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PROPOSED CHARENTAIS VARIETY TRIAL

AND SCREENING OF ADDITIONAL SPECIALTY MELONS

Submitted by Nancy Garrison, Farm Advisor, Santa Clara County

June 27, 1994

CHARENTAIS FOR REPLICATED TRIAL

Code
Varietal name

Seed Company

Quantity

A Alienor Ornamental Edibles 1

B Chaca hybrid Nichol's Garden Nursery 3 packets

C Charentais Cook's Garden Seed Co. 4

D French Charmel Shepherd's Garden Seeds 4

E Flyer Johnny's 3

F Gallicum hybrid Nichol's Garden Nursery 2

G Pancha Shepherd's Garden Seeds 3

H Prior hybrid Vermont Bean Seed 4

I Savor hybrid Johnny's 1

Code	Varietal name	Seed Company	Quantity
A	Alienor	Ornamental Edibles	1
B	Chaca hybrid	Nichol's Garden Nursery	3 packets
C	Charentais	Cook's Garden Seed Co.	4
D	French Charmel	Shepherd's Garden Seeds	4
E	Flyer	Johnny's	3
F	Gallicum hybrid	Nichol's Garden Nursery	2
G	Pancha	Shepherd's Garden Seeds	3
H	Prior hybrid	Vermont Bean Seed	4
I	Savor hybrid	Johnny's	1

I plan to include nine varieties of charentais- type melons in a replicated variety trial using the randomized complete block experimental design. I'd also like to screen an additional 9 specialty melons, 10 plants of each, using two additional beds, following same bed design. There would be 4 reps, 5 plants of each variety per rep. and field would be set up with 15" spacing down the row between plants with 6' break between each varietal plot and 10' between rows that would be drip irrigated with existing system. This would require use of full length of field or 111.5' long from north to south and 60' wide approximately. Soil would have to be finely cultivated to receive seed not transplants, but beds would not be necessary.

Master Gardeners would do the planting, thinning and hand weeding around the plants with the field station doing the weeding between rows and at the end of the fields mechanically or with suitable herbicide. Irrigation would be sprinkle for emergence with subsequent drip. The field station would turn it on and off as needed. Master Gardeners would harvest and record all data. One field day for growers, gardeners and nurseries would be held in late September or early October.

OTHER SPECIALTY MELONS FOR SCREENING

Code

Varietal name

Seed Company

Packet Quantity

J A-One Park Seed 2

K Early Silver Line Burpee 2

L Galia Shepherds 2

M Passport F1 Johnny's 1

N Pinonet Piel De Sap Vermont Bean Seed 1

O Sun Hybrid Cook's Garden Seed Co. 3

P Sunrise hybrid Burpee 2

Q Sweet Thing Hybrid Burpee 2

R Snow Charm Cook's Garden Seed Co. 3

Code	Varietal name	Seed Company	Packet Quantity
J	A-One	Park Seed	2
K	Early Silver Line	Burpee	2
L	Galia	Shepherds	2
M	Passport F1	Johnny's	1
N	Pinonet Piel De Sap	Vermont Bean Seed	1
O	Sun Hybrid Cook's	Garden Seed Co.	3
P	Sunrise hybrid	Burpee	2
Q	Sweet Thing Hybrid	Burpee	2
R	Snow Charm	Cook's Garden Seed Co.	3