1+1 Agriculture
Canada
Research
Branch
FRESH MARKET VEGETABLE
RESEARCH REPORT
AGRICULTURE CANADA RESEARCH ,STATION
HARROW ONTARIO
R.W. G A R T O N
- ,
W.R. BALKWILL
1988 FRESH MARKET VEGETABLE RESEARCH REPORT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Forward ................................
Temperature and P r e c i p i t a t i o n Data .................. .3- 4
Seed Sources ............................. 5
SweetCornTrials........................... 6-12
E a r l y Ye1 1 ow SE ...................... 7
E a r l y Y e l l o w SU ...................... 8
B i c o l o r SE......................... 9
B i c o l o r SU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Main Season Yellow SE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-12
Early Potato Variety T r i a l ...................... 13-15
Fresh Market Tomato V a r i e t y T r i a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-22
P l a s t i c Mulch, Row Cover and D r i p I r r i g a t i o n T r i a l s . . . . . . . . . . 23-32
S l i c i n g Cucumber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-26
B e l l Pepper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-28
F r e s h M a r k e t Tomato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-30
Discussion ......................... 31-32
FORWARD
The i n f o r m a t i o n contained i n t h i s r e p o r t i s a summary o f f r e s h market
vegetable research conducted a t Harrow, O n t a r i o d u r i n g t h e summer o f 1988.
Growing c o n d i t i o n s d u r i n g t h i s season were v e r y unusual w i t h r e c o r d h i g h
temperatures throughout t h e season and a severe drought d u r i n g May, June and
e a r l y July. Moisture c o n d i t i o n s from m i d J u l y on, were adequate f o r most
crops. However most e a r l y m a t u r i n g vegetable crops i n t h e area were h u r t by
t h e drought.
The t r i a l s r e p o r t e d here were grown on a Fox sandy loam s o i l , which i s
r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f t h e s o i l types used f o r f r e s h market vegetable p r o d u c t i o n i n
t h e area. These p l o t s were i r r i g a t e d s e v e r a l t i m e s u s i n g overhead s p r i n k l e r
i r r i g a t i o n . I n general, y i e l d s i n a l l t h e crops were comparable t o those o f a
normal season, d e s p i t e t h e adverse c o n d i t i o n s . The p l a s t i c mulch, d r i p
i r r i g a t i o n t r i a l s (pages 23-32) were n o t s p r i n k l e r i r r i g a t e d as f r e q u e n t l y as
o t h e r t r i a l s i n order t o b e t t e r e v a l u a t e t h e i n f l u e n c e o f t h e d r i p i r r i g a t i o n
system. Y i e l d s i n t h e check p l o t s i n t h i s t r i a l were lower than normal. A
c u l t i v a r t r i a l o f shrunken-2 sweet c o r n h y b r i d s was planted, b u t was
d i s c o n t i n u e d due t o poor stands. I n o r d e r t o g e t adequate i s o l a t i o n t h e t r i a l
had t o be p l a n t e d i n a f i e l d which c o u l d n o t be i r r i g a t e d ' and germination was
poor i n most v a r i e t i e s . D e t a i l s o f o t h e r c u l t u r a l p r a c t i c e s used i n
e s t a b l i s h i n g these t r i a l s a r e i n c l u d e d w i t h t h e r e s u l t s .
e
W wish t o thank t h e seed companies l i s t e d on page 5 f o r t h e i r
cooperation i n supplying seed samples. Also thanks t o t h e Windsor F a c t o r y
Supply Co. o f Leamington O n t a r i o f o r s u p p l y i n g t h e p l a s t i c mulches and d r i p
i r r i g a t i o n tubing.
Ron Garton
B i l l Balkwill
A g r i c u l t u r e Canada
Harrow, O n t a r i o
TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION DATA
Harrow, Ontario
1988
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APRIL MAY JUNE
High Low Precip High Low P r e c i p High Low Precip
Date ("C) ("c) (mm) Date ("C) ('C) (mm) Date' ("C) ("C) (m)
1 12.0 2.5 1.2 1 17.0 2.0 1 33.5 18.0 12.6
2 15.0 4.0 1.6 2 22.5 3.5 ' 2 33.0 9.0
3 16.0 7.5 11.4 3 15.0. 7.5 3 19.0 7.5
4 16.0 6.0 4 18.0 2.5 4 22.0 7.0
5 21.5 5.0 5 19.0 9.0 5 28.0 12.0
6 17.0 8.0 13.8 6 24.0 7.5 6 34.0 18.0
7 13.5 4.0 7 23.5 5.0 7 34.0 18.5
8 10.5 1.0 8 26.5 9.0 2.4 8 34.0 12.0
9 12.0 0 9 22.5 13.0 0.6 9 18.0 5.0
10 15.0 0 10 20.0 13.0 10 2.05 5.5
11 15.0 2.5 11 19.0 6.5 11 26.0 9.0
12 17.0 3.0 12 21.0 10.5 12 31.0 14.0
13 17.5 1.5 0.4 13 20.0 14.5 13 31.0 16.5
14 15.0 8.5 14 19.0 4.0 14 33.5 19.5
15 10.5 -2.0 0.8 15 30.0 8.0 7.6 15 33.0 21.0
16 12.0 -1.0 16 30.0 14.0 16 33.0 15.5
17 19.0 3.0 1.4 17 22.0 7.5 17 23.5 11.0
18 18.5 0.5 18 22.0 7.0 18 26.5 17.0
19 7.5 -2.0 19 18.5 12.0 3.8 19 32.0 19.5
20 13.5 1.0 1.2 20 17.0 12.5 20 32.0 21.5
21 12.5 -1.5 21 23.0 11.0 21 32.5 15.5
22 11.5 0.5 4.0 22 26.0 11.5 22 34.0 22.0 10.4
23 21.5 4.5 23 27.0 14.0 23 34.0 16.0
24 21.0 3.5 24 22.0 12.0 24 25.0 12.0
25 13.0 1.0 25 19.0 3.5 25 38.0 19.0
26 15.5 7.0 0.2 26 21.5 4.0 26 28.0 15.0
27 15.0 5.0 10.4 27 27.5 14.5 27 26.0 9.5
28 7.5 3.5 2.8 28 28.5 13.5 28 25.5 13.5
29 11.0 3.0 29 31.0 14.0 29 23.0 12.5
30 17.0 5.0 30 32.5 16.5 30 21.0 9.5
31 32.0 15.5
......................... ......................... ..........................
Mean 13.3 2.8 49.2 21.8 9.6 14.4 27.2 14.5 23.0
......................... ......................... ..........................
Normal 13.5 2.9 76 19.8 8.6 67.8 25.5 14.3 77.4
TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION DATA
Harrow, Ontario
1988
JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER
High Low Precip High Low Precip High Low P r e c i p
Date ("C) ) ("c) (mm) Date ("C) ("C) (mm) Date ("C) ("C) (mm)
1 25.0 9.0 1 31.0 19.5 1 26.0 13.0
2 25.0 8.0 2 34.0 24.5 2 26.0 18.0 0.6
3 29.0 11.0 3 33.0 23.0 3 26.0 19.0 4.2
4 30.0 13.5 4 32.0 24.5 4 21.0 15.0 .9.0
5 31.0 15.5 5 32.0 24.5 38.0 5 22.0 10.0
6 34.0 17.0 6 32.0 21.0 6 17.0 5.5
7 34.5 18.5 7 30.0 17.0 7 19.0 6.5
8 36.0 22.0 8 29.5 20.0 8 22.0 13.5
9 36.0 19.0 9 30.0 23.5 9 24.5 17.5
10 34.0 22.0 4.2 10 30.5 22.5 10 25.5 10.0
11 30.5 20.0 11 31.0 21.5 16.0 11 25.5 11.5 1.2
12 28.5 16.5 12 30.5 21.0 12 22.5 16.0 25.4
13 30.5 16.5 13 31.0 24.0 13 21.5 15.0
14 36.5 23.0 14 32.5 24.5 7.0 14 24.0 9.5
15 36.0 16.0 15 29.0 19.0 15 24.0 8.0
16 36.5 23.5 5.8 16 29.5 16.5 0.416 21.5 9.0
17 35.5 19.5 17 36.0 21.0 9.8 17 25.5 19.0
18 29.5 20.0 9.2 18 35.5 20.0 7.3 18 26.0 18.5 1.2
19 28.0 20.5 19 24.0 16.0 19 22.5 19.0 4.4
20 28.0 16.5 0.8 20 26.0 14.0 20 22.5 14.0
21 29.0 17.0 21 25.5 13.0 21 16.5 13.0
22 28.5 15.5 22 24.0 9.5 0.6 22 19.5 11.5 41.8
23 28.0 15.0 54.2 23 22.5 17.0 7.2 23 22.5 17.0
24 29.5 15.0 24 24.5 14.0 24 21.0 8.0
25 27.0 19.0 1.6 25 26.0 15.0 25 21.5 8.0
26 26.0 16.5 26 25.0 14.5 26 21.5 8.5
27 28.5 17.0 27 24.0 13.5 9.8 27 24.5 13.5
28 31.0 16.5 28 23.5 16.0 28 24.5 12.0
29 33.0 21.5 29 23.5 12.5 29 19.5 8.0
30 32.0 21.5 34.0 30 22.5 10.0 30 25.0 14.0
31 29.5 18.0 0.1 31 23.0 11.0
......................... ......................... ..........................
Mean 29.9 17.4 109.9 27.7 18.2 96.1 21.5 12.7 87.8
......................... ......................... ..........................
Normal 27.8 16.9 70.7 26.8 15.9 77.4 22.1 12.4 68.2
1988 SEED SOURCES
AC Abbott & Cobb, Box 307, F e a s t e r v i l l e , PA 19047
AG Agway Inc., Crop Services, PO Box 4741, Syracuse, New York 13221
AS Asgrow Seed Co., 700 Portage Road, Kalamazoo, M i c h i g a n 49001
CR .Crookham Co., Box 520, C a l d w e l l , Idaho 83605
FM Ferry-Morse Seed Co., 555 Codoni Avenue, Modesto, C a l i f o r n i a 95354
HM H a r r i s Moran Seed Co., 3670 B u f f a l o Road, Rochester, N.Y. 14624
A g r i c u l t u r e Canada, Research Branch, Research S t a t i o n , Box 370, Harrow,
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O n t a r i o N R 1GO
Mountain H o r t Crops Research S t a t i o n , North Carolina State University,
2016 Fanning B r i d g e Rd, F l e t c h e r , NC 28732
Musser Seed Co., 1403 Chicago St., Box 787, C a l d w e l l , Idaho 83605
Petoseed Co. Inc., Box 4206, S a t i c o y , C a l i f o r n i a 93003
Robson Seed Farms Corp., 1 Seneca C i r c l e , H a l l , New York 14463
Siegers Seed Co., 7245 I m l a y C i t y Road, I m l a y C i t y , M i c h i g a n 48444
Stokes Seeds Ltd., 39 James S t r e e t , Box 10, St. Catharines, Ontario
L2R 6R6
Seedway Inc., H a l l , New York 14463
Sweet Corn Trials
Crop Management
Seeding Dates - E a r l y Yellow SE A p r i l 19
- E a r l y Yellow SU A p r i l 19
- B i c o l o r SE May 26
- B i c o l o r SU May 26
- Main Season Yellow SE May 26
Spaci ng - 1.0 m between rows
23 cm between p l a n t s
43,478 p l a n t s l h a
S o i l Type - Fox Sandy Loam
F e r t i 1 iz e r - 210 k g l h a 34-0-0 p r e p l a n t
- 100 k g l h a 34-0-0 sidedressed
Herbicide - Dual 8 1.9 k g l h a ( a c t i v e ) p l u s a t r a z i n e 8 1.0
kg/ ha pre-emergence
Pesticides - Ambush f o r Corn Borer c o n t r o l
Evaluations
E a r l y Yellow SE and SU = 3 r e p l i c a t e s
B i c o l o r and Main Season = 1 p l o t l c u l t i v a r
Y i e l d s a r e g i v e n i n dozens o f e a r s p e r a c r e and tonnes p e r h e c t a r e
Ease o f snapping, t i p cover, t i p f i l l , and e a t i n g q u a l i t y a r e r a t e d f r o m 1-5
w i t h 5 b e i n g best.
CHU's t o h a l f s i l k - Corn Heat U n i t s accumulated f r o m p l a n t i n g u n t i l t h e d a t e
when h a l f t h e p l a n t s have an e a r showing s i l k ( u s u a l l y 16-20 days b e f o r e
harvest).
SNEET CORN: EARLY YELLOW SE -- VARIETY T R I A L
Research Station. Harrow - 1988
CHU ' s Marketable Predom Husked
t o Half Harvest Yield No. o f Ear W t Ease o f Tip Ti p Eating
Variety Source Silk Date doz/ac t / h a Rows (9) Snapping Cover Fi 11 i ng Qua1i t )
- - - - -
S p r i n g Rush HM 1076 J u l y 11 1159 7.0 12 146 . 2.0 4.0 2.7 2.0
Sugar Buns CR 1125 July13 1323 9.7 12 149 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.7
Musser 84-27 MU 1125 J u l y 13 1231 10.0 12 186 2.0 3.0 2.3 3.7
Earliglow MU 1193 J u l y 15 1757 15.3 14 213 2.7 3.0 3.0 2.7
Maple Sweet ST 1214 J u l y 15 1465 10.1 14 154 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.3
Musser 85-289 MU 1366 J u l y 27 1377 14.1 16 245 3.0 2.7 3.0 3.7
Crusader SW 1485 July29 1341 14.0 16 232 2.7 2.3 3.3 1.3
LSD @ 5%
S E T CORN: EARLY Y L O SU
WE EL W -- VARIETY TRIAL
Research Station, Harrow - 1988
CHU's Marketable Predom Husked
t o Half Harvest Yield No. o f Ear W t Ease of Ti p Ti p Eating
Variety Source Silk Date dozlac t/ha Rows (9) Snapping Cover Fi 11 i ng Qua1i t y
E a r l i v e e I1 July 11
Seneca Horizon July 13
Spartan July 14
Sundance July 20
Gold Dust July 22
E a r l y Sunray July 22
S p r i n g Dance J u l y 22
Norgol d J u l y 27
Commanc he J u l y 27
LSD 8 5% 359 3.4 NS
SWEET CORN: BICOLOR SE -- VARIETY TRIAL
Research Station, Harrow - 1988
. CHU's Marketable Predom Husked
t o Half Harvest Yield No. o f Ear W t Ease o f Tip Tip Eating
Variety Source Silk Date dozlac t l h a Rows (9) Snapping Cover Filling Quality
Seneca Gold N ' P e a r l SG Aug 4
Summer F l a v o r 65BC AC Aug 4
Summer F l a v o r 79BC AC Aug 5
D 'Artagnon CR Aug 8
T r i Sweet ST Aug 8
Seneca RXB 7002 RO Aug 9
Summer Sweet 7802 AC Aug 12
C r y s t a l -N-Go1 d SW Aug &2
Musser 86-1926 MU Aug 12
Seneca Go1 d-N-Krystal RO Aug 12
Double Del i h t g CR Aug 12
Calico Belle AS Aug 15
SWEET CORN: BICOLOR SU -- VARIETY T R I A L
R e s e a r c h Station. H a r r o w - 1988
.CHU' s Marketable Predom Husked
t o Hal f Harvest Yield No. o f Ear W t Ease o f Tip Tip Eating
Variety Source Silk Date dozlac t / h a Rows (g) Snapping Cover Filling Quality
Seneca 86H926 July 29
Stars-N-Bars Aug 4
E a r l y Charm Aug 4
Seneca 86H379 Aug 4
Spring Calico Aug 4
Sugar Dots Aug 4
Honeymoon Aug 5
Burgundy Del ig h t Aug 9
Honey-N-Frost Aug 9
XPH 2614 Aug 9
Double T r e a t Aug 9
B i Guard Aug 9
Seneca 86H385 Aug 12
Sweet Sal Aug 12
Dandy Aug 15
Cornfetti Aug 15
SHEET CORN: MAIN SEASON YELLOW SE -- VARIETY TRIAL
Research Station. Harrow - 1988
CHU ' s Marketable Predom Husked
t o Half Harvest Yield No. o f Ear W t Ease o f Tip T ip Eating
Variety Source Silk Date dozlac t l h a Rows (9) Snapping Cover F i 11i ng Qua1it y
Summer F l a v o r 64Y J u l y 29
Summer F l a v o r 65Y J u l y 29
Seneca RXP 391 J u l y 29
Seneca 82H251 J u l y 29
Sweet Comet Aug 4
XPH 2629 Aug 4
Seneca RXP 6602 Aug 4
Summer F l a v o r 72Y Aug 4
Sweetie 70 Aug 5
Sweetie 73 Aug 5
Bodacious Aug 5
SWEET CORN: MAIN SEASON YELLOW SE -- VARIETY TRIAL
Research Station, Harrow - 1988
CHU ' s Marketable Predom- Husked
t o Half Harvest Yield No. o f Ear W t Ease o f T ip Tip Eating
Variety Source Silk Date doz/ac t / h a Rows (g) Snapping Cover Filling Quality
Summer Sweet 6700 Aug 8
Precedent (SU) Aug 8
Incredible Aug 12
Sumner F l a v o r 79Y Aug 12
Summer Sweet 7210 Aug 12
Miracle Aug 12
Kandy T r e a t Aug 12
C l assi c Aug 12
Honeycomb Aug 15
F l a v o r K i ng Aug 15
Early Potato Variety T r i a l
Crop Management
Planted - April 18
A l l v a r i e t i e s were p l a n t e d u s i n g c u t seed
pieces
Spacing - 1.0 m between rows
25 cm between p l a n t s
40,000 p l a n t s l h a p o p u l a t i o n (16,330
p lantslacre)
S o i l Type - Fox Sandy Loam
F e r t i 1iz e r - ( a c c o r d i n g t o Guelph S o i l T e s t )
210 k g l h a o f 34-0-0 + 60 k g l h a 0-46-0 p r e p l a n t
Herbicide - Dual @ 1.9 k g l h a ( a c t i v e ) p l u s Sencor @ 1.12
Llha (active) a f t e r f i r s t h i l l i n g
Pesticides - Furadan 480F o r Ambush 500EC a p p l i e d as
r e q u i r e d f o r f l e a b e e t l e and Colorado p o t a t o
beetle control
- Pirimor f o r aphid control
Eva1u a t i on
C u l t i v a r s were r e p l i c a t e d f o u r times
P l o t s were h a r v e s t e d a t f o u r d i f f e r e n t d a t e s
1st harvest - June 28
2nd harvest - July 5
3rd harvest - July 12
4th harvest - July 19
Average Tuber s i z e i s g i v e n i n grams.
Y i e l d = O n t a r i o # 1 Grade = t u b e r s 4.8 cm diameter and o v e r
O n t a r i o P2 Grade = t u b e r s l e s s t h a n 4.8 cm
EARLY POTATO: ADVANCED VARIETY TRIAL
Research Station, Harrow - 1988
Harvest # 1 - June 28
Y i e l d Ont. # 1 Y i e l d Ont. # 2
Ave. t u b e r Speci f ic
Variety tlha cwt/acre size (g) tlha cwtjacre Gravity
Jemseg
Eramosa
Superior
F 70021
Conestoga
Campbell 13
Atlantic
Red Gold
Yukon Gold
LSD .05 3.1 28 15 1.0 9.3
Harvest # 2 - July 5
Y i e l d Ont. # 1 Y i e l d Ont. # 2
Ave. t u b e r Specific
Variety t/ha cwtlacre size (g) tlha cwtlacre Gravity
Jemseg
Eramosa
Conestoga
Superior
F70021
Campbell 13
Red Gold
Atlantic
Yukon Gold
LSD .05 2.2 19 12 1.2 10.7
Research Station, Harrow - 1988
Harvest # 3 - July 12
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Y i e l d Ont. # 1 Y i e l d Ont. # 2
Ave. t u b e r Specific
Variety tlha. cwtlacre size (g) tlha cwtlacre Gravity
Jemseg
Eramosa
Superior
Conestoga
Red Gold
Campbell 13
F 70021
Atlantic
Yukon Gold
LSD .05 3.4 30 13 0.9 8
Harvest # 4 - July 19
Y i e l d Ont. # 1 Y i e l d Ont. # 2
Ave. t u b e r Specific
Variety tlha cwtlacre size (g) t/ha cwtlacre Gravity
Conestoga
Jemseg
Eramosa
Campbell 13
Superior
F 70021
Atlantic
Red Gold
Yukon Gold
LSD .05 4.5 40 19 .9 8.2
Fresh Market Tomato V a r i e t y T r i a l
Crop Management
Seeded - March 18 i n f i b e r t r a y s i n greenhouse
Transplanted - A p r i l 6 i n t o 11" x 21" p l a s t i c t r a y s
Fie1 d p l a n t i n g - May 11
Spacing - 1.5 m between rows
- 45 cm between p l a n t s
- 14,515 p l a n t s l h a p o p u l a t i o n (6,050 p l a n t s l a c r e )
Soil type - Fox Sandy Loam
Fertilizer - (according t o Guelph Soi 1 Test)
- 150 kglha o f 34-0-0 p r e p l a n t
- 100 kg/ha of 34-0-0 sidedressed a f t e r first
f r u i t set
Herbicide - Treflan @ .6 kglha ( a c t i v e ) p r e p l a n t
incorporated
Pesticides - D i f o l a t a n 480F o r Bravo 500 a p p l i e d every 7 t o
10 days f o r disease c o n t r o l
- Thiodan o r Guthion a p p l i e d as r e q u i r e d f o r
insect control.
Eva1u a t i ons
Advanced T r i a l - 3 replications
Observation T r i a l - 1 replicate
Harvesting s t a r t e d J u l y 7 and concluded August 15.
Yields a r e expressed as number o f c a r t o n s ( 3 x 4 1 master) p e r acre.
C u l l s a r e expressed as percent o f t h e t o t a l weight o f f r u i t .
F r u i t i s s o r t e d i n t o 3 grades:
Ont. #1 = marketable f r u i t l a r g e r than 65 mm diameter
Ont. #2 = marketable f r u i t between 38 and 65 mm diameter
c u l l s = f r u i t l e s s than 38 mm diameter and a l l unmarketable f r u i t .
Appearance - 5 = excellent 1 = poor
Firmness - 5 = very f i r m 1 = very s o f t
Crack Resistance - 5 = no c r a c k i n g 1 = severe c r a c k i n g
Vine Spread - 1 = very small , open p l a n t
- 5 = very l a r g e p l a n t w i t h excess f o l i a g e
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FRESH MARKET TOMATO: ADVANCED VARIETY TRIAL -- YIELD DATA
Research Station, Harrow - 1988
- -
Date of
Early Yield t o July 18
Average I Total Yield t o August 15
Average
Variety
First
Source Harvest
O n t #1
ctns/acre
O n t #2
ctnslacre
Culls F r u i t s i z e ( g )
(%) #1 c Onts / a c r e
tn I O n t #2
ctns/acre
Culls F r u i t Size (
(%I
P i k Rite HM July 7 75 28 31 155 95 1 1198 365 12 181 93
P i 1grim PS July 9 60 30 14 141 90 1 1054 582 12 170 91
01 6 HM July 9 44 24 16 147 98 1 1116 428 12 187 92
Carmen PS July 8 39 34 38 162 92 1 1184 519 17 179 96
Red S t a r PS July 12 39 22 17 194 101 1 973 314 13 194 92
Fresh Pak HM July 7 38 14 54 166 85 1 1051 476 18 173 91
P i k Red HM July 7 18 32 48 123 79 1 846 540 12 172 95
NC 8230 MH July 13 15 9 7 127 72 1 1065 598 7 175 91
Celebrity AC July 13 10 11 38 131 76 1 979 435 12 179 93
Mountain Pride AS July 18 1 0 0 100 -- 791 420 10 169 81
LSD .05
FRESH MARKET TOMATO: ADVANCED V A R I E T Y T R I A L -- QUALITY DATA
Research Station, Harrow - 1988
?. Crack V i ne
Variety Source Appearance Firmness Resistance Spread Comnents
P i k Rite light gr. sh.; free stemming
Pilgrim uniform sh.; firm; some rough f r u i t
01 5 l i g h t gr. sh.; large blossom scars
Carmen gr. sh.; some blossom end rot
Red Star l i g h t gr. sh.; free stemming; large f r u i t
Fresh P a k gr. sh.; susc. t o cracking
e
P i k Rd gr. sh.; rough f r u i t
NC 8230 uniform sh.; small f r u i t early i n season
Celebrity gr. sh.; much small f r u i t
Mountain Pride uniform sh.; late; good q u a l i t y
FRESH MARKET T O M T O : OBSERVATION VARIETY T R I A L -- Y I E L D DATA
Research S t a t i o n , Harrow - 1988
Early Yield - t o J u l y 18 Total Yield - t o August 15
Date o f Average Average
First Ont #1 Ont #2 Culls F r u i t Size ( ) O n t #1 Ont #2 Culls F r u i t Size (g)
Variety Source Harvest ctns/acre ctns/acre (I) d ctnslacre ctnslacre (%I #1 #2
U l t r a Sweet ST July 6 85 28 13 133 72 1107 613 6 168 93
XPH 5551 AS July 7 59 105 9 138 88 1213 570 7 183 102
Flash AS July 13 43 98 1 112 79 885 835 9 173 92
NC 87353 MH July 9 41 51 3 121 92 1285 830 9 177 101
Fresh Pak HM July 8 32 10 51 148 58 980 464 15 187 130
HRS 93-538 HR July 7 31 57 12 122 78 417 625 10 171 87
Capaz M
F July 12 30 32 22 117 68 728 359 33 156 95
NC 87380 MH July 13 25 19 20 118 73 1073 798 9 180 99
HRS 103-664 HR July 9 23 17 0 108 65 418 972 13 158 79
NC 8288 MH July 10 23 0 15 138 -- 649 353 8 177 63
Whirl away F
M July 15 21 34 2 125 89 1569 839 7 180 93
Keno M
F July 18 21 21 24 167 100 1331 271 10 196 102
PSR 52986 PS July 7 19 12 58 147 97 687 490 13 161 101
FRESH MARKET TOMATO: OBSERVATION VARIEN TRIAL -- YIELD DATA
Research Station, Harrow - 1988
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Date o f
E a r l y Yield
I
t o July 18
Average
Total Yield t o August 1 5
Average
Variety Source
First
Harvest
O n t #1
ctns/acre
O n t 82
ctns/acre (%I dI
Culls F r u i t S i z e ( 1 Ont #1
ctnslacre
O n t #2
ctnslacre
Culls
(%I
Fruit size (
A'
Hyb 980 AG July18
NC 87175 MH July 18
HRS 91-698 HR July 7
PSR 52486 PS July 9
Empi re PS July 18
NC 87127 MH July18
P i k Red HM July 9
NC 87408 MH J u l y 18
NC 86171 MH J u l y 19
NC 86211 MH J u l y 16
NC 86210 MH July18
Bingo M
F July 9
Mountain D e l i g h t MH J u l y 27
FRESH MARKET TOMATO: OBSERVATION VARIETY TRIAL -- QUALITY DATA
, Research Station. Harrow - 1988
Crack Vine
Variety Source Appearance Firmness Resistance Spread Comnents
U l t r a Sweet u n i f o r m sh.; some rough f r u i t
XPH 5551 u n i f o r m sh. ; smooth, u n i f o r m f r u i t ; promi s i n g
Flash u n i f o r m sh.; smooth f r u i t , u n i f o r m s i z e
NC 87353 u n i f o r m sh.; good f r u i t s i z e
Fresh Pak green sh.; standard
HRS 93-538 u n i f o r m sh.; j o i n t l e s s ; some rough f r u i t
Capaz u n i f o r m sh.; s o f t ; susc. t o c r a c k i n g
NC 87380 u n i f o r m sh.; smooth; v a r i a b l e f r u i t s i z e
HRS 103-664 g r . sh.; f i r m ; some rough f r u i t
NC 8288 u n i f o r m sh.; rough f r u i t
Whirl away l i g h t g r . sh.; j o i n t l e s s , good f r u i t s i z e
Keno u n i f o r m sh.; j o i n t l e s s ; s o f t , v a r i a b l e s i z e
PSR 52986 u n i f o r m sh.; good size; smooth; p r o m i s i n g
FRESH MARKET TOMATO: OBSERVATION VARIETY TRIAL -- QUALITY DATA
Research Station, Harrow - 1988
Crack Vine
Variety Source Appearance Firmness Resistance Spread Comments
Hyb 980 AG uniform s h . ; j o i n t l e s s ; smooth f r u i t
NC 87175 MH uniform s h . ; many small f r u i t
HRS 91-698 HR uniform s h . ; v a r i a b l e f r u i t shape
PSR 52486 PS g r . sh.; small f r u i t ; f i r m
Empi r e PS g r . sh.; some rough f r u i t
NC 87127 MH uniform sh.; v a r i a b l e f r u i t s i z e
P i k Red HM green s h ; s t a n d a r d
NC 87408 MH uniform sh.; smooth f r u i t ; s o f t
NC 86171 MH uniform sh.; r a d i a l c r a c k s ; s o f t
NC 86211 MH uniform s h . ; good q u a l i t y ; many small f r u i t
NC 86210 MH uniform sh.; v a r i a b l e f r u i t s i z e
Bingo FM uniform sh.; smooth f r u i t ; l a t e
Mountain Delight MH uniform sh.; l a t e
PLASTIC MULCH, ROW COVER AND D R I P IRRIGATION TRIALS
These t r i a l s were conducted t o e v a l u a t e t h e i n f l u e n c e o f p l a s t i c mulches,
row covers and d r i p i r r i g a t i o n systems on t h e p r o d u c t i o n o f f r e s h market
vegetable crops. The b e n e f i t s o f t h i s new t e c h n o l o g y have been demonstrated
i n o t h e r v e g e t a b l e p r o d u c i n g areas. However, growers i n O n t a r i o have been
r e l u c t a n t t o adapt .these systems due t o t h e h i g h c o s t i n v o l v e d . These t r i a l s
w i l l be repeated over a number o f y e a r s t o determine i f t h e use o f p l a s t i c s
and d r i p i r r i g a t i o n i s c o s t e f f e c t i v e o v e r a range o f environmental
conditions.
Treatments
1. Fresh Market Tomatoes
( a ) check - no mulch, row c o v e r o r i r r i g a t i o n
( b ) Mulchz
( c ) Mulch + White Row Cover
( d l Mulch + Drip Irrigation
( e ) Mulch + D r i p I r r i g a t i o n + White Row Cover
( f ) Mulch + D r i p I r r i g a t i o n + C l e a r Row Cover
Cul t i v a r - P i k Red
Transplants - seeded March 11
- t r a n s p l a n t e d i n t o 24 c e l l t r a y s on A p r i l 5
- f i e l d t r a n s p l a n t e d on May 3
Spacing - 1.5 m between rows
- 45 cm between p l a n t s i n row
Fertilizer - 60 k g l h a a c t u a l N broadcast p r e - p l a n t
Herbicide - Treflan 8 .6 k g l h a ( a c t i v e )
Y i e l d s a r e expressed i n t o n n e s l h a and i n c a r t o n s ( 3 x 4 L m a s t e r ) / a c r e
2. B e l l Pepper
(a) check - no mulch,row cover o r i r r i g a t i o n ( p l a n t e d May20)
(b) MulchZ ( p l a n t e d May 20)
(c) Mulch + d r i p i r r i g a t i o n ( p l a n t e d May 20)
(d) Mulch + w h i t e row cover ( p l a n t e d Flay 4)
(e) Mulch .t. d r i p i r r i g a t i o n + w h i t e row cover ( p l a n t e d May4)
Cultivar - Be1 l e S t a r
Transpl a n t s - a l l t r a n s p l a n t s were grown i n 200 c e l l plastomer t r a y s
- e a r l y p l a n t i n g (covered t r e a t m e n t s ) were seeded March 14
and f i e l d p l a n t e d May 4.
- 1a t e p l a n t i n g (uncovered t r e a t m e n t s ) were seeded March 28
and f i e 1 d p l a n t e d May 20.
Spacing - t w i n rows on 1.5 m c e n t r e s
- t w i n rows were 45 cm a p a r t
-,, p l a n t s were spaced 45 cm i n row