Progress Report Series No. 106
Agricultural Experiment Station
R. Dennis Rouse, Director
Auburn, Alabama
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
Vegetable Variety Trials, 1973
JACK L. TURNER and HARRISON BRYCE
2
VEGETABLE VARIETY and breeding 
line
3 
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 for each crop
and locations were used. Disease and insect control
measures were applied on a regular schedule through-
out the growing season and irrigation was applied as
needed. Summaries of results from these trials are
reported in this publication.
RESULTS
Bell Pepper (at Cullman). Seed were planted in
the greenhouse at Auburn March 15, and seedlings
were transplanted into the field May 31. Plants were
spaced 2 feet apart in 44-inch rows. Three harvest
were made beginning July 25, and ending August 21.
Weather and growing conditions were favorable.
Yields of marketable fruit were higher than in 1972,
Table 1. Hybrid No. 19 and World Beater were the
two highest yielding varieties of marketable fruit
and also produced the highest number of pods per
plant. Miss Belle produced the largest pod size.
This variety is a recent release from the Mississippi
Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station and
has shown good characteristics in our area. Several
other varieties also had good pod size. Burpee's Bell-
' Data presented in this publication is a true evaluation of each
entry. Variety and company names are used for identification and
does not imply endorsement of one over the other.
2 Research Associate and Field Superintendent, Department of
Horticulture.
l Seed and seed stocks of breeding lines are not available for
planting until named and released.
TABLE 1. BELL PEPPER
Variety
Bellaire .....
Burpee's Bellringer ........
California Wonder --------
C a n a p e -------------------------------------
Delaware Bellle e ....-----
Early Bountiful ...........
Emerald Giant ------- -----
HIybrid No. 19
Keystone Resistant Giant
No. 3
M iss B elle ...............
Pick-A-Peck ........ -----
Titan (TMR)
Twilley's Big Pack
W orld Beater .............
Yolo Select Pack
Yolo W onder L ...........
1 Soil test p = 340 (high);
of limestone applied per acre.
VARIETY TRIAL, CULLMAN, 19731
Marketable 
Mean
yield / acre 
pod
weight
Cwt. Lb.
62.03 .28
41.45 .29
65.70 .24
75.01 .17
66.89 .24
75.73 .19
50.29 .28
139.00 .23
48.09
99.45
86.22
63.98
52.24
130.28
45.07
67.13
.27
.31
.18
.28
.23
.22
.28
.28
k - 150 (high); pH
Marketable
fruits per
plant
No.
3.8
2.4
4.7
7.3
4.8
6.6
3.0
10.2
3.0
5.4
8.2
3.9
3.8
10.0
2.7
4.0
5.6. 1 ton
ringer and Yolo Select Pack produced the least nim-
ber of pods per plant. Varieties Canape, Hybrid No.
19, Pick-A-Peck, and Early Bountiful do not have
typical bell pepper type fruits, however, where this
feature is not important these varieties are very pro-
ductive.
Hybrid Cabbage (at Auburn). Seed were planted
in the greenhouse on January 14, and seedlings were
transplanted 15 inches apart in 40-inch rows on Feb-
ruary 28. Excellent yields were obtained for all the
varieties, Table 2. Round Dutch is not a hybrid but
was included in the study for its productiveness and
adaptability. Prime Pak and Headmaster produced
the highest yields per acre and the highest mean
head weights. Market Prize had the most uniform
head size. Headmaster was the most variable variety
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TABLE 2. HYBRID CABBAGE VARIETY TRIAL., AUBURN,.93 AL .SIE 
UUBRTIL ULA, 19731
Variety
Blue Chip-------
Headmaster------
Jet Pak ------ ---
King Cole -------
Market Prize ----
Prim Pak--------
Round Dutch
Market-
able
yield
acre
Cwt.
333.4
369.2
-341.6
299.0
344.8
396.6
347.6
Mean
head
weight
Lb.
3.19
3.53
3.27
2.86
3.30
3.89
3.41
Uni-
formity
of
heads'
Lb.
-+-1.04
11.30
?.79
?.78
?.49
?.85
?.60
Grow- C rHar-
days vs
No.
85
92
74
74
85
92
85
C
BC
BC
DC
No.
1
Soil test p - 410 (very high); k 70 (low); pH 5.5. 1 ton
limestone applied per acre.
' Standard deviation.
'Color - G, green; BC, blue green; DG, dark green.
for head size. jet Pak was the earliest maturing va-
riety. King Cole was harvested too early in this study
and should have a higher number of growing days
than is reported. All varieties were harvested once-
over except Round Dutch.
Egg Plant (at Cullman). Seed were started March
29, in the greenhouse at Auburn and seedlings were
transplanted May 31. Plants were spaced 2 feet
apart in 5-foot rows. Seven harvests were made from
July 10, and ending August 28. Good yields of mar-
ketable fruit were produced from all but one variety,
Table 3. Long Purple is a very attractive fruit but is
very soft and has a tender skin. The plant is heavily
colored with purple and would do well as a fower
bed type for home production. Peerless Hybrid pro-
duced a very good fruit type at Cullman. The fruits
were elongated 6 to 9 inches and had a dark purple
skin. Jersey King Hybrid is also a good fruit type
with plant characteris tics very similar to, Peerless
Hybrid. Black Beauty is perhaps the standard for
egg plant in this area, but its fruit is somewhat rough
and not well shaped.
TABLE 3. EGG PLANT VARIETY TRIAL, CULLMAN., 1973
Marketable yield per acre and fruit size
Variety
Cwt.
Black Beauty 292.02
Black Magic ----------- 317.81
Black Oval ------------- 416.86
Early Beauty Hybrid 277.05
Florida Highbush ------- 228.38
Florida Market 140.72
Hybrid No. 29 - 298.67
Jersey King Hybrid- 322.03
Long Purple - 66.42
Mission Bell------------- 258.13
Peerless Hybrid--------- 316.25
Pompano Pride --------- 201.01
' Soil test p - 330 (high); k
of limestone applied per acre.
Fruit No. 2 Fruit
size size
Lb. Cwt. Lb.
.90 87.69 .81
.84 90.92 .84
.82 38.80 .81
.48 110.23 .43
.88 135.68 .8
.79 157.17 .79
.98 76.43 1.03
.68 66.29 .64
.49 163.95 .60
.77 140.55 .87
.69 66.56 .73
L .80 49.07 .81
=190 (high); pH 5.6. 1 ton
Fresh Market Cucumbers (at Cullman). Seed were
planted June 10, in hill 6-inches apart in 44-inch
rows. Twelve harvests were made from August 2,
until August 31. Victory trellised and Victory pro-
Total Fruit
Variety 
market- Frit
able wih
Color' 
Shape' 
Uni- Vine'
formity' vigor
Bonnie Nema-
tode Resistant
AU 72-44------
Terrific VFN--
W alter--------
Homestead 61--
Floradel
Homestead
E lite------ --
AU 72-4-------
Sunburst ------
Homestead 24
Tropic --------
Homestead 500
Campbell 28
A U 4 -------- -
Traveler--
Creole----
Chico Crande-
AU 72-5-------
Monte Carlo
VFN -------
Avalanche -----
M H -1---------
Pelican-------
Ace 55--------
VFN Bush-----
Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt.
Replicated
274
323
288
209
181
213
193
185
105
132
219
138
105
224
140
144
135
180
243
164
127
175
120
89
148
89
110
119
124
106
29
13
17
30
27
9
451
425
415
358
332
328
109 24 326
124 11 320
149 55 309
132 38 302
75 4 298
116 35 289
146 36 287
52 5 281
108 25 273
102 24 270
96 26 257
65 6 251
Observational
156
128
93
55
61
51
19
11
32
13
7
11
418
303
252
243
188
151
Cwt. Pct. Pct.
88
96
138
65
48
129
67
72
57
30
80
54
45
88
19
77
56
122
107
61
81
123
66
155
45
64
67
46
41
53
50
65
17
21
41
37
2
35
3
55
0
67
45
8
12
27
32
64
13
11
17
18
16
17
19
8
22
19
38
5
20
37
5
10
6
21
25
41
30
44
38
5
Pct.
42
25.
16
36
43
30
31
27
61
60
21
58
78
28
92
35
94
12
30
51
58
29
30
31
' Soil test p 250 (very high); k 190 (high); pH 6.2.
2 Others were mostly tomatoes too small to be marketed in the
above sizes. Some were from rots, insect damage and misshapen
fruits.
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TABLE 4. SLICER CUCUMBER TRIAL, CULLMAN, 1973'
Cwt. Lb.
emini- - 224 .37 3 3 4 3
Poinsett 167 .34 4 4 4 4
TXP-B .-181 .53 4 4 4 4
Victory 284 .37 3 3 4 3
Victory trellised-.-290
XP 10485--- -245 . 3 1 4 1
1 Soil test p-170 (medium); k - 130 (high); pH - 5.9.
25 excellent, 4 - good, 3 fair, 2 poor, and 1 - very
poor.
duced the highest yields of marketable fruit, Table 4.
A small increase in yield was obtained by trellising
and spraying was made easier. All the varieties ex-
cept XP 10485 had acceptable color, shape, uniform-
ity and vine vigor. Poinsett and TXP-B had excellent
fruit color and shape.
Fresh Market Tomatoes (at Fairhope and Cull-
man). Seed were planted in the greenhouse at Au-
burn on March 1, for Fairhope. and April 1, for Cull-
man. Seedlings were transplanted April 24, at Fair-
hope and May 31, at Cullman. Plants were spaced
15-inches apart in 5-foot rows at both locations. At
Fairhope, plants were staked and pruned to a two
leader system. At Cullman, a split plot was used
TABLE 5. STAKED FRESH MARKET TOMATO TRIAL,
FAIRHOPE, 1973'
Marketable yield per acre Culls
Variety Cat- 0th-
5 x6 6xz6 6 x7 Total Total Cracks face ers
2
TABLE 6. STAKED AND UNSTAKED FRESH MARKET TOMATO TIAL, CULLMAN, 1973'
Staked and trellised
Variety
Marketable yield per acre
5 x6 6x6 6x7 Total
Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt.
Tropic-- ----- -- -
Floradel------ --
Terrific VFN-
Creole-- -- -- -- -- -
Homestead Elite -
Tropi-Red ----------
Traveler ------- -------
Supermarket ---------
Homestead 500 -------
Bonnie Nematode
Resistant---- - ------
Homestead 24 ------
W alter -------------
TAMU Monte Grande.
Homestead 61 -------
Sunburst ------- ----
Chico Crande ---------
46.81
57.47
85.36
29.50
31.61
19.53
9.34
7.86
10.35
11.34
8.45
3.87
11.07
8.77
.79
.51
253.06
215.77
215.99
208.44
215.13
216.23
177.17
183.45
185.59
172.98
159.11
135.27
164.74
133.62
94.13
8.45
95.74 395.61
117.57 390.81
84.67 386.02
118.41 356.35
93.09 339.83
99.41 335.17
141.88 328.36
116.84 308.15
107.55 303.49
106.07 290.39
108.21 275.77
124.57 263.71
83.80 259.61
94.13 237.24
105.06 199.98
35.62 44.58
AU 72-44 ----- -49.00 184.74 68.03 301.77
XP 2011--- *28.30 153.34 93.30 275.54
AU 4----- 21.99 164.36 48.90 235.25
AU 72-5-------- - 10.46 149.65 6939 229.50
Pelian - 22.34 140.31 66.01 228.66
AU 72-4 5.58 78.20 109.01 192.79
Saturn-------------- 7.18 65.00 117.17 189.35
Venus--------------- .00 82.18 103.26 185.44
' Soil test p 390 (high); k - 160 (low); pH
2 Others were mostly tomatoes too small to b(
misshapen fruits.
Culls
Total Cracks Cat- Others'
face
Cwt. Pct. Pct. Pct.
Replicated
139.64 27 3 70
147.17 18 1 81
123.53 11 6 83
160.57 7 5 89
152.94 11 4 85
235.29 14 2 84
172.04 2 8 95
211.52, 5 6 89
210.62 8 4 88
169.44 8 2 90
210.67 6 4 90,
279.55, 9 2 89
175.28 17 2 81
202.29 7 3 90
344.46 4 1 95
472.42 1 0 99
Observational
100.82 2 8 90
190.35 1 10 89
110.*62 10 21 69
92.47 0 7 93
219.66 2 30 68
143.27 2 4 94
149.37 0 5 95
125.19 .50 .50 99
= 5.8. 1
emarketabi
Unstaki
Marketable yield per acre
5 x6
Cwt.
44.03
48.42
63.05
23.12
30.76
24.78
7.28
22.36
27.57
31.31
17.19
10.66
14.34
20.39
6.80
.77
58.23
15.37
28.86
17.95
26.52
18.30
.00
.00
6x6 6x7 Total
Cwt. Cwt. Cwt.
175.21
135.81
148.39
174.08
165.54
156.76
189.73
177.68
203.79
177.98
152.01
136.16
114.17
202.25
120.76
19.43
139.89
129.89
79.29
109.75
110.27
99.88
87.41
98.98
54.57 273.61
52.21 236.44
46.61 258.05
77.93 275.13
63.65 259.95
70.02 251.56
107.71 304.72
107.67 307.71
90.42 321.78
68.06 277.35
86.20 255.40-
94.00 240.82
69.32 197.83
72.70 295.34
110.32 237.88
65.38 85.58
56.0,8 254.20
59.49 204.75
33.14 141.29
46.25 179.50,
40.64 177.43
66.77 184.95
67.44 154.85
85.35 184.33
Culls
Total Cracks Ct Others'
Cwt. Pct. Pct. Pct.
142.63
132.83
148.74
140.17
156.91
206.66
146.30
189.19
163.71
186.90
173.98
226.54
167.54
151.28
176.90
396.61
88.59
231.96
110.34
97.41
191.61
103.12
130.20
149.41
ton of limestone applied per acre.
e in the above sizes. Some were from rots, insect
34
12
16
6
22
17
3
4
10
10
8
11
22
7
5
1
3
3
12
31
40
7
20
14
62
86
76
90
72
79
95
87
87
87
89
76
76
88
93
99
96
96
82
68
58
91
71
86
damage, and
where one-half of the plants was staked using the
binder twine trellis system and the other half was
left to lie on the ground.
Bonnie Nematode Resistant produced the highest
yield of marketable tomatoes at Fairhope, Table, 5.
An Auburn line, AU 7244, also performed well. The
three most crack resistant varieties were Campbell
28, Traveler and Chico Grande, while Traveler was
the most blemish free variety in the trial. Observa-
tional Variety Monte Carlo VFN was somewhat
rough and flat in shape but otherwise was high yield-
ing. MH-1, a jointless fresh market machine type,
had a round, red fruit with good quality. Avalanche
produced well, has a round flat fruit type, and was
the most crack free of the observational varieties.
Yields and other data are reported in Table 6 for
the Culiman trial. At this location staked versus un-
staked results are reported. Staked varieties in gen-
eral produced higher marketable yields than did un-
staked. A few varieties did, however, make a higher
yield on the ground.
Fruit size was reduced this year and is reflected in
the amount of culls reported and the cwts. of 5 x 6's.
In the staked trial, Tropic was the highest yielder of
marketable fruit and followed closely by Floradel
and Terrific VFN. In the unstaked trial Homestead
500 produced the highest yield of marketable fruit.
Traveler, Sunburst, and Chico Grande produced the
most blemish free, of the replicated varieties.
Observational entries Saturn and Venus are small
fruited types, but had a high degree of crack and cat-
face resistance this year. Both are resistant to south-
ern bacterial wilt disease. This characteristic makes
these two tomatoes very desirable for home. gardens
that have a southern bacterial wilt problem. AU
72-44 produced the. highest marketable yield of the
observational varieties whether staked or unstaked.
Pickling Cucumbers, (at Auburn). Seed were
planted May 1, for the spring crop and August 16, for
the fall crops. Plants were spaced 6 inches apart in
40-inch rows. Nine harvests were made for the spring
crop from June 15, and ending July 13. Six harvests
were made for the fall crop from September 27, until
October 16. Spring yields were much higher than
fall yields.
Gynoecious varieties Carolina and Explorer pro-
duced good yields and both have good pickling qual-
ite, Table 7. Chipper is an older variety that also
yielded well. Score is a new release for 1974 and has
lots of good pickle characteristics. Line 817A is a
monoecious line with excellent color and good pickle
shape.
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TABLE 7. PICKLING CUCUMBER TRIAL, AUBURN, 1972'
Marketable yield per acre
Variety
No.
Cwt
Carolina--- -- 18
Earlipik (NK)- 13
Explorer ---- _20
Mariner (jH)- 17
72-G2 (NC) - 16
Chipper------ - 64
Ark. 71-10---- - 21
Ark. 71-74 -- - 30
Ark. 71-37-- - 25
14A X 817A (AS)- 15
817A (AS)--- 24
Score (AS)--- 27
FX3806 (FM)- 22
FX3807 (FM)- 28
38ND (jH)--- 15
3885 (jH)--- 11
73-GlO (NC)24
73-Gil (NC)- 20
Green Spear (NK) 19
Exp. 816 (NK)- - 36
Triple Cross
(TAMU) - 22
Carolina--- - -- 19
Earlipik (NK) ------- 18
Explorer ---------- 19
Mariner (Jil) ------ 17
72-G2 (NC)-------- 14
Chipper ---------- 9
Ark. 71-10 ---------- 7
Ark. 71-14 -------- 6
Ark. 71-37 ------- 19
14A X817A (AS)-. 24
817A (AS) -------- 14
Score --------- --- 15
FX3806 (FM) ------- 10
FX3807 (FM) ------ 13
38ND (ll) -------- 18
3885 (jil) --------- 17
73-G10, (NC)------- 20
73-GIl (NC)------- 22 0
Green Spear (NK)--. 18
Exp. 816 (NK) ----- 9
Triple Cross
(TAMU) -------- 17
Grades
2
1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 Total
t. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt.
92
108
110
106
111
93
92
112
73
77
101
129
95
153
105
94
130
126
91
151
Harvest Clr Fruit Spine Vine Carpel sep aration
5
Colorn shape 
color- 
vigor 
N.T 
o '
Pct. Pct.
Spring
177 66 353 Early G Excellent Wh Excellent 0
197 48 366 Early G Good Wh Good 1
210 65 405 Medium G Excellent Wh Excellent 1
191 62 376 Medium DG Fair Wh Good 1.5
206 49 382 Early DG Good Wh Excellent 5
200 47 404 Medium G Excellent Wh Excellent 0
192 40 345 Late DG Fair Wh Excellent 0
187 38 367 Late DG Fair Wh Excellent 3
190 70 358 Late DG Fair Wh Excellent 0
137 38 267 Early G Good Wh Good 0
133 29 287 Medium DG Good Wh Excellent 0
230 7 393 Early G Good Wh Excellent 0
182 45 344 Medium G Fair Wh Excellent 0
298 53 532 Early LG Good Wh Excellent 0
196 42 355 Early LG Fair Wh Fair 
0
160 43 308 Early G Good Wh Good 0
184 52 394 Early DG Good Wh Excellent 0
197 64 407 Medium G Good Wh Excellent 0
175 15 300 Medium G Fair Wh Excellent 0
220 69 476 Late G Fair Wh Excellent 
0
101 159 53 335 Early G Good Wh Excellent 0
Fall
52 53 6 130 Medium G Good Wh Good 0
102 104 6 230 Early LG Good Wh Good 0
70 60 14 163 Medium LG Good Wh Good 0
60 61 10 168 Medium G Good Wh Good 5
46 50 10 120 Medium DG Good Wh Good 0
35 31 2 77 Late C Good Wh Good 0
32 14 5 58 Late DG Fair Wh Fair 
0
29 37 9 81 Late DG Fair Wh Good 
0
45 63 21 148 Late DG Good Wh Excellent 
4
79 47 12 162 Early G Good Wh Good 0
50 45 3 112 Late G Excellent Wh Fair 0
53 48 9 125 Medium G Fair Wh Good 0
41 45 4 100 Early LG Fair Wh Fair 0
60 56 15 144 Medium LG Fair Wh Fair 0
64 110 15 207 Early LG Fair Wh Good 
0
85 64 12 178 Early DG Fair Wh Fair 0
88 65 8 181 Medium G Fair Wh Excellent 0
88 65 4 179 Early G Fair Wh Excellent 0
81 47 4 150 Medium G Fair Wh Excellent 0
34 28 5 76 Medium G Fair Wh Excellent 0
70 72 6 165 Early LG Fair Wh 
Excellent
0
0
0
8
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
25
0
15
45
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Spring: Soil test p 520 (very high); k - 90 (medium); pH 6.4. Fall: Soil test p 530 (very high); k 80 (medium); pH-
5.6. 1 ton of limestone applied per acre.
'No. 1 grade ranged up to 1-u inch in diameter; No. 2 grade ranged from 1-& to 1 inches in dianeter; No. 3 grade ranged 
from
11/2 to 2 inches in diameter; No. 4 grade ranged from 2 to 2 1/4 inchies in diameter.
- 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.
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TABLE 8. POTATO VARIETY TRIAL, CROSSVILLE, ALABAMA, 19731
Variety Yield per acre Total Eye Eye Skin 
Shape Eye
No. 1 No. 2 depth' size' color
4  
appeal
5
Cwt. Cwt. Cwt.
Kennebec .------------------------ 73.81 20.64 94.45 S S Wh Long 4
La Chipper 40.53 19.16 59.69 S S Wh Round 3
Norchip 19.48 11.28 30.76 S S Wh Round 3
Raratan 32.30 7.65 39.95 S S Wh/SR Round 4
Red La Soda 100.98 28.96 129.94 D L Red Round 4
Superior 59.47 18.05 77.52 M S Wh/SR Round 4
Frito-Lay 96 63.93 34.97 98.90 D L Wh/SR Round 3.5
Frito-Lay 162 ----------------------------------- 62.74 20.57 83.31 S S W h/SR 
Round 4
Seminole _............................ 50.94 11.43 62.37 S S W h/SR Round 
4
Frito-Lay 657 66.38 17.30 83.68 S S Wh Rd./long 4
L71-82 --------------------------------- 55.91 25.99 81.90 S S W h/SR Long 
3.5
L71-110 .-------------------------- 62.97 21.61 84.58 D M Wh Round 
4
Wis. 623 -- 52.20 43.66 95.86 S S Wh Round 
3
Wis. 66-13R-72_ .....................-------- 121.70 19.16 140.86 D L Red Round 
4
W is. 703 .................................... 71.95 24.58 96.53 M M W h/SR Round 4
W is. 704 ........................................ 23.02 25.84 48.86 S S W h Round 3
Wis. 707 64.89 19.83 84.72 S S Wh/SR Round 
4
Wis. 717 65.71 24.99 90.70 S S Wh/SR 
Round 3
W is. 718 ........................................ 92.14 22.80 114.94 S S W h/SR 
Rd. /long 3.5
B6495-12...... 101.28 41.21 142.49 S S Wh/SR Long/flat 
2.5
B6503-2 ........................................ 77.15 24.13 101.28 S 
S W h/SR Long/flat 3
B6516-26 101.28 24.13 125.41 S S Wh Long/flat 
2.5
B6567-12 ............................... 88.95 16.86 105.81 M M 
W h Rd./long 3
B6955-24 ............................... 62.30 19.38 81.68 S S W h 
Rd./long 3
B6955-33 -------------------------------- 70.24 30.22 100.46 S 
S W h/SR Round 3.5
B6967-9 ............................ 58.07 21.16 79.23 M M Pink Round 
2.5
B6987-43 ------------------------------- 55.84 6.76 62.60 S S 
W h/SR Round 2.5
B6987-56 112.79 26.44 
139.23 M M Wh/SR Round 
3
B7132-14---------------------- 68.83 15.81 
84.64 S S Wh Rd./flat 3.5
B7132-25---------------------- 61.70 45.37 107.07 
S S Wh Round 2.5
B7138-11---------------------- 59.18 25.10 84.28 
D M Wh/SR Rd./long 2.5
B7139-4----------------------- 132.91 17.75 150.66 
M M Wh/SR Rd. /long 3.5
B7620-4 ---------------------- 87.47 13.96 101.43 
S M Wh/SR Rd./flat 4
B7629-3 -.................... 104.10 27.33 131.43 
S S Wh Rd./long 3
B7649-5 -----------..-------.. 49.08 16.63 
65.71 S S Wh Round 3
B7664-2----------------------- 61.26 20.57 
81.83 S S Wh Round 
2.5
B7667-2----------------------- 42.47 16.63 
59.10 S S Wh. Russet Round 
3.5
B7680-3----------------------- 39.43 38.17 
77.60 S S Wh Long/flat 
3
B7694-1----------------------- 77.59 32.52 110.11 
S M Wh Long/flat 3
B7707-5----------------------- 60.74 22.35 
83.09 S S Wh Round 2.5
B7766-2 ....................... 72.99 18.86 
91.85 S S Wh Rd./flat 
2.5
B7768-3------------------ - --- 64.30 11.29 75.59 
S S Wh Rd./flat 3.5
' Soil test p - 310 (high); k - 90 (medium); pH = 5.0. 1000 pounds 
of basic slag applied per acre.
2S - Shallow; M = 
Medium depth; D -
Deep.
'S = Small; M = Medium; L-- Large.
' Wh - White; SR = Some russet.
55 - Excellent, 4 = 
Good, 3 = Fair, 2 = 
Poor and 1 - Very Poor.
Potatoes (at Crossville). Seed potatoes were col-
lected from Maine, Wisconsin, and the USDA 
in
Beltsville, Maryland. These seeds were brought 
to
Auburn and stored at 40 degrees F. until they were
planted. Seed pieces were cut to approximately 
11/2
ounces each and treated for rot control. Seed pieces
were presprouted at 55 degrees F. for 2 weeks 
and
planted March 23. Seed were spaced 12 inches 
apart
in 42-inch rows. Plots were harvested July 12. Yields
were low for most of the varieties, Table 8. 
Red La
Soda and Wis. 66-13R-72 were the highest yielding
red types and B7139-4 and B6495-12 were the 
two
highest yielding white selections. Many selections
had some russet skin with B7667-2 having a complete
russet skin type. Kennebec and La Chipper are 
good
processing type potatoes,
Snap Beans (at Auburn). Seed were planted April
25 and August 15 respectively for the spring and fall
crop. Seed were spaced 2 inches apart in 40-inch
rows. Harvest dates varied with the different varie-
ties. Harvest was done once over to simulate ma-
chine harvesting. Yields were higher for the spring
crop than the fall, Table 9. Line 72 AI-4 produced
the highest yield. Eagle was very susceptible to
powdery mildew. Astro had very desirable charac-
teristics for both home garden and processing. Early
Gallatin also had a good yield and is a good home
garden and commercial bean. Sieve sizes were ade-
quate for all varieties except Roma which has a large
flat pod that did not fit into the sieve size groups.
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TABLE 9. SNAP BEAN VARIETY TRIAL, AUBURN, 1973'
Marketable Growing Color Shape Straight- 
Bean Sieve sizes"
Variety yield/acre days 
ness length 1 2 3 4 
5
Bu. No. In. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct.
Spring
Astro --- -------- .... 208 59 G Round S 5.00 
5 10 16 53 16
BBL Supreme ------------- : 308 61 G Round CTD 5.00 8 23 
15 39 15
BBL 272 ............................ 218 62 DG Round SC 4.50 
10 20 23 39 8
Eagle 410 63 G Round SC 5.00 3 
5 13 61 18
Early Gallatin- -- 359 59 G Round SC 4.75 
3 5 10 42 40
Exp. 116-137 294 60 G Oval CTD 
4.75 0 5 8 72 15
Exp. 140-2347 216 58 G Round S 5.00 
3 8 18 58 13
GP 669,37-A .--------------------- 276 62 DG Round SC 
5.00 10 10 17 46 17
Roma _ 296 58 G Flat 
SC 4.50 0 0 0 17 83
Slenderette- - - - 339 58 DG Round SC 
4.75 0 3 13 66 18
XI68-2988 290 57 DG Heart CTD 
4.75 6 13 14 50 17
72AI-4 .------------- - . 436 59 G Round 
CTD 5.50 3 18 10 54 15
Fall
Astro - 102 61 DG Round SC 4.75 
14 13 16 86 21
BBL Supreme ---------- 146 61 DG Heart SC 
4.50 23 13 8 33 23
BBL 272 ._ 176 61 DG Heart 
SC 4.75 10 15 18 39 18
Eagle 140 61 DG 
Heart SC 5.00 13 10 21 
36 20
Early Gallatin - 135 61 DG Round 
SC 4.75 0 13 18 49 20
Exp. 116-137 98 57 G Oval 
SC 4.75 18 13 13 33 23
Exp. 140-2347 84 61 G Heart 
SC 5.00 18 13 13 41 
15
GP 66937-A------------ 84 57 
G Round SC 4.50 18 16 
11 39 16
Roma .................. 95 57 
G Flat SC 4.75 0 0 
0 0 100
Slenderette ----------- - 61 61 DG 
Heart SC 4.00 23 13 13 
38 13
XI68-2988 --- 85 57 G 
Round SC 4.75 15 13 13 
46 13
72AI-4 -164 57 G 
Heart SC 5.00 18 10 15 
31 26
1 Spring: Soil test p - 530 (very high); k - 80 (medium); 
pH - 5.6. 1 ton of limestone applied per acre. Fall: Soil test 
p = 520
(very high); k - 90 (medium); pH - 6.4.
2 G - green; LG light green; DG dark green.
'S -= straight; SC slightly curved; VC = very curved; CTD 
- curved in two directions.
SSieve size was determined from a 100 pod sample 
taken at random from the four replications. Sieve denoter 
canning size grades
with size 1 having the smaller diameter and 5 having the larger.
Sweet Corn (at Cullman). Seed were planted May
16, in 44-inch rows 
and spaced 9 inches 
apart, leaving
two plants per hill. Excellent yields were produced
this year, Table 10. Rogers 64-2160 was the 
highest
yielding variety with 3,303 dozen ears per acre. 
Mon-
arch Advance and Triumphant II produced the larg-
est ear size, while Merit, Monarch Advance, 
and
Triumphant II produced the largest cob diameter.
XP 358 had the highest rating for tip cover 
and ear
filling. These two characteristics are excellent 
for a
fresh market corn.
Plant characteristics of each variety are presented
in Table 11. Trop. 2 was the tallest variety and
Royal Crest was the shortest. Royal Crest, Rogers
64-2160, and Tendersweet had the highest seedling
vigor ratings. Royal Crest was the earliest maturing
corn in the trial and Trop. 2 was the latest maturing
variety. Calumet, Merit, and Monarch Advance were
rated the easiest varieties to harvest,
Sweet Potatoes (at Auburn, Clanton, 
and Cull-
man). Varieties and breeding lines were 
collected
from the breeders and brought to Auburn in 
Feb-
ruary. Seed were presprouted at 850 F. for 2 weeks
before bedding for plant production. 
Some varieties
were in short supply from breeders, therefore, 
plant
production was not enough for adequate planting 
at
all locations.
Plants were set at Auburn May 16, at Clanton 
May
17, and at Cullman May 31. Yields were 
average to
excellent for the three locations, Table 12. 
At Au-
burn Jewel, Red Jewel, and L9-190 produced 
the
highest yields of U.S. No. 1 roots. At Clanton, 
N.C.
289, M7-21, and L7-182 produced the 
highest yields
of U.S. No. 1 roots. At Cullman, Centennial, 
Red
Jewel, and Jewel produced the highest yields 
of U.S.
No. 1 roots. Red Jewel at Auburn and Cullman 
and
N.C. 289 at Clanton produced the highest percentage
of No. 1 roots of the total marketable yield. Jumbos
were excessive at Auburn and Cullman 
on some va-
rieties,
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TABLE 10. SWEET CORN VARIETY TRIAL, CULLMAN, 1973'
Ears per Ear Kernel Ear Ear Cob Row Ear set 
Tip Ear Eye
acre weight Color rows length diameter diameter shape' height 
cover' filling" appealP
Doz. Lb.
Butter Sweet 2222 .58
Calumet 2585 .57
Capitan 2343 .66
Commander..... 2343 .69
Golden Queen.------ 2421 .65
Goldenrod 2706 .60
Golden Security------ - 2836 .60
Goldie - 2274 .57
Hybrid Seneca Chief . 2129 .56
Hybrid Seneca Feather_ 2395 .51
Hybrid Seneca Scout --- 1919 .56
Hybrid XP 185 A .--- 2317 .60
Iochief 2334 .49
Keystone Ev. Green Hy._ 2257 .60
Merit 2283 .62
Monarch Advance.. . 1945 .73
NK-435 2144 .66
NK-1791 2343 .64
Royal Crest- 2576 .38
Rogers 64-2160 ------- 3303 .51
Rogers 70-1631 --------- 2784 .58
Rogers 70-2428--------- 2714 .59
Silverliner 2110 .62
Silver Queen ... 1971 .68
Sweet-A-Korn WI -... 2559 .44
Sweet Tennessee ------ 2516 .63
Tendersweet - 2196 .57
Triumphant II 2412 .73
Trop. 2 ------------ . 1729 .62
Wintergreen -- 2481 .52
XP 301Y 2447 .54
XP 358 2611 .50
XP 362............... 2317 .64
Yukon 2490 .62
No. In. In. In.
Y 14-16 7.91 1.67 .90
Y 12-14 8.65 1.51 .73
Y 14-16 8.51 1.59 .81
Y 16-18 8.05 1.62 .87
Y 12-14 7.89 1.58 .82
Y 14-16 8.88 1.53 .77
Y 14-16 7.76 1.57 .81
Y 14-16 7.75 1.67 .86
Y 12-14 8.12 1.50 .76
Y 12-14 7.67 1.45 .79
Y 14-16 7.12 1.56 .86
Y 12-14 8.22 1.50 .74
Y 14-16 7.50 1.53 .78
Wh 16-18 7.70 1.67 .98
Y 16-18 7.90 1.76 1.02
Y 14-16 8.96 1.69 1.03
Y 14-16 8.85 1.65 .83
Y 16-18 7.86 1.73 .97
Y 10-12 6.43 1.28 .78
Y 12 8.35 1.48 .85
Y 16 8.04 1.60 .92
Y 14-16 8.20 1.63 .94
Wh 12 7.90 1.73 .96
Wh 12-14 8.05 1.61 .90
Wh 12 6.95 1.44 .83
Y 16 7.82 1.71 .92
Y 14-16 8.39 1.49 .82
Y 16 8.41 1.73 1.05
Y 16 8.18 1.47 .81
Y 14 8.14 1.53 .83
Y 14-16 8.16 1.60 .77
Y 14-16 7.45 1.50 .85
Y 16-18 7.80 1.74 .89
Y 14 9.22 1.46 .80
SC
SC
S
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
S
SC
SC
S
SC
S
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
S
S
S
SC
SC
SC
SC
S
SC
SC
SC
SC
S
SC
6s
4s
6s
8s
8s
4s
4s
6s
6s
8s
8s
gs
In.
33 3.38 3.50 3.28
32 3.53 3.50 3.25
36 3.63 3.50 3.58
34 3.23 2.63 3.20
39 4.13 3.75 3.58
37 3.75 2.25 2.83
33 4.18 3.13 3.23
29 2.95 2.75 2.90
21 3.90 2.75 3.25
26 4.15 4.25 3.23
34 3.98 3.63 3.50
31 3.65 3.25 3.13
37 3.15 1.75 2.58
40 3.93 2.25 2.55
36 3.63 3.75 3.45
29 4.20 2.25 2.85
20 3.55 1.88 3.05
27 3.48 2.50 3.08
17 3.00 2.00 1.95
24 4.09 1.50 2.68
23 4.25 2.50 2.83
29 3.80 2.38 2.90
36 3.20 2.25 2.93
38 3.95 3.75 4.00
29 4.18 4.00 3.03
39 3.65 3.38 3.20
34 4.08 4.00 3.30
33 3.28 3.00 3.20
56 3.78 2.13 2.35
27 4.00 3.63 3.30
29 3.13 2.00 2.23
33 4.68 4.63 3.85
30 4.03 3.50 3.45
23 4.30 2.75 2.75
' Soil test p 310 (high); k - 140 (high); pH - 5.7. 1 ton of limestone applied per 
acre.
- Y yellow; 
Wh - white.
'S - straight; SC - slightly curved.
'Rating index: 5 - Excellent, 4 Good, 3 - Fair, 2 = Poor, 1 Very poor.
[ 7]
Variety
Y Il~_lr~ Wfl ( I CIX '/X
Variety
In.
Butter Sweet----- -95
Calum et------------- - 100
Capitan ----------- - 98
Commander---- 96
Golden Queen --- 105
Goldenrod---------- - 99
Golden Security -101
Goldie ------- --- ---- 92
Hybrid Seneca Chief- 
78
Hybrid Seneca Feather-90
Hybrid Seneca Scout- 94
Hybrid XP 185 A--- 
92
loch ief ------- --------- 97
Keystone Ev. Hybrid- 104
M erit------- ----------- - 96
Monarch Advance - 94
NK-435---- -------- - 88
NK-1791 ------------ 89
Royal Crest ----------- 71
Rogers 64-2160 -------- 84
Rogers 7-6186
Rogers 70-2428 -------- 92
Silver Queen ---------- 98
Sweet-A-Kom ,Wi ------ 88
Sweet Tennessee -------- 102
Tendersweet ----------- 97
Triumphant II -------- 97
Trop. 2 --------------- 131
Wintergreen ---------- 90
XP301Y -------------- 90
X P 358 ------------ -- 99
X P 362 -------------- 88
Yukon ---------------- 90
Plat SedlngEase of 
Shank Grow-
height vigor' snap- 
length n
ping' days
3.05 2.50
3.80 4.49
3.63 3.49
3.13 3.60
3.75 3.57
3.30 3.75
3.38 3.25
2.08 4.00
3.00 3.00
3.25 2.25
3.50 3.50
3.30 4.00
2.25, 4.00
3.38 2.88
3.75 4.75
3.50 4.50
2.75 2.75
3.13 3.50
4.00 2.00
4.13 4.00
3.13 2.25
2.75 2.50
2.38 3.13
3.13 3.00
2.75 3.50
4.00 3.50
3.30 3.50
2.93 2.88
3.25 2.75
3.38 3.00
3.13 2.75
3.88 4.00
2.75 3.50
In.
3.23
3.25
4.00
3.00
3.50
3.16
5.06
2.76
4.26
3.51
3.23
4.05
3.03
3.06
3.15
3.17
4.40
3.86
2.37
3.13
4.13
3.85
3.79
3.45
4.98
3.98
4.21
3.88
3.54
2.29
2.79
3.00
4.35
No.
70
72
72
72
72
72
72
70
72
70
72
72
70
75
70
70
72
72
54
65
65
72
75
68
72
72
72
82
70
70
68
72
65
'Soil testp 310 (high); k 140 (high); pH 5.7. 1 ton
of limestone applied per acre.
Rating Index: 5 excellent, 4 good, 3.- fair, 2 = poor,
1 -very poor.
Rating Index: 5- very easy, 4- easy, 3 - average dif-
ficulty, 2 difficult, 1 very difficult.
TABLE 12. SWEET POTATO VARIETY TRIALS, AUBURN, CLANTON
AND CULLMAN, 1973'
Marketable yield per acre U.S. Total
Variety U.S. Can- No.1 solids
No.. 12ners'
3 
Jumbo Total of total
Bu. Bu. Bu. Bu. Pct. Pct.
Centennial.-
Jew el-------
Red jewel_
L7-177 -----
L7-182 -----
L9-163 -----
L9-190 ------
Lo-132 -----
Lo-360 -----
M7-21 ------
NC-289-----
NC-304 -- ---
Auburn
291 36 255 582 50 28.36
*340 47 162 549 62 25.48
380 67 79 526 72 26.00
-174 56 77 307 57 23.19
- 301 54 215 570 53 27.37
212 106 53 371 57 27.07
350 99 175 624 56 25.67
316 61 84 461 69 28.53
294 40 146 480 61 27.91
249 63 96 408 61 28.84
280 30 115 425 66 29.97
179 45 37 261 83 28.63
(Continued)
TABLE 12 (Cont.). SWEET POTATO VARIETY TRIALS, AUBURN,
CLANTON, AND CULLMAN, 1973'
Marketable yield 
per acre 
U.S. Total
Variety U.S. 
Can-Jmo 
No. 1 solids
No. 12 ners 1 umo Total of total
Centennial--
jewel
Red Jewel---
L7-177------
L7-182------
L9-163------
L9-190
Lo-132
Lo360-
m7-21 ------
NC-289
NC-304
Centennial--
Jewel-------
Red Jewel--,
L7-177------
L7-182------
L9-163------
L9-190-
Lo-132______
Lo-360-
M7-21 ------
NC-289 -----
NC-304 -----
Bu. Bu. Bu.
Clanton
------ 86 147 116
------ 95 151 163
- 75 144 35
105 126 96
-- 111 120 69
- - 03 136 26
--------i1 0 03 44
116 132 112
Cullman
382 56 82
--- 326 71 94
349 73 69
------ 315 54 145
------289 60 173
------ 125 147 0
------271 86 159
216 113 23
199 95 17
-293 79 171
313 93 185
Bu. Pct. Pct.
349 25 27.13
409 23 27.07
254 30 27.41
327 32 26.35
300 37 27.38
2656 39 25.5.7
257 43 30.28
360 32 29.73
551 69 24.00
491 66 24.75
491 87 24.00
514 61 19.20
522 55 26.70
272 46 24.38
516 53, 25.40
352 61 23.80
311 64 27.40
543 54 30.20
591 53. 22.80_
'Auburn: Soil test p - 170 (medium); k - 70 (low); pH
5.2. 1 ton of limestone applied per acre.
Cullman: Soil test p 180 (medium); k - 120 (high); pH
5.6. 1 ton of limestone applied per acre.
Clanton: no soil test made.
2 U.S. No,. 1 roots were 2 to 3 12 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 re-
quirements of the above two grades but are of marketable quality.
AC KNOWLEDGMENTS-
The authors wish to thank the following people
who assisted in the research. They are: Harold
Yates, retired; Bill Barrett, Jr., Superintendent; Ron-
nie McDaniel, Assistant Superintendent; and Frank
Garrett, State Department of Agriculture and In-
dustries, Gulf Coast Substation: C. C'. Canlton, Su-
perintendent; and Kenneth Short, Assistant Super-
intendent; Chilton Area Horticulture Substation:
Marlin Hollingsworth, Superintendent, North Ala-
bama Horticulture Substation; and S. E. Gissendan-
ner, retired; and John Eason, Acting Superintendent;
Sand Mountain Substation.
TABLE 11. PLANT CHARACTERISTICS OF SWEET CORN
VARIETIES, CULLMAN, 1973'
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