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2005 Pumpkin Variety Demonstration

Tom Butzler , Penn State Cooperative Clinton County
Dr Mike Orzolek, The Pennsylvania State University
Horticulture Research Farm, Rock Springs , PA

Seeded:	May 23, 2005
Transplanted:	June 23, 2005
Lime:	Hi Cal Lime was applied 2 tons/acre on November 4, 2004 .
Fertility:	Broadcast and incorporated 90 lbs of nitrogen/A, 105 lbs of phosphorus/A, and 150 lbs of potassium/A.
Weed Control:	Command 4EC and Curbit EC applied on June 8, 2006 .
Pest Management:	Application of Asana XL on June 17, July 11, 26, August 4, 9, 19, and September 2; Endosulfan 3EC applied on June 28 and August 24; Bravo WS applied on July 7, 11, 26, August 9, 19, 24, September 2 and 9. Nova 40W applied on July 7 and August 19; Copper Sulfate applied on July 11; Phostrol applied on July 20; Quadris applied on July 20, August 24, and September 2; Procure 50WS applied on July 26; Sevin 80S applied on September 9.
Harvested:	September 28, 2005

Table 1. The marketable yield of pumpkin varieties evaluated at the Horticulture Farm, PSU, Rock Springs, Centre County PA - 2005

			*Marketable Fruit Yield in Demonstration*					Marketable Fruit Yield/Acre*
Variety Name	Seed Source	Spacing/ plant (ft2)	No. of plants	No. of Fruit	Wt lbs	Avg. fruit/ plant	Avg. wt/ pumpkin	No. of Plants/A	No. of Fruit/A	Wt lbs

XP 6899	OSC	81	20	44	450	2.20	10.23	538	1183	12100
XP 6888	OSC	81	16	68	358	4.25	5.26	538	2286	12033
XP6877	OSC	81	19	33	340	1.74	10.30	538	934	9623
XP6866	OSC	81	17	60	479	3.53	7.98	538	1898	15153
Harvest Time	AC	81	18	27	640	1.50	23.70	538	807	19121
Pro Gold 510	AC	81	20	33	620	1.65	18.79	538	887	16671
Expert	JSS	81	20	36	692	1.80	19.22	538	968	18607
RPX 771	RS	81	20	37	853	1.85	23.05	538	995	22936
RPX 768	RS	81	20	50	1115	2.50	22.30	538	1344	29981
RPX 764	RS	81	20	46	942	2.30	20.48	538	1237	25329
RPX 761	RS	81	20	33	477	1.65	14.45	538	887	12826
RPX 760	RS	81	20	28	405	1.40	14.46	538	753	10890
Gold Gem	RS	81	18	31	472	1.72	15.23	538	926	14102
Gold Medal	RS	81	19	33	679	1.74	20.58	538	934	19218
Super Herc	HM	81	16	14	372	0.88	26.57	538	471	12503
Gladiator	HM	81	20	33	450	1.65	13.64	538	887	12100
Charisma	JSS	32	20	39	481	1.95	12.33	1361	2654	32738
Racer	JSS	32	20	58	600	2.90	10.34	1361	3948	40838
Cotton Candy	RS	32	19	24	100	1.26	4.17	1361	1719	7164
RPX 763	RS	32	20	39	618	1.95	15.85	1361	2654	42063
Magician	HM	32	20	33	284	1.65	8.61	1361	2246	19330
Cannonball	HM	18	20	44	155	2.20	3.52	2420	5324	18755
Gold Dust	RS	18	19	143	88	7.53	0.62	2420	18214	11208
RPX 089	RS	18	20	40	135	2.00	3.38	2420	4840	16335
Ironman	HM	18	20	29	92	1.45	3.17	2420	3509	11132
Seed Source Code:		OCS = Outstanding Seed Company					*based on spacing/plant in trial
		HM = Harris Moran
		RS = Rupp Seed
		JSS = Johnny's Selected Seed
		AC = Abbott & Cobb

Table 2. Nonmarketable yield of pumpkin varieties evaluated at the Horticulture Farm, PSU, Rock Springs, Centre County PA - 2005
				*Unmarketable Fruit Yield in Demonstration*
Variety Name	Seed Source	Spacing/ plant (ft2)	No. of plants	No. of Green/ Orange Pumpkins*	Weight (lbs) Green/ Orange Pumpkins*	No. of Green Pumpkins	Weight (lbs) Green Pumpkins	No. of others	Weight (lbs) others
XP 6899	OSC	81	20	8	92	4	28	0	0
XP 6888	OSC	81	16	6	43	3	17	1	7
XP6877	OSC	81	19	1	18	3	9	0	0
XP6866	OSC	81	17	16	192	3	27	1	4
Harvest Time	AC	81	18	10	137	1	10	0	0
Pro Gold 510	AC	81	20	12	153	1	10	0	0
Expert	JSS	81	20	9	118	0	0	0	0
RPX 771	RS	81	20	9	141	3	42	0	0
RPX 768	RS	81	20	2	18	1	5	2	33
RPX 764	RS	81	20	4	75	3	64	1	3
RPX 761	RS	81	20	9	107	7	51	1	11
RPX 760	RS	81	20	9	89	0	0	3	28
Gold Gem	RS	81	18	5	54	2	22	0	0
Gold Medal	RS	81	19	8	121	4	41	0	0
Super Herc	HM	81	16	4	79	6	76	0	0
Gladiator	HM	81	20	1	16	0	0	0	0
Charisma	JSS	32	20	0	0	5	38	0	0
Racer	JSS	32	20	0	0	0	0	1	7
Cotton Candy	RS	32	19	0	0	0	0	0	0
RPX 763	RS	32	20	3	30	5	42	0	0
Magician	HM	32	20	2	23	0	0	0	0
Cannonball	HM	18	20	5	17	0	0	0	0
Gold Dust	RS	18	19	0	0	0	0	0	0
RPX 089	RS	18	20	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ironman	HM	18	20	5	17	0	0	0	0
Seed Source Code:		OCS = Outstanding Seed Company				*Pumpkin was less than 75% orange
		HM = Harris Moran
		RS = Rupp Seed
		JSS = Johnny's Selected Seed
		AC = Abbott & Cobb

Table 3. Stem characteristics of pumpkin varieties evaluated at Horticulture Farm, PSU, Rock Springs, Centre County PA - 2005

Variety Name	Seed Source	Stem Length ¹	Stem Quality ²	Notes on stems

XP 6899	OSC	3	4.5	Stem angle very attractive
XP 6888	OSC	2	4
XP6877	OSC	3	3.5
XP6866	OSC	3	4.5	Stem angle very attractive
Harvest Time	AC	2	3.5
Pro Gold 510	AC	2	3
Expert	JSS	2	3.5
RPX 771	RS	2	3
RPX 768	RS	2	3
RPX 764	RS	2	4
RPX 761	RS	2	4
RPX 760	RS	2	3.5
Gold Gem	RS	2	3	A lot of variation on stem length
Gold Medal	RS	2	4
Super Herc	HM	2	4
Gladiator	HM	2	2.5	stem quality very variable
Charisma	JSS	2	3.5
Racer	JSS	3	4.5
Cotton Candy	RS	1	1
RPX 763	RS	3	4.5
Magician	HM	1	1.5
Cannonball	HM	1	3.5
Gold Dust	RS	3	5	although stems are short, they are large compared to fruit size
RPX 089	RS	1	2
Ironman	HM	2	3.5	although stems are short, they are large compared to fruit size
Seed Source Code:		OCS = Outstanding Seed Company			Stem Length ¹
		HM = Harris Moran			1 - short stem 1"-2" 2 - medium stem 2"-4" 3 - long stem < 4"
		RS = Rupp Seed
		JSS = Johnny's Selected Seed
		AC = Abbott & Cobb

					Stem Quality ²
					Stems were rated using a scale
					from 1 to 5 with 1 representing
					poor and 5 excellent

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