Pumpkins 2001

 

Bob Precheur, Thom Harker, Mac Riedel, Jim Jasinski, Karen Magnuson, Celeste Welty, Becky Lyon, Gretchen Sutton, Brad Bergefurd,
Dept. of Horticulture and Crop Sci., Pl. Pathology, Entomology The Enterprise Center at Hillsboro, OSU Columbus.

 

 

 Click on the Variety Name in Tables 1 and 2 to see a picture of that variety


 

 To see a comparison of Large and Medium size pumpkins, Click Here!!


Table 1,  2001 Pumpkin Cultivar Evaluation, Columbus, OH

 

 


     Marketable Orange

 

Average Fruit Size

 

Powdery Mildew Rating*

Powdery Mildew on Handle**

 

Variety

Seed Source

 

Fruit/A

Tons/A

 

lbs.

Virus**

 

11 Sep

 

11 Sep

Autumn King

NV

 

1824

20.5

 

23

2

3.25

1.5

HMX 6689

HM

 

1742

18.7

 

22

2

2.25

1.25

Magic Lantern

HM

 

2232

18.5

 

17

2

2.5

1.0

Gold Gem

RP

 

1824

16.6

 

18

2

3.5

1.5

Sorcerer

HM

 

1933

16.1

 

17

2

2.75

1.5

Gold Medal

RP

 

1307

16.0

 

25

2

3.25

1.5

Phantom

PS

 

1497

13.3

 

18

2

3.25

1.5

EXT 4620837

SEM 

 

1497

10.7

 

14

1.5

3.00

1.5

Howden

HM

 

1171

9.5

 

17

1.75

3.25

1.5

XPT 4612297

SEM

 

2586

8.9

 

7

1.5

3.5

1.5

Gold Rush

RP

 

408

6.3

 

33

2

2.75

1.25

Orange Smoothie

SEM

 

2804

5.5

 

4

2

3.5

1.5

LSD

 

 

791.2

5.51

 

5.14

0.38

0.94

0.35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*   1 = no trace of mildew, 2=1-25%, 3=26-80%, 4=51-75%, 5=76-100% foliage with fungal colonies and 6= necrotic leaves.

** Mildew on handle and Virus Rating:1 = no mildew on handle or virus on foliage ;
     2=. presence of mildew on handle or virus on foliage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Click on the Variety Name in Tables 1 and 2 to see a picture of that variety

 

 To see a comparison of Medium and Small size pumpkins, Click Here!!

 

Table 2. Medium to Small Pumpkins, Columbus, OH

 

 

Marketable Orange

Average Fruit Size

 

Powdery Mildew Rating*

Powdery Mildew on Handle**

 

Variety

Seed Source

Fruit/A

 

Tons/A

 

lbs.

Virus**

11 Sep

11 Sep

Gold Bullion

RP

2205

 

17.6

 

16

1.75

2.5

1.25

Howdy Doody

RP

2233

 

13.9

 

13

2

3

1.75

Gold Standard

RP

2450

 

12.1

 

10

2

3.25

1.5

Touch of Autumn

PS

5336

 

8.2

 

2

2

3

1.5

Mystic Plus

HM

3131

 

5.3

 

5

2

2.5

1.5

LSD

 

1664.1

 

4.69

 

2.49

0.34

0.77

0.46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*   1 = no trace of mildew, 2=1-25%, 3=26-80%, 4=51-75%, 5=76-100% foliage with fungal colonies and 6= necrotic leaves.

** Mildew on handle and Virus Rating:1 = no mildew on handle or virus on foliage ;
     2=. presence of mildew on handle or virus on foliage

 

 

Table 3. Duncan's Pumpkins, Hillsboro, OH

 

 

Marketable Orange

Average Fruit Size

Variety

Seed Source

Fruit/A

Tons/A

 

lbs.

 

 

RSX 1008

RP

2904

25.9

 

18

 

 

Gold Rush

RP

1670

22.9

 

27

 

 

Gold Standard

RP

3194

19.7

 

12

 

 

RSX 1006

RP

2541

19.7

 

15

 

 

HMX 6689

HM

1960

19.6

 

22

 

 

Magic Lantern

HM

2251

19.1

 

17

 

 

Phantom

PS

2104

17.7

 

16

 

 

Sorcerer

HM

2323

15.7

 

13

 

 

Gold Gem

RP

1888

15.3

 

18

 

 

Gold Medal

RP

1307

14.8

 

23

 

 

RSX 1005

RP

1887

13.9

 

15

 

 

RSX 1001

RP

1162

12.1

 

21

 

 

Orange Smoothie

SEM

4646

10.6

 

5

 

 

Touch of Autumn

 

8784

10.3

 

2

 

 

Mystic Plus

HM

3703

9.5

 

5

 

 

LSD

 

1529.60

12.28

 

4.91

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Table 4,  2001 Spray Program Evaluation, Columbus, OH
 
Large & MediumFruited Pumpkin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketable Orange Fruit

 

 

Average Fruit Size

 

Spray Program

 

No./A

Tons/A

 

lbs

No Fungicide

 

1733

14

 

17

Fungicide

 

1738

14

 

19

LSD 0.05

 

327

2.3

 

2.1