. Yields were low for
all varieties. Pod size was largest for Miss Belle,
Table 1. Those varieties with pods that averaged
approximately four per pound are acceptable for
fresh market. Varieties with smaller pods are not
regarded as liket types. Keystone Re-
sistant Giant No. 3, Delaware 
Belle, Emerald Giant,
Yolo Select Pack, and Twilley's Big Pack had the
most desirable pod types. Others were either too
pointed, rough or misshapen.
Fresh Market Cucumbers (at Cullman). Varieties
were seeded on May 15 and thinned to 6 inches in
the drill on 44-inch rows. Harvesting began on July
14. Nine harvests were made. Yields were low for
all varieties, Table 2. Crackerlee and Poinsett pro-
duced the highest yields of marketable fruit. Seed
cavity was smallest for Saticoy, Marketer and Palo-
mar. Fruit shape was best for Crackerlee and poor-
est for Palomar. Crackerlee and Marketer had some
carpel separation in the larger fruits. Fruit lengths
were good for all entries.
Fresh Market Tomatoes (at Fairhope and Cull-
man). Seed were started on February 21 for the Fair-
hope trial and the seedlings transplanted to the
field April 14. All varieties were staked and pruned
to a two-leader system. Plants were spaced 15 inches
in the drill on 5-foot rows. Fourteen harvests were
made beginning on June 1 and ending July 14. Mar-
ketable yields ranged from 538 cwt. for the highest
yielding variety, Terrific VFN, to 263 cwt. for the
lowest yielding entry, Table 3. AU-4 and Tropic
produced the highest yields of 5 x 6 size tomatoes.
Traveler was the smoothest fruit of all varieties in
the trial. Terrific VFN, AU-1 and AU-2 produced
the highest yields of cracked fruits.
Seed for the Cullman trial were planted on March
26 and the seedlings were transplanted to the field
May 2. Plants were spaced 15 inches in the drill on
rows 5 feet apart. A split plot arrangement was
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April, 1973
TABLE 2. FRESH MARKET CUCUMBER TRIAL, CULLMAN, 1972'
Marketable
yield /acre
Cwt.
------ 100.52
------ 99.33
------ 82.88
------ 81.46
------ 68.64
------ 65.73
------ 39.13
----- 32-91
Fruit
size
Lb.
.45
.38
.64
.49
.48
.45
.56
.41
'Sol tstp 10 hig);k =90 
meium; H -5.. 1to
' 1 - large; 5 - small.
' 5 excellent; 4- good; 3 fair; 2 - poor;1- very poor.
C green; LG- light green; DC dark green.
TABLE 3. STAKED FRESH MARKET TOMATO TRIAL, FAIRHOPE, 19721
Marketable yield per acre Culls--0Oth-
Vrety 5 x 6 6 x 6 6 x 7 Total Cracks aters'
Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt.
Terrific VFN -------- 382 93 63 538 138 41 73
Tropic---- 424 35 30 499 34 63 92
Floradel ------------ 297 84 117 498 25 15 76
AU-4 ------ :--------- 435 25 25 485 73 37 108
Bonnie Nematode
Resistant------ 307 84 82 473 58 65 82
Creole- 299 72 97 468 50 33 105
Homestead Elite 331 71 61 463 27 14 78
Traveler---------------------- 237 100 117 454 32 0 56
Homestead 500 ------ 266 86 90 442' 19 9 82
Homestead 61------------ 284 77 75 436 29 8 99
Homestead 24------- 251 87 76 414 39 10 88
Campbell 28 -------- 146 115 135 396 50 33 105
Sunburst------------ 150 98 145 393' 14 11 103
Walter------------- 242 73 78 393 31 20 68
Chico Granade ------------ 38 120 162 320 8 3 144
AU-3---------------- -250 18 30 298 92 60 88
AU-2 255 25 14 294 147 33 83
AU-i -------------- 187 47 29 263 112 36 178
'Soil test P 70 (Medium); K 90 (Medium); pH 6.9.
' Others were mostly tomatoes 
too small to be nmarketable in 
the
above grades. Some were from rots and insect damage.
used to permit the staking of one-half of each plot.
Plants were staked and supported by the binder
Length
In.
7.25
8.00
7.25
8.50
8.00
7.75
7.25
8.25
Seed
cavity'
3
3.5
3
2.5
4
4
3
4
Diameter 
Shape' 
Color' 
Eye
____________appeal'
In.
17/
2/8
2/4
21/4
2/4
2
2
1/4
DG
DC
G
DG
LC
LC-
C
of limestone applied per acre.
twine trellis method. The other half was left to lie
on the ground. Marketable yields in general were
higher for the staked tomatoes than for the unstaked,
Table 4. Cracks and culls were highest for the un-
staked tomatoes. Homestead 500 and Tropic pro-
duced the highest yield of marketable tomatoes on
stakes with Sunburst and Traveler producing the
highest yield of marketable fruit unstaked. Tropic
produced the highest yield of 5 x 6 size tomatoes
staked and Floradel produced the highest yield of
5 x 6 size, unstaked. Chico Grande was the most
crack resistant variety in the trial.
Lima Beans (at Auburn and Cullman). Seed were
planted April 21 at Auburn and May 22 at Cullman.
Seed were spaced 2 inches in the drill on 40-inch
rows at Auburn and 44-inch rows at Cullman. A
once over harvest was made to simulate machine
harvesting as each variety reached maturity. Results
of the trial are presented in Table 5. Fordhook 242,
Jackson Wonder, and -Fordhook 861 produced the
highest in pod yields at Auburn. Jackson Wonder
produced the highest. shellout percentage. Allgreen
had a higher per cent of dry pods at harvest than is
TABLE 4. STAKED AND UNSTAKED FRESH MARKET ToMA'Iu TRIAL, CULLMAN, 1972
Staked and trellised
Variety
Homestead 500---------
T ropic -----------------
Sunburst-- - --- --
Bonnie Nematode
Resistant ------------
Traveler-- --- ---- --
Homestead 24 ------
Supermarket -----------
Floradel --------------
Homestead Elite
Homestead 61----------
Terrific VFN-----------
Walter- - - -
Tropi-Red -------------
TAMU Monte Grande
Creole--
Chico Grande ----------
Marketable yield per acre
5x6 6x6 6x7 Total
Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Gwt.
113.01 232.65 32.65 378.31
208.46 137.79 25.94 372.19
34.20 224.19 84.77 343.16
117.12
52.45
118.83
76.58
103.90
136.52
114.44
107.75
55.76
83.90
72.50
81.42
1.88
192.66
197.10
172.01
190.24
159.43
157.34
159.20
158.68
200.08
167.81
127.54
118.03
29.10
22.02
70.20
28.78
50.08
53.39
20.87
31.05
35.44
41.66
45.37
39.90
29.41
99.46
331.80
319.75
319.62
316.90
316.72
314.73
304.69
301.87
297.50
297.08
239.94
228.86
130.44
Cracks
Cwt.
34.30
8.42
16.43
25.95
6.12
47.53
62.20
3.37
3.86
35.60
57.03
7.73
14.78
10.85
2.69
0
Cwt.
97.62
131.83
166.09,
147.05
146.85
116.38
105.91
164.96
124.85
83.07
115.78
146.93
169.91
144.11
131.84
246.24
Marketable
5 x6 6x 6
Cwt. Cwt.
109.14 159.36
123.03 125.68
54.42 221.65
112.72
52.41
101.00
80.12
131.76
124.00
110.85
97.87
37.83
68.98
81.30
59.40
2.37
171.43
206.39
139.79
170.49
148.71
128.12
166.80
98.36
171.77
153.54
167.93
112.05
34.08
y'ield
6:
Ct
24
6.
68.
Unstaked
per acre
x 7 Total
wt. Cwt.
.88 293.38
.32 255.03
.00 344.07
21.67
63.58
14.58
49.59
35.35
22.72
31.64
22.04
43.79
42.13
21.68
41.94
85.22
305.82
322.38
255.37
300.20
315.82
274.84
309.29
218.27
253.39
264.65
270.91
213.39
121.67
Cracks Culls'
Cwt. Cwt.
50.70 152.08
14.43 226.14
27.32 167.85
82.58
5.02
68.12
65.20
4.29
69.59
67.73
78.93
14.73
11.43
16.79
10.88
0
223.56
120.38
152.73
138.54
210.36
141.29
137.52
153.23
230.70
217.53
174.79
206.71
260.91
Variety
Crackerlee-----
Poinsett - ------
Early Marketer-
Triumph ------
Saticoy----- ---
Marketer------
Early Surecrop-
Palomar --------
,Soil test p 120 (high); K - 100 (medium); pH 5.9. 1 ton of limestone applied per acre.
' Culls included tomatoes that were too small for marketable grade, catfaced, rots, insect damage, deformed fruits and any other disorder
that would make a fruit unmarketable.
,,
TABLE 9. SNAPBEAN VARIETY TRIAL,, AUBURN, 1972'
ae per acre days
Bu.
Falcon
Maestro
Early Gallatin
Astro
Classic
Avalanche
Eagle
Pirol --------
Avalanche----
Maestro------
Early Gallatin-
Falcon-------
Eagle------ --
Pirol------- --
Classic-------
A stro,------ --
409
397
384
375
358
349
329
304
230
226
208
186
177
176
165
135
Spring
56
53
53
54
54
54
55
56
Fall
54
53
55
54
54
54
55
56
Sieve size
1 2 3 -
Pct. Pct. Pct.
1
5
10
10
10
1
5
12
10
9
10
11
10
9
6
13
5
10
10
8
10
8
5
11
15
13
15
17
10
18
12
17
11
7
15
22
8
20
10
12
4
Pct.
54
53
45
45
55
52
56
52
64
48
50
45
47
52
45
41
5
Pct.
15
19
25
21
20
15
17
12
19
30
15
15
25
19
35
24
1Spring: Soil test p - 70 (medium); k 60 (low; pH - 5.8;
1 ton of limestone applied per acre.
Fall: Soil test p .200 (high); k 0 (very low); pH= 5.9.
'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.
Cuilman. Yields were somewhat better for Cuilman
than Auburn, Table 10. Seneca Zucchini produced
the highest yield at Cullman. Dixie produced the
highest yield of the Crookneck types. At Auburn,
yields were not good this year. Dixie and Slender-
gold produced the highest yields of the.Crookneck
types.
Sweetpotatoes (at Auburn, Culiman, and Clan-
ton). Land for the sweetpotato trials was treated
with 60 lb. of Mocap per acre for nematode control.
Plants were transplanted May 15. Yields of sweet-
potatoes at Auburn this season were outstanding,
Table 11.. jewel produced the highest yield with
TABLE 11. SWERYPOTATO VARIETY TRIALS, AUBURN, CULLMAN
AND CLANTON, 1972'
Marketable yield per acre
Variety
Centennial---
jewel -------
Red Jewel--.
Georgia Red.
L7-177------
L7-182------
L4-73
L9-163
L9-190------
Georgia 2 ---
M7-21
N.C.-288 ----
N.C.-289 ----
N.C.-304 ----
Centennial.--
jewel -------
Red Jewel.--
Georgia Red.
L7-177------
U.S.
No. 1
Bu.
313
577
574
239
444
306
464
160
414
140
218
186
338
312
192
163
163
53
127
Canners'
Bu.
Auburn
69
79
104
43
104
57
105
245
105
17
163
37
45
69
Cullman
113
95
73
40
51
Clanton
jumbo'
Bu.
205
178
103
36
196
120
150
9
84
195
69
118
119
64
46
26
6
32
Total
Bu.
587
834'
-781-
318
744
483
719
414
604
352
451
341
502
496
Total
Solids
Pct.
23.92
22.96
19.61
22.64
17.06
21.74
20.72
23.85
20.80J
23.00
24.50
24.25
24.40
21.60
369
304
262
99
210
Centennial ------- -- -- -- - 105
jewel 2----------------69
Red Jewel -------- -- -- -- 178
Georgia Red ------ -- -- - 86
L7-177 159
L7-182 80
L4-73 ----------- -- -- -- 194
M 7-21 ----------- --- -- --- 174
N.C. 288----- 188
NC. 289 102
'Auburn: Soil test p- 140 (high); k 0 (very low); pH
6.5.
Cullman: Soil test p 250 (very high); k - 120 (medium);
p H - 6.2.
'Clanton: No soil test made.
2 U.S. No. 1 roots were 2 to 31/2 inches in diameter, 3 to 9 inches
in length, well shaped and free of defects.
Canners were 1 to 2 inches in diameter and 2 to 7 inches in
length.
Jumbo roots exceeded the diameter, length and weight require-
ments of the above two grades but are of marketable quality.
TABLE 10. SUMMER SQUASH TRIALS, CULLMAN AND AUBURN, 1972'
Cullman .Auburn
Variety Marketable yield Fruit size Marketable yield - Fruit size Color Type
No.1 No. 2 Total No.1 No. 2 No.1 No. 2 Total No.1 No. 2
Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Lb. Lb. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Lb. Lb.
Dixie- 139.21 72.42 211.63 .19 .42 63.90 84.43 148.33 .15 .37 Yellow Crookneck
Early Prohific
Straightneck---- 149.78 69.80 219.58 .24 .51 46.11 70.70 116.81 .20 .43 Yellow Straightneck
Early Summer
Crookneck ----------- 86.24 47.34 133.58 .18 .38 52.91 65.01 117.92 .17 .30 Yellow Crookneck
Goldbar Hybrid 135.07 62.43 197.50 .22 .58 54.67 78.35 133.03 .21 .45 Yellow Straightueck
Colden Summer
Crookneck ----------- 93.67 44.76 138.43 .18 .36 60.69 58.27 118.96 .15 .32 Yellow Crookneck
Goldneck----- 37.41 44.47 81.88 .19 .42 Yellow Crookneck
Hyrific------------------ 152.62 65.76 218.38 .24 .. 57 42.44 60.17 102.61 .18 .39 Yellow Straightneck
Seneca Butterbar-------- 185.49 77.40 262.89 .27 .61 73.18 109.94 183.12 .24 .47 Yellow Straightneck
Seneca Prolific---------- 160.75 86.46 247.21 .23 .50 93.91 95.94 189.85 .21 .45 Yellow Straightueck
Slendergold ------------ ---- -- -- 56.18 88.49 144.67 .19 .42 Yellow Crookneck
Yellow Summer
(C.N. Improved)----- 78.62 37.12 115.74 .17 .36 52.39 60.17 112.56 .15 .29 Yellow Crookneck
Green /
Seneca Zucchini--------- 585.02 34.44 619.46 .98 1.16 67.95 14.89 82.84 .46 .95 gray spot Straightneck'
1 Cullman: Soil test p - 220 (very high); k 90 (medium); Mg (low); pH - 5.9. 25 lb. Mg. applied per acre.
Auburn: Soil test p - 210 (very high); k 60 (low); pH - 5.7. 1 ton limestone applied per acre.
separation was highest for Galaxy and Mariner. 
This
condition is highly undesirable for brining 
type
pickles. Vine Vigor was good to excellent for 
both
the spring and fall plantings.
Potatoes (at Crossville). Seed for the variety trial
were collected and brought to Auburn during De-
cember, 1971. A 40 degree F. storage was main-
tained through February after which seed pieces
were cut to approximately 11/2 to 2 ounces each 
and
treated with Captan. Seed pieces were planted
March 13 and potatoes harvested July 1. Seed pieces
were spaced 12 inches in the drill on 44-inch rows.
Yields were better than in 1971. Yield data is pre-
sented in Table 8. USDA line B 6987-56 produced
the highest yield of marketable potatoes. Three
other entries B6569-5, Wis 709 and Wis 710, also
produced above 200 cwt. per acre. Red skin entries
B-6967-8, B6967-9, B7005-3 and B6515-14 produced
good yields that were higher than Red La Soda.
Skin type varied on these new entries from pink to
red. Eye appeal was generally fair for these 
new
skin types. Some of the new lines show russett 
skin
having a high degree of eye appeal for fresh market.
Snapbeans (at Auburn). Seed were planted April
7 for the spring crop and August 10 
for the fall crop.
Seed were spaced 2 inches in the drill with 40-inch
rows. Yields from the spring grown crop were very
good at Auburn this year. Yield data are presented
in Table 9. Falcon was the highest yielding variety
in the spring trial and Avalanche was the highest
in the Fall planting. Falcon has a round slightly
curved bean that averages approximately 5 inches
in length. It is dark green and slightly rough in
appearance. Avalanche is heart shaped and a little
longer than Falcon. Its color is medium green with
smooth pods. Plants of Avalanche lodged slightly.
Astro, Eagle, and Maestro were good beans with
characteristics very similar to Falcon and Avalanche.
Summer Squash (at Auburn and Cullman). Seed
were planted on April 21 at Auburn and May 22 at
TABLE 8. POTATO VARIETY TRIAL, CROSSVILLE, 1972'
Variety Yield per acre 
Eye Eye Skin Sh Eye
No. 1 No. 2 Total depth' size' color
4  
Shape appeaP
Cwt. Cwt. Cwt.
Superior ------- 124.78 30.87 
155.65 D M Wh Rd./flat 
4
Kennebec ------------ ----------------- 154.33 21.07 
175.40 S S W h Rd./long 4
Norchip 76.82 37.79 
114.61 M S Wh Round 4
La Chipper 102.40 36.55 
138.95 S S Wh Round 4
Red La Soda........ 118.65 27.68 
146.33 D L Red Round 
4
Frito Lay-162----------------------- 107.84 36.31 
144.15 S S Wh/SR Round 
5
Frito Lay-282 (Seminole) 124.63 15.55 
140.18 S S Wh Round 
3
Frito Lay-96 -------------------------- 144.31 33.98 
178.29 S S Wh Round 3.5
L22-110------------------------------ 149.05 26.90 
175.95 M S W h Rd./flat 4
L22-111............................. 102.48 
22.86 125.34 M M Dark red Round 
3.5
W is 664----------------------------- 149.51 31.26 
180.77 D M W h Rd./flat 2.5
Wis 623 ...... -- -......... ----... .. . 109.94 45.64 
155.58 S S Wh Round 4
W is 629------------------------------ 94.00 48.99 
142.99 S S W h Round 3
W is 708 ----------------------------------------------------- - 138.47 27.21 
165.68 D M W h Rd./long 4
Wis 709 182.87 24.42 
207.29 S S Wh/SR Rd./long 4.5
W is 710 .............-----------.---------..... 173.38 31.80 
205.18 S S W h Rd./long 5
B5665-7 ----------------- 90.74 
30.79 121.53 S M Wh Long 
3.5
B5698-8 ----------------------------- 91.28 28.69 
119.97 S S W h Round 4
B6495-12 .......................................... . 148.03 41.60 
189.63 S M W h Long/flat 4
B6503-5 ----------------------------------- 108.85 15.48 
124.33 S S W h Long 4
B6516-3 102.16 24.42 
126.58 S S Wh Round 3.5
B6567-12 .................................... 179.84 18.97 
198.81 D M Wh Long 3.5
B6595-5------------------------------ 193.68 23.56 217.24 
S M W h Round 3.0
B6603-6 138.63 23.79 
162.42 D L Purple Round 1
B6603-12 -85.22 68.97 154.19 
M M Wh Long 3
B6967-8------------------------------ 153.64 24.65 178.29 
M L Pink Round 3
B6967-9------------------------------ 115.93 39.65 155.58 
M M Rose Round 3
B6987-22 106.36 28.30 
134.66 S S Wh/SR Round 4
B6987-37 117.79 21.07 
138.86 S S Wh Rd./flat 4
B6987-54---------------------------- 137.46 17.65 155.11 
S S W h/SR Long 4
B7005-3 -------------------- -- 116.62 22.94 189.56 
S S Pink Round 3
B7024-4------------------------------ 119.81 27.60 147.41 
M S W h Round 3.5
B7024-6 ....... ---------------------- 137.55 30.71 168.26 
S S W h Long 4
B6516-26............................ 131.16 25.04 156.20 
S S W h/SR Long 4
B6532-4----------------------------- 159.00 22.16 181.16 
S S W h Rd./flat 3.5
B6562-14 127.43 34.60 162.03 
S S Wh/SR Rd./flat 4
B6515-14 ----------------------------- 169.73 29.39 199.12 M 
M Red Round 3
B6987-56---------------------------- 186.29 28.69 214.98 
M S Wh/SR Round 4.5
'Soil test p - 210 (very high); K = 80 (medium); Mg (low); pH = 5.2. 25 pounds of Mg applied
2 S = Shallow, M = medium depth, D = deep.
' S = small, M = medium, L = large.
4 
Wh - White, SR = Some Russet.
S5 = excellent, 4 = good, 3 = fair, 2 = poor and 1 - very poor,
per acre as a side dressing.
TABLE 5. LIMA BEAN VARIETY TRIAL, CULLMAN AND AUBURN, 19721
Cullman Auburn
Variety Yield per acre Shell- Growing Yield per acre Shell- Growing Condition of pods at harvest
In pod Shelled out days In pod Shelled out days Dry Yellow Green
Bu. Lb. Pct. No. Bu. Lb. Pct. No. Pct. Pct. Pct.
Allgreen ___....... 187 2,300 41 89 297 3,917 44 84 12 9 79
Fordhook 242 93 1,367 49 85 399 5,264 44 81 2 6 92
Green Fordhook 861 75 923 41 85 380 4,214 37 81 0 1 99
Henderson Bush 128 1,613 42 83 297 4,091 46 81 7 14 79
Jackson Wonder---------------- 154 2,171 47 80 394 5,680 48 81 4 6 -- 90
Thaxter------------------------ 63 680 36 85 296 3,281 37 81 2 1 97
Thorogreen -155 1,767 38 71 6 1 93
'Cullman: Soil test p = 210 (Very high); k = 120 (high); pH = 6.1.
Auburn: Soil test p = 140 (high); k = 0 (Very low); pH - 6.5.
desirable. Green Fordhook 861 was harvested a
few days too early for optimum shellout. Yields at
Cullman were very low for all entries.
Okra (at Auburn). Seed were planted May 3 and
thinned 4 weeks later to 6 inches in the drill. Rows
were spaced 40 inches apart. Yield results are pre-
TABLE 6. OKRA VARIETY TRIAL, AUBURN, 1972'
Variety Yield per acre'
Tons
Clemson Spineless ---- -13.50
Perfected Perkins Long Pod - -10.50
Dwarf Green Long Pod 9.15
Emerald -8.73
Emerald Green Velvet 8.35
Perkins - 8.29
Louisiana Green Velvet -7.11
'Soil test p = 210 (Very high); k = 60 (low); pH 6.5.
'30 harvests were made beginning July 5 and ending October 10.
sented in Table 6. Clemson Spineless produced the
highest yield and Louisiana Green Velvet produced
the lowest.
Pickling Cucumbers (at Auburn). Seed were
planted April 4, and August 4. Harvesting began on
June 2 for the spring crop and September 12 for the
fall crop. Marketable yields of pickling Cucumbers
are shown in Table 7. Spring yields were generally
higher than the Fall. Carolina is a very promising
new dark green cucumber with excellent pickling
characteristics. Yields for Carolina were excellent in
the Fall thus making it a dual season variety. Ex-
plorer, the present standard for the Alabama pickle
industry, performed well for both seasons. Promising
breeding lines are 72-G2 (NC) and 817A (SC). Both
of these lines performed well at Auburn. Carpel
TABLE 7. PICKLING CUCUMBER TRIAL, AUBURN, 1972'
Marketable yield per acre Carpel
No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 Total No. 3's No. 4's
Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Pct. Pct.
Spring
Explorer_ 17.99 98.49 164.51 29.17 310.16 Early LG Good Wh Excellent 0 0
Galaxy 17.20 127.98 120.86 30.48 296.52 Medium LG Fair Wh Excellent 2 26
Mariner 18.64 92.80 157.74 48.13 317.31 Medium DG Fair Wh Good 0 17
Carolina 14.32 86.52 98.75 21.65 221.24 Early DG Good Wh Excellent 1 0
72-G4 (NC) -14.06 77.50 157.74 20.60 269.90 Medium G Good Wh Excellent 1 0
Perfecto Verde 15.96 81.55 130.02 30.80 258.33 Late LG Good Wh Excellent 0 17
Earlipik 20.60 101.70 171.68 42.71 336.69 Early DG Good Wh Excellent 3 0
72-G2(NC) 25.31 111.70 158.66 38.72 334.79 Early DG Good Wh Excellent 3 0
817A (SC) 27.47 112.23 167.95 51.86 359.51 Medium DG Good Wh Excellent 0 0
Fall
Explorer.. 16.15 96.40 134.46 32.70 279.71 Medium G Good Wh Excellent 0 0
Galaxy - 20.40 82.93 116.02 24.13 243.48 Medium G Excellent Wh Excellent 0 0
Mariner....... 17.99 87.83 151.00 34.79 291.61 Early G Excellent Wh Excellent 1 25
Carolina 27.66 126.75 186.59 38.00 379.00 Early G Excellent Wh Excellent 2 0
72-G4(NC) 13.73 72.20 99.67 31.26 216.86 Medium G Fair Wh Excellent 0 0
Perfecto Verde--------- 19.03 80.77 138.91 20.40 259.11 Medium G Fair Wh Excellent 0
Earlipik 19.16 99.34 155.19 32.44 273.69 Early G Good Wh Excellent 0 0
72-G2(NC) -17.53 113.01 148.46 39.76 318.76 Early DG Good Wh Excellent 0 8
817A (SC) -.......... 26.42 87.45 97.87 17.00 238.74 Late DG Good Wh Excellent 4 0
1 Snrin.: Soil testf n -200 (high) k = 0 (ver low) 9. n-H - .59
pPIie.i ; y ; p . .
Fall: Soil test p = 210 (very high); k - 60 (low); pH = 5.7 1 ton of limestone applied per acre.
SNo. 1 grade ranged up to 1 1/16 inch in diameter; No. 2 grade ranged from 1 1/16 to 1-/2 inches in diameter; No.
from 11/2 to 2 inches in diameter; No. 4 grade ranged from 2 to 2'/4 inches in diameter:
' G = green, LG = light green, DG = dark green.
4 
Wh = 
White.
' Carpel separation was based on the per cent of fruits cut that had open or air spaces in the middle.
3 grade ranged
834 bushels of marketable roots per acre. It was
followed by Red Jewel, L7-177 and L4-73 producing
above 700 bushels per acre. Jewel and Red Jewel
produced the highest yield of No. I roots. Of the
red skin varieties, Georgia Red had the most at-
tractive red skin. Total solids were low this year
at Auburn. Yields at Cullman were low for those
entries tested. At Clanton, yields reflect a late plant-
ing date and no comparisons should be made with
the other two areas. Jewel was the highest yielding
variety at Clanton.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors wish to thank the following people
who assisted in the research of this project. They
are: Harold Yates, Superintendent; Bill Barrett, Jr.,
Assistant Superintendent; Ronnie McDaniel, Assist-
ant Superintendent; and Frank Garrett, State De-
partment of Agriculture and Industries, Gulf Coast
Substation: C. C. Carlton, Superintendent; and Ken-
neth Short, Assistant Superintendent; Chilton Area
Horticulture Substation: Marlin Hollingsworth, Su-
perintendent, North Alabama Horticulture Substa-
tion; and S. E. Gissendanner, Superintendent and
John Eason, Assistant Superintendent; Sand Moun-
tain Substation.