Watermelon Cultivar Trials - Lane, Oklahoma - 2001
Warren Roberts, Wyatt O'Hern, Lynn Brandenberger, Lynda Wells
Cultivar	Seed Source	Yield (tons/acre)	Fruit Shape	Fruit Length (cm)	Fruit Diameter (cm)	Length : Diameter Ratio	Fruit Color1	Stripe Pattern2	Flesh Color 3
7167	Abbott & Cobb	12.0	Round	22.0	19.4	1.1	st2	j	p
7187 HQ	Abbott & Cobb	12.4	Blocky	23.7	19.9	1.2	st2	j	rd
ACX 257 (Trillion)	Abbott & Cobb	14.3	Blocky	25.0	20.7	1.2	st2	sj	rl
ACX 2947 Fantastik	Abbott & Cobb	8.1	Blocky	24.5	19.1	1.3	st2	sj	rd
ACX 7177	Abbott & Cobb	10.5	Blocky	24.5	22.3	1.1	st1	sj	rd
Big Stripe	Willhite	15.8	Oblong	34.0	24.5	1.4	st2	j	rl
Carousel (Tri X Brand)	American Sunmelon	11.0	Round	22.0	20.8	1.1	st2	j	rd
Celebration	Rogers	10.4	Blocky	29.0	20.7	1.4	st1	sj	rl
Cooperstown	Asgrow	7.6	Blocky	22.5	19.1	1.2	st3	sj	rd
Crispy Sweet 8006	Zeraim Gedera	14.7	Blocky	24.3	20.7	1.2	st1	sj	rd
Falcon	Peto	14.0	Oblong	41.0	20.4	2.0	st1	sj	rd
Fandango	Shamrock	8.0	Round	24.5	22.6	1.1	st1	sj	rl
Festival	Willhite	14.9	Oblong	44.0	23.9	1.8	st1	sj	rd
Gem Dandy	Willhite	10.1	Round	21.0	18.6	1.1	st2	sj	rd
HMX 8914	Harris Moran	3.4	Round	24.0	21.0	1.1	st1	sj	rd
Legacy	Willhite	13.4	Oblong	36.0	22.9	1.6	st1	sj	rd
Millenium	Harris Moran	10.8	Blocky	26.5	20.9	1.3	sda	no stripe	rd
Millionaire	Harris Moran	12.7	Round	17.5	17.3	1.0	st1	sj	rl
Pinata	Willhite	19.8	Oblong	37.0	24.2	1.5	st1	sj	rl
Royal Sweet	Peto	13.6	Oblong	34.7	23.4	1.5	st1	sj	rd
RWM 8036	Rogers	15.4	Oblong	40.5	18.8	2.2	st1	sj	p
RWM 8110	Rogers	15.4	Oblong	35.0	17.6	2.0	st1	sj	rl
RWT 8096-vp	Rogers	10.3	Blocky	26.0	22.4	1.2	st2	sj	rd
Sangria	Rogers	10.8	Oblong	38.5	19.5	2.0	st1	sj	rl
SSC 31782	Shamrock	7.8	Round	26.0	22.5	1.2	st1	j	rd
Stargazer	Asgrow	13.6	Oblong	34.0	18.4	1.9	st2	sj	rd
Sugar Shack	Sugar Creek	10.7	Blocky	25.3	21.1	1.2	st1	sj	rd
Sugar Time	Sugar Creek	8.5	Round	24.8	23.5	1.1	st2	sj	rd
Cultivar	Seed Source	Yield (tons/acre)	Fruit Shape	Fruit Length (cm)	Fruit Diameter (cm)	Length : Diameter Ratio	Fruit Color1	Stripe Pattern2	Flesh Color 3
Summer Flavor 710	Abbott & Cobb	14.7	Blocky	28.0	21.3	1.3	st2	j	rd
Summer Flavor 790 HQ	Abbott & Cobb	13.2	Blocky	34.5	23.2	1.5	st1	sj	rd
Summer Flavor 800	Abbott & Cobb	18.9	Blocky	23.0	18.9	1.2	st1	sj	rl
Summer Flavor 810	Abbott & Cobb	7.0	Oblong	32.0	19.0	1.7	st1	sj	rl
Summer Gold	Willhite	12.7	Blocky	32.0	19.4	1.6	st1	sj	y
Summer Sweet 5244	Abbott & Cobb	13.6	Blocky	25.5	22.3	1.1	st2	j	rd
Sweetheart	Willhite	15.3	Oblong	37.0	26.3	1.4	st1	sj	rd
Sweetheart 8003	Zeraim Gedera	7.8	Blocky	27.0	22.9	1.2	st1	sj	rl
Tri X _313	American Sunmelon	10.5	Blocky	27.0	21.6	1.2	st2	sj	rl
WX-190	Willhite	13.7	Oblong	39.0	16.5	2.4	st1	sj	rd
WX-24	Willhite	9.3	Long	47.2	24.2	2.0	st1	sj	rd
WX-55	Willhite	4.9	Round	22.3	21.6	1.0	st2	sj	rl
WX-8	Willhite	11.9	Oblong	30.0	22.5	1.3	st1	sj	rd
ZG-8404	Zeraim Gedera	8.5	Blocky	24.5	19.9	1.2	st1	sj	rd
1 Fruit Color; St1=Striped, dark green, St2 = Striped, light green; St3 = Striped, near white;SdA=Solid, dark green;
2 Stripe Pattern; W=wavy, SJ = semi-jagged; J=jagged
3 Flesh Color: Rd=dark red; Rl=light red; P=pink; Y=yellow;
Planted on May 23, 2001
Harvested August 2, 2001
Plots 30 feet long, 9 plants, 3 feet apart
Rows 9 feet apart
Plastic Mulch and Drip Irrigation Used
Raised Beds
Four Replications