MELON TRIAL LISTS, CORE TRIALS. Others will be added periodicly. A lot of them are known, I want to compare them with unknown others. I have reduced the number of melons from last year to devote more time to growing seeds and breeding...
BULGARIA Carigradski Lednicki Medena Rosa Persijki 5 Plovdivski banani Selimky Vidinski Koravski CUM 82
CANADA Altaï Cershownski Farnorth Gnadenfeld Manitoba Montreal 46 (excellent cold tolerance last year)
CHINA
An Noon Beijing Li Golden Changji Hong Xin Cui Da-Lon-Hung Fu Rong Li Chi Gan ( Early) Mi Tang Guan Pin-Ko-Chin San-Pai Sesame Seed ( excellent cold resistance last year) Snowy White No 2 Sweet Melon PI 618825 Sweet Melon PI 618826 Thin Skinned Melon White Lanzhou Xian Thin Skinned Yellow River Honeydew no 2 Yellow River Honeydew no 2 ZWRM-071 3 PI 93800 PI 157071 PI 157081 PI 157085
CUBA 225 317
DANEMARK Aarhus Torg
EL SALVADOR PI 307588
FORMER SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO Cicarka Papunji Temna mazana Vezena koravica
FORMER YUGOSLAVIA Fiojin
FRANCE Ananas d'Amérique Ananas d'Amérique à chair verte Auslese Mélange de Bourgogne ( Grex) Boule d'Or Cantaloup de Bellegarde Cantaloup Prescott Charentais Charentais de Bellegarde D'antibes Blanc d'Hiver Lughan Melon de Poche Meissonie Noir des carmes Obus Orlinabel Petit Gris de Rennes Prescott Prescott à Fond Blanc Tiger Védrantais Vert Grimpant Vert olive d'hiver Vieille France Voatango CUM 570
GERMANY
Eminence Frühes Süsses Wunder Hochgenuss Köstliche aus Pillnitz Landsorte Spanjoli Opalkugel Pillnitzer Zucker Royal Sovereign Streit Freiland Grungenetz Surprise Triumph B-33 Zuckerkugel CUM 329 CUM 547
GREAT BRITAIN Bleinheim orange Guernsey Hero of Lockinge
SOUTH KOREA Golden Gem New Flavor Silver Liner Songwhan Charmi
SPAIN E-C-29 Melon carraqueiro Melon de todo el ano Villaconajos CUM 563
SWEDEN Kungs Ringleader Vigerslev West
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Angel Dew Bender Surprise Bush Midget Cantaloupe 450 Chilton Early Dew Emerald Gem Evans Sweet Extra Early Nutmeg Ginger's Pride Golden Champlain Golden Nugget Gusto 45 Green Machine Hales Best 936 Hardins Bush Imperial 45 Jenny Lind Kustovaja Marygold Minnessota Honey Navajo Yellow Old Time Tennesse Small fruited Smith's Perfect - Smith's Perfect Seed ( maybe same) Swan Lake Sweet April Tam Dew
UZBEKISTAN Zaami
UNKNOW COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
Orange green total on feb 8: 206 11 Q#11111Qqaaaa11
BREEDING SCHEDULE
CULTIVARS WITH DISEASE OR ENVIRONMENTAL ( COLD, HEAT ETC...) RESISTANCE
An Noon--- fusarium, gummy stem blight, alternaria, cmv res. CM-17-187---fusarium wilt res. Doublon---Fusarium res. Fiojin---------- long lived vigorus vines Golden gem---cold tolerant, some disease resistance Hyogo Shiro-Uri--- moisture and heat res. K801-5 possible drought tol. Lunéville---disease res, cold tolerance, long lived Makdimon---fusarium res. Mi Tang Guan-- viruses and foliage diseases res. New Flavor-----strong dis. Res. Sesame Seeds---very cold tolerant Silver Liner---cold tolerant Smith's Perfect Seeds------Downy mildew and local cmv res. Songwhan Charmi---some disease res. Voatango---drought res. 46—very cold tolerant
HYBRIDISATION
LUNÉVILLE X
Altaï An Noon Bucharici Charentais Consul Schiller Farnorth Fiojin Green Machine Ha'Ogen no 2 Jenny Lind Manitoba Petit Gris de Rennes Prescott Fond Blanc Sesame Seeds Small Fruited Smith's Perfect Seeds Streit Freiland Grungenetz Voatango 1 ( from Hungary) 46
STREIT FREILAND GRUNGENETZ X
Ananas d'Amérique à chair verte Ha'Ogen no 2 Jenny Lind Lunéville Orlinabel Papunji Sara 1 ( from Hungary)
MARYGOLD X
D'Antibes Blanc d'Hiver Earlydew Melon Amarillo Melon de todo el ano Pygmy Cassaba Ringleader Vert Olive d'Hiver 242 ( from Iran) 740 ( from Pakistan) 3076 ( from Afghanistan)
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Re: 2010 melon trials « Reply #1 on Feb 11, 2010, 6:45am »
that's a nice set of melons
seriously, awesome list of melons you got there. I wish we had more room to grow melons, but unfortunately space is very limited and we have no room! some day!
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Re: 2010 melon trials « Reply #2 on Feb 13, 2010, 5:17pm »
Wow - let's hope we have some decent melon weather this year for a change. Do you hand-pollinate, Michel? I tried to last summer, but the plants were not happy in the first place, being wet and cold. I think they resented being further bothered by me.. All my hand pollination for melons failed...
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Re: 2010 melon trials « Reply #4 on Feb 19, 2010, 5:38am »
Wow, what a list. I'm drooling!
My season is just finishing. I've only had two ripen so far - Ananas d'Amérique à chair verte and Lunéville (thanks for the seeds Michel). Both are delicious melons but for me Lunéville just pips Ananas, although it's a darn sight easier to determine a ripe Ananas because it slips so easily from the vine when ripe.
Absolute minimum: -28 degrees Celsius; Average minimum: -16-18 C; Average frost-free period: 20 April to 15 October; Usual high temperatures during summer: 33 to 36 C (rarely up to 40 C); Average annual rainfall: 600 mm.
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Re: 2010 melon trials « Reply #6 on Feb 19, 2010, 1:16pm »
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Re: 2010 melon trials « Reply #7 on Feb 19, 2010, 4:22pm »
A fine looking list, I will be back asking for some seeds this autumn
Guess I'm the only one to wish you a lousy summer - just a selfish wish, to only have your most cold hardy and disease resistant melons perform well. Bad weather is a great short cut in a breeding program, as long as some of the plants survive.
OK, I really do wish you a nice and enjoyable summer!
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Re: 2010 melon trials « Reply #10 on Feb 19, 2010, 7:40pm »
No problem Alan, a special friendly price for you, 25$ per seed, is it OK?
Re: 2010 melon trials « Reply #11 on Feb 19, 2010, 9:01pm »
hi Mike i grow all my veggie in relative dry conditions, can you give me a tip or two to find a variety with good sweet flawor but drought resistant? or just a blood line fo good seeds to work on? thanks Emanuele
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Re: 2010 melon trials « Reply #12 on Feb 19, 2010, 10:02pm »
Kokopelli in France has one, Voatango, that comes from Madagascar and is said to be very drought resistant. I have a few seeds left, I can send some to you. I'll look up in the genebank info to see if some that I have are drought resistant. I am not selecting for drought, with the last 3-4 summers we had, I am much more looking for better swimmers
You should maybe look for early melons too, since they'll have more water duringyour short humid season.
I also noticed that you are looking for a good draught resistant corn. If I was you I would get in touch with organic farming organisations or coop. In southern France, in Périgord, they have one, the ITALIEN (italian) that is heavy producing and drought resistant, they do not have much rain there either. I have some seeds, but they are all from one ear, so you would be doomed unless you cross pollinated it with something else...
There again, a very early one like Bear Island Flint could be good for you, it would have time to grow before your drought, and basically dry out in the dry warmth...
Just a farmer/gardener with a message board! http://homegrowngoodness.blogspot.com Average last frost May 10, First Frost October 15'th. Hot and Humid Summers. Full sun plots, rolling hills, plots planted on southern and south western facing slopes. Greenhouses kept at 70 Degrees F.
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