area; however, there continues to be a growing need for organic research that can help this agricultural sector. Variety evaluation is one area that can be helpful for organic producers. Several such studies have been conducted by researchers around the
varieties, such as Sugar Baby, Crimson Sweet, and Moon & Stars ( Stone, 2017 ). The growth of organic production has resulted in the need for vegetable variety trials under organic conditions. There have been a number of trials evaluating vegetables under
a coordinated process of potato breeding, selection, evaluation, and variety development. Potato breeding and germplasm improvement in this project are conducted by four potato breeding programs (University of Maine, Cornell University, North
Eight tomato varieties were evaluated in 1999 for consumer preference of appearance and taste. Fruits were collected from a tomato yield trial conducted at the Southeast Research and Extension Center at Monticello, Ark. Four of the varieties (`Mountain Spring', `Celebrity', `Better Boy', and `Early Girl') were red-fruited. Three (`Bradley', `Traveler 76', and `Pink Girl') were pink-fruited. One variety, `Mountain Gold', was yellow-fruited. Fruit evaluations were conducted on three separate dates. Varieties were ranked 1–8 by the taste panelists for both outward appearance and for taste. Appearance and taste were not correlated. `Mountain Spring' was ranked best in appearance, followed closely by `Pink Girl' and `Celebrity'. However, the panelists ranked `Mountain Spring' next to last (seventh) for taste. `Pink Girl' was ranked first in taste, followed by `Better Boy', `Bradley', `Celebrity', and `Early Girl'. `Mountain Gold' was ranked last (eighth) for both appearance and taste. These results indicate that consumers should not rely on appearance alone when purchasing tomatoes. The results also indicate that tomato producers should have a thorough knowledge of the market that they are serving.
(Coconut Creek, FL), and others. Evaluations of TYLCV-R varieties and germplasm have been conducted in Florida ( Cushman and Stansly, 2006 ; Gilreath et al., 2000 ; Scott, 2004 ); however, this study provides information needed to revise current
Celosia trigyna has become an underutilized species of Celosia in Nigeria, it is known to be medicinal and very nutritive. It is therefore intended that with their collection and evaluation, they could be domesticated. So far four varieties have been identified and described. All of them have a high tendency of shattering of the seeds from the inflorescence. The plant structure for all of them is prostrate, the varieties described are: NHcta01, NHcta03, NHcta4, and NHcta7. It was dicovered that compared with C. argentea, they branch profusely and the leaves are smaller and ovate rather than lancolate.
Poster Session 23—Vegetable Crops: Cultivar Evaluation 19 July 2005, 1:15–2:00 p.m. Poster Hall–Ballroom E/F
Vegetable production in the Caborca area is about 6500 ha, and the main crops are asparagus, muskmelon, watermelon, and pea. However during 1999, some growers tested green snap beans as a new crop for this area. The objective of this experiment was to evaluate five green snap beans with round podded (`Benchmark', `Landmark', `Jade', `Probe', and `Prosperity') and two densities (14 and 28 seeds/m) on subsurface drip irrigation system. The sowing was on beds of 2.0 m with two rows separated 60 cm. The date sowing was on 7 Sept. 1999. The first cutting were between 65 and 70 days after sowing in all varieties; in this case `Benchmark' was the earliest. The cumulative yield were 330, 140, 87, 63, and 20 boxes/ha (30 lb/box), respectively, in four harvests. On the other hand, the high population yielded 14.4% more than the low population. All varieties were damaged by frost that ocurred on 22 and 23 Nov. `Prosperity' was more susceptible to mosaic virus and `Benchmark' more tolerant. The pod quality distributions were 19.9%, 21.5%, 26.1%, and 21.0% for classes 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively. We have not seen any important insect pests during this trial.
are often used as resistant controls in field trials ( Bohac et al. 2002 ; Jackson and Harrison 2013 ; Jackson et al. 2012 ; Thompson et al. 1999 ). Between 1997 and 2010, Jackson et al. (2012) evaluated 55 sweetpotato varieties and accessions
Is there a more important component to a grower's production practices than the choice of the best variety to plant? Probably not, yet there is less public vegetable variety testing than ever before, despite the increasing introduction of new varieties by the seed industry. This article examines the reasons for fewer vegetable variety trials, discusses the benefits of good variety reporting, and considers the keys to conducting a successful vegetable variety trial. Vegetable variety performance could be interpreted best on a regional basis if a standard format for evaluating each species is developed. One such attempt at standardizing watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) evaluation is presented. Finally, several recent vegetable trial reports are discussed to point out the difference of each and what additional data could have been provided.