Watermelon and other melons
Objectives(s) of watermelon and melon research and education:
This research explores and identifies new fresh market watermelon and cantaloupe cultivar and variety releases for their suitability, marketability, growth and production characteristics, nitrogen fertility management, pollination and irrigation management under a typical south central Ohio growing season.
Watermelon varities included: Imagination, Sweet Diane, Trillion, Freedom, Tri-X Palomar, Mardi Gras, and Super Seedless.
Melon varities included: Athena, Odyssey, and Minerva.
Variety Evaluations
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2007 Evaluation of Specialty Melon Cultivars for Southern Ohio
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2000 Evaluation of Eastern Style Muskmelons for Southern Ohio
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1999 Evaluation of Eastern Style Muskmelons for Southern Ohio
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1998 Evaluation of Eastern Style Muskmelons for Southern Ohio
Production Information
Research
Evaluation of Canteloupe Cultivars for Southern Ohio 2008
Evaluation of Watermelon Cultivars for Southern Ohio 2008
Evaluation of Specialty Melon Cultivars for Southern Ohio 2007