9/17/2023 0 Comments Buttercup yellow melon![]() ![]() Orangeglo, Amarillo and Treasure chest are particularly susceptible to hollow heart in the trial.Looking for a new and exciting twist on the classic summer fruit? Look no further than the yellow watermelon! With its vibrant sunshine hue and juicy, refreshing flesh, this unique fruit will surely delight your taste buds and brighten your day. Hollow heart symptom was frequently observed and more severe for the yellow- and orange-flesh watermelons compared to most red-flesh watermelons. ![]() The value of flesh firmness of the yellow- and orange-flesh melons were lower compared to most red-flesh cultivars. Orangeglo had a higher Brix value (11.6 ☋rix) compared to other red-flesh seeded watermelons. Sugar content of most of the yellow- and orange-flesh varieties were in the similar range as the red-flesh watermelons. ![]() Other cultivars produce oval to round fruit. Orangeglo has oblonged fruit with average 15’-length and 9’-width. Treasure chest produced much larger fruit than what was reported by seed companies (6-9 lb) in the short row trial. A small canopy of Sorbet swirl, and the damaged fruit caused by coyotes.įruit size and quality of the yellow- and orange-flesh watermelon cultivarsĪverage fruit size of the cultivars were: Treasure chest (16.8 lb), Amarillo (14.7 lb), Orange crisp (15.4 lb), Baby doll (15.7 lb), Orangeglo (20.1 lb), Sorbet swirl (12.77 lb). The yield of Sorbet swirl was the lowest in this trial (35,716 lb/acre), primarily because Sorbet swirl was an early variety with a very small canopy that leads to a significant yield loss caused by coyote damage in this trial.įigure 2. Regarding the seeded cultivars, the yield of Baby Doll (55,801 lb/acre) was comparable to other red-flesh cultivars, but the yield of Orangeglo (51,231 lb/acre) was lower. In our seedless watermelon trial conducted in 2010, Treasure chest was one of the most susceptible cultivars to Fusarium wilt. However, growers should be cautious that yellow- and orange-flesh watermelons tend to lack disease resistance, such as Fusarium wilt. In contrast, partial resistance to the pathogens have been incorporated into many popular red-flesh commercial watermelon cultivars. It is encouraging to see that the three seedless yellow- or orange-flesh watermelon cultivars had an outstanding yield potential when they were grown under conditions without biotic and abiotic stresses. Their yields were: Orange crisp (58,368 lb/acre), Treasure chest (53,884 lb/acre), Amarillo (53,561 lb/acre). In the seedless watermelon trial, yields of the yellow- and orange- flesh varieties were higher than the average yield of 30 commercial red-flesh watermelons. The yield of the yellow- and orange-flesh watermelon cultivars Foliar diseases and insects were managed according to the Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers. The trial was conducted in a fumigated field. Baby doll (yellow flesh), Orangeglo (orange flesh) and Sorbet swirl (combination of yellow and orange flesh) were seeded watermelon cultivars that were evaluated together with other 6 red-flesh seeded watermelons. Treasure chest (yellow flesh), Orange crisp (orange flesh), and Amarillo (yellow flesh) are seedless cultivars that were evaluated together with other 30 red-flesh commercial seedless watermelons. Ru:Rupp NE:NEseed Ho: Holmes Seed Company St: Stokes Ha:HarrisĪ few yellow- and orange-flesh watermelon cultivars were included in our 2018 watermelon variety trials conducted at the Southwest Purdue Ag Center in Vincennes, IN. HM: High Mowing Organic Seeds Te: Territorial Seed Company Jo: Johnny’s Selected Seeds BCH: Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Si: Siegers Seed Co. ![]() Example yellow- and orange- flesh seedless and seeded watermelon cultivars and their seed sources. Some examples of cultivars are listed in the table below. Like red-flesh watermelons, both seeded and seedless types of yellow- and orange-flesh watermelons are commercially available. An orange-flesh watermelon with the tiger-striped rind pattern ![]()
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