Dr. Richard Hassell Clemson Coastal Research & Education Center Charleston, SC 29414
2012 PLANTING Seeded Scion: March 16, 2012 Seeded Rootstock: March 20, 2012 Grafted: March 30 Transplanted: April 17, 2012 Harvested: June 26, 2012 July 5, 2012 July 12, 2012
Field Layout 3ft Plastic mulch bed 9ft centers (6ft alley) 180ft plots 60 plants per plot
2012 PLANTING Grafts Rootstock Scion 1. Self 1. Tri-x-313 2. Carnivor 2. Fascination 3. Lagenaria 3. Sugar Coat 4. Super Shintosa 4. Sugarheart 5. Sugar Red
2012 Planting Treatments 1. Zero weeks after ripeness 2. One week after ripeness 3. Two weeks after ripeness
2012 Planting Harvest Flagged: Marked 30 ripe melons from each treatments, June 26 Harvest: Harvested 10 of the flagged fruit from each treatment June 26, July 5 and July 12
Results 1
1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 Sugar Red Total Weight 26-Jun 3-Jul 10-Jul Total Harvest Date Sugar Red /Car. Sugar Red/Super Sugar Red Self Sugar Red/Lag. Weight in lbs.
120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Sugar Red Total Number of Fruit 26-Jun 3-Jul 10-Jul Total Harvest Date Sugar Red /Car. Sugar Red/Super Sugar Red Self Sugar Red/Lag. Number of Fruit
18.00 16.00 14.00 1 1 8.00 6.00 4.00 Sugar Red Average Weight 26-Jun 3-Jul 10-Jul Total Harvest Date Sugar Red /Car. Sugar Red/Super Sugar Red Self Sugar Red/Lag. Weight in lbs.
1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 Sugar Coat Total Weight 26-Jun 3-Jul 10-Jul Total Harvest Date Sugar Coat/Car. Sugar Coat Self Sugar Coat/Super Weight in lbs.
100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Sugar Coat Total Number of Fruit 26-Jun 3-Jul 10-Jul Total Harvest Date Sugar Coat/Car. Sugar Coat Self Sugar Coat/Super Number of Fruit
18.00 16.00 14.00 1 1 8.00 6.00 4.00 Sugar Coat Average Weight 26-Jun 3-Jul 10-Jul Total Harvest Date Sugar Coat/Car. Sugar Coat Self Sugar Coat/Super Weight in lbs.
1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 Fascination Total Weight 26-Jun 3-Jul 10-Jul Total Harvest Date Fascination/Car. Fascination Self Fascination/Lag. Weight in lbs.
140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Fascination Total Number of Fruit 26-Jun 3-Jul 10-Jul Total Harvest Date Fascination/Car. Fascination Self Fascination/Lag. Number of Fruit
18.00 16.00 14.00 1 1 8.00 6.00 4.00 Fascination Average Weight 26-Jun 3-Jul 10-Jul Total Harvest Date Fascination/Car. Fascination Self Fascination/Lag. Weight in lbs.
1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 313 Total Weight 26-Jun 3-Jul 10-Jul Total Harvest Date 313/Super Shintosa 313 self 313/Lag. 313/Car. 0 Weight in lbs.
120 100 80 60 40 20 313 Total Number of Fruit 26-Jun 3-Jul 10-Jul Total Harvest Date 313/Super Shintosa 313 self 313/Lag. 313/Car. 0 Number of Fruit
16.00 14.00 1 1 8.00 6.00 4.00 313 Average Weight 26-Jun 3-Jul 10-Jul Total Harvest Date 313/Super Shintosa 313 self 313/Lag. Sugar Red/Lag. Weight in lbs.
1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 Sugar Heart Total Weight 26-Jun 3-Jul 10-Jul Total Harvest Date Sugar Heart/Lag. Sugar Heart/Car. Sugar Heart Self Weight in lbs.
90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Sugar Heart Total Number of Fruit 26-Jun 3-Jul 10-Jul Total Harvest Date Sugar Heart/Lag. Sugar Heart/Car. Sugar Heart Self Number of Fruit
18.00 16.00 14.00 1 1 8.00 6.00 4.00 Sugar Heart Average Weight 26-Jun 3-Jul 10-Jul Total Harvest Date Sugar Heart/Lag. Sugar Heart/Car. Sugar Heart Self Weight in lbs.
1. Melons were dipped in 10% chlorine bleach bath and placed in 3 C walk-in cooler 24 hours prior fruit flesh sampling and cubing 2. Following day the melons were cut in halves widthwise a 3cm slice was taken from each half, 1 for Cubing the 2nd sampled for sugar content, ph, and firmness. 3. Gauges Used: Atago PAL-1 Refactometer, Spectrum SoilStik ph Module, Wagner Force Dial FDK10
Results 2
1.80 1.60 1.40 1.20 313 Heart Firmness 313 Heart Firmness 313/self 313/CAR 313/LAG 313/SS Before 0.90 0.70 1.80 1.60 1.40 1.20 313/self 313/CAR 313/LAG 313/SS.. 313 Heart Firmness 0.50 0.30 0.10 313/self 313/CAR 313/LAG 313/SS Change After..
2.50 1.50 0.50 313 Heart %Loss 313/self 313/CAR 313/LAG 313/SS Cultivar Percent
1.80 1.60 1.40 1.20 1.80 1.60 1.40 1.20 313 Locule Firmness 313 Locule Firmness 313/self 313/CAR 313/LAG 313/SS Before 313 Locule Firmness 313/self 313/CAR 313/LAG 313/SS After 0.90 0.70 0.50 0.30 0.10 313/self 313/CAR 313/LAG 313/SS Change
4.00 3.50 3.00 2.50 1.50 0.50 313 Locule %Loss 313/self 313/CAR 313/LAG 313/SS Cultivar Percent
1.80 1.60 1.40 1.20 Sugar Heart - Heart Firmness Sugar Heart - Heart Firmness SH/SELF SH/CAR SH/LAG Before 1.80 1.60 1.40 1.20 SH/SELF SH/CAR SH/LAG After Sugar Heart - Heart Firmness 0.90 0.70 0.50 0.30 0.10 SH/SELF SH/CAR SH/LAG Change
4.00 3.50 3.00 2.50 1.50 0.50 Sugar Heart - Heart %Loss SH/SELF SH/CAR SH/LAG Cultivar Percent
1.80 1.60 1.40 1.20 Sugar Heart - Locule Firmness Sugar Heart - Locule Firmness SH/SELF SH/CAR SH/LAG Before 1.80 1.60 1.40 1.20 SH/SELF SH/CAR SH/LAG After Sugar Heart - Locule Firmness 0.90 0.70 0.50 0.30 0.10 SH/SELF SH/CAR SH/LAG Change
4.50 4.00 3.50 3.00 2.50 1.50 0.50 Sugar Heart - Locule %Loss SH/SELF SH/CAR SH/LAG Cultivar Percent
1.50 0.50 Fascination Heart Firmness Fascination Heart Firmness 1.50 0.50 FASC/SELF FASC/CAR FASC/LAG Before FASC/SELF FASC/CAR FASC/LAG After Fascination Heart Firmness FASC/SELF FASC/CAR FASC/LAG Change
3.50 3.00 2.50 1.50 0.50 Fascination Heart %Loss FASC/SELF FASC/CAR FASC/LAG Cultivar Percent
1.80 1.60 1.40 1.20 Fascination Locule Firmness FASC/SELF FASC/CAR FASC/LAG Before 1.80 1.60 1.40 1.20 Fascination Locule Firmness FASC/SELF FASC/CAR FASC/LAG After 0.90 0.70 0.50 0.30 0.10 Fascination Locule Firmness FASC/SELF FASC/CAR FASC/LAG Change
4.00 3.50 3.00 2.50 1.50 0.50 Fascination Locule %Loss FASC/SELF FASC/CAR FASC/LAG Cultivar Percent
1.50 0.50 Sugar Red - Heart Firmness Sugar Red - Heart Firmness 1.50 0.50 SR/SELF SR/CAR SR/LAG SR/SS Before SR/SELF SR/CAR SR/LAG SR/SS After Sugar Red - Heart Firmness SR/SELF SR/CAR SR/LAG SR/SS Change
3.50 3.00 2.50 1.50 0.50 Sugar Red - Heart %Loss SR/SELF SR/CAR SR/LAG SR/SS Cultivar Percent
1.80 1.60 1.40 1.20 Sugar Red - Locule Firmness SR/SELF SR/CAR SR/LAG SR/SS Before 1.80 1.60 1.40 1.20 Sugar Red - Locule Firmness SR/SELF SR/CAR SR/LAG SR/SS After 0.90 0.70 0.50 0.30 0.10 Sugar Red - Locule Firmness SR/SELF SR/CAR SR/LAG SR/SS Change
4.50 4.00 3.50 3.00 2.50 1.50 0.50 Sugar Red - Locule %Loss SR/SELF SR/CAR SR/LAG SR/SS Cultivar Percent
1.50 0.50 Sugar Coat Heart Firmness 1.50 0.50 SC/SELF SC/CAR SC/SS Before Sugar Coat Heart Firmness SC/SELF SC/CAR SC/SS After Sugar Coat Heart Firmness SC/SELF SC/CAR SC/SS Change
6.00 5.00 4.00 3.00 Sugar Coat Heart %Loss SC/SELF SC/CAR SC/SS Cultivar Percent
1.80 1.60 1.40 1.20 Sugar Coat Locule Firmness SC/SELF SC/CAR SC/SS Before 1.80 1.60 1.40 1.20 Sugar Coat Locule Firmness SC/SELF SC/CAR SC/SS After 0.90 0.70 0.50 0.30 0.10 Sugar Coat Locule Firmness SC/SELF SC/CAR SC/SS Change
3.00 2.50 1.50 0.50 Sugar Coat Locule %Loss SC/SELF SC/CAR SC/SS Cultivar Percent
Acknowledgements North and South Carolina Watermelon Associations Syngenta Zeraim Gedera