CABBAGE HYBRID PERFORMANCE
TRIAL
W. Albus, L. Besemann and H. Eslinger
Cabbage
grows well in the cool climate of
Table 7. Head characteristics of fresh market cabbage.
Table 8. Days to harvest, yield, quality, and head size for late harvested (slaw market) cabbage.
Table 9. Cabbage head characteristics for late harvested cabbage.
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Soil: |
Gardena loam and Embden loam; pH=6.5; 2.5% organic
matter; soil-P, soil-K and soil-S were very high. |
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Previous crops: |
2005 - cole crops; 2004 - field corn; 2003 - sweet corn. |
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Seedbed preparation: |
Fall disk.
Multiweed (field cultivate) three times; once on April 12 to
incorporate fertilizer and twice on April 18 to incorporate herbicide. |
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Planting: |
Direct seeded cabbage on April 18 with a Monosem
precision planter. Cabbage seeds were placed ½ to ¾ inches deep into a flat,
fine seedbed and were spaced 7 13/16 inches apart in 16-inch rows. Plants
were later thinned to 15½ inches apart (about 25,000 plants/acre). |
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Plots: |
Main plots were 34 ft long by one row (16 inches) wide.
Each main plot was divided into two 17-ft long sections. The study had 4
reps. |
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Fertilizer: |
On April 10, broadcast 20 lbs N/acre, 45 lbs P2O5/acre,
51 lbs K2O/acre and 13 lbs S/acre as 21-0-0-24, 11-52-0 and 0-0-60
and on April 12 applied 50 lbs N/acre as 28-0-0. Stream-bar 30 lbs N/acre on June 7 as 28‑0‑0. |
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Irrigation: |
Overhead sprinkler irrigation as needed |
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Pest Control: |
Weeds were controlled using Treflan (1 pt/acre applied
preplant incorporated on April 18), Dacthal 10 lbs/acre on April 25 and by
hand weeding. Sprayed Warrior (3
oz/acre on June 21, June 29 and July 21), Avant (3 oz/acre July 14), Mustang
Max (4 oz/acre on August 3 and August 15) and Baythroid (2 oz/acre on August
22) for control of cabbage looper and cabbageworm. |
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Harvest: |
One section of each main plot was hand harvested when
heads were firm and of marketable size (early harvest for fresh market). The
other section was harvested about two weeks later (late harvest for slaw market).
Cabbage head characteristics were measured on representative cabbage heads
selected at each harvest from each plot. |
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Table 6. Days to harvest, yield, head size, and overall quality score for direct seeded cabbage, harvested early (for fresh market) in the Oakes Irrigation Research Site 2006 cabbage hybrid performance trial. |
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Seed |
Days
to |
Harvest |
Number |
|
Head |
Overall |
|
Hybrid |
source1 |
harvest |
spread2 |
of
heads |
Yield |
size |
score |
|
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|
---------------days--------------- |
1000s/acre |
tons/acre |
lbs/head |
1 to 10 |
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Almanac |
BE |
118 |
24 |
21.6 |
54.5 |
4.9 |
8.0 |
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Kaitlin |
BE |
111 |
27 |
22.6 |
37.1 |
3.2 |
8.0 |
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Matsumo |
BE |
118 |
24 |
23.1 |
44.1 |
3.7 |
7.7 |
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|
BE |
119 |
19 |
20.7 |
43.6 |
4.1 |
8.2 |
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Rotunda |
BE |
115 |
25 |
21.6 |
38.4 |
3.4 |
7.1 |
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Vitation |
BE |
128 |
21 |
19.7 |
31.1 |
3.0 |
7.7 |
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118 |
23 |
21.5 |
41.5 |
3.7 |
7.8 |
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|
LSD (0.05) |
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9 |
NS |
NS |
8.4 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
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C.V. (%) |
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5 |
29 |
9.7 |
13.4 |
11.5 |
3.6 |
1See Appendix A for a list of seed sources.
2Harvest spread = days between first head ready to harvest until last head in plot ready to harvest.
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Table 7. Head characteristics of fresh market cabbage in the Oakes Irrigation Research Site 2006 cabbage hybrid performance trial. |
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Seed |
Head |
Head |
Head |
Head |
Inside |
Outside |
Core |
Core |
|
Hybrid |
source1 |
shape2 |
density3 |
width |
height |
color4 |
color5 |
length |
width |
|
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|
----------1
to 5--------- |
----inches--- |
1
to 5 |
2
to 4 |
-----------inches----------- |
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Almanac |
BE |
2.9 |
3.5 |
7.4 |
7.5 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
3.9 |
1.2 |
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Kaitlin |
BE |
2.6 |
4.7 |
5.7 |
6.3 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
1.2 |
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Matsumo |
BE |
3.8 |
3.9 |
7.0 |
5.9 |
1.2 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
1.1 |
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|
BE |
2.7 |
4.5 |
6.4 |
6.9 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
1.3 |
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Rotunda |
BE |
2.9 |
3.3 |
6.6 |
6.7 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
3.9 |
1.1 |
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Vitation |
BE |
2.5 |
4.4 |
5.7 |
6.5 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
1.2 |
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2.9 |
4.0 |
6.5 |
6.6 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
1.2 |
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LSD (0.05) |
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0.2 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
NS |
0.4 |
0. 7 |
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C.V. (%) |
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4.3 |
5.3 |
4.8 |
3.2 |
6.4 |
3.6 |
7.3 |
3.7 |
1See Appendix A for a list of seed sources.
2Head shape: 1 is very flat; 2 is flat; 3 is round; 4 is tall; 5 is very tall.
3Visual estimate of head density: 1 is low, 5 is high.
4Inside head color: 1 is whitish green; 2 is
yellow green;
5Outside head color:
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Table 8. Days to harvest, yield, quality, and head size for late harvested (slaw market) cabbage in the Oakes Irrigation Research Site 2006 cabbage hybrid performance trial. |
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Seed |
Days
to |
Number |
|
Head |
Overall |
|
Hybrid |
source1 |
harvest |
of
heads |
Yield |
size |
score |
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|
|
days |
1000s/acre |
tons/acre |
lbs/head |
1 to 10 |
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Almanac |
BE |
130 |
23.5 |
63.1 |
5.6 |
8.4 |
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Kaitlin |
BE |
134 |
22.6 |
56.2 |
5.0 |
8.3 |
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Matsumo |
BE |
133 |
22.6 |
57.2 |
5.2 |
7.4 |
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BE |
137 |
22.1 |
48.1 |
4.4 |
7.8 |
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Rotunda |
BE |
134 |
23.1 |
62.9 |
5.5 |
8.5 |
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Vitation |
BE |
133 |
23.1 |
48.9 |
4.3 |
7.6 |
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133 |
22.8 |
56.1 |
5.0 |
8.0 |
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LSD (0.05) |
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NS |
NS |
NS |
NS |
0.6 |
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C.V. (%) |
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5 |
6.2 |
18.4 |
17.8 |
5.3 |
1See Appendix A for a list of seed sources.
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Table 9. Cabbage head characteristics for late harvested cabbage (slaw market) in the Oakes Irrigation Research Site 2006 cabbage hybrid performance trial. |
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Seed |
Head |
Head |
Head |
Head |
Inside |
Outside |
Core |
Core |
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Hybrid |
source1 |
shape2 |
density3 |
width |
height |
color4 |
color5 |
length |
width |
|
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------------1 to 5-------- |
----inches--- |
1 to 5 |
2 to 4 |
----inches--- |
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Almanac |
BE |
3.0 |
4.8 |
7.3 |
7.4 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
1.15 |
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Kaitlin |
BE |
2.7 |
4.8 |
6.9 |
7.4 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
1.20 |
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Matsumo |
BE |
3.9 |
4.8 |
7.8 |
6.5 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
1.15 |
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|
BE |
2.8 |
5.0 |
6.7 |
7.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
1.20 |
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Rotunda |
BE |
3.0 |
4.6 |
7.7 |
7.6 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
1.19 |
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Vitation |
BE |
3.0 |
4.5 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
1.18 |
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3.1 |
4.7 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
1.18 |
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LSD (0.05) |
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0.7 |
NS |
NS |
0.7 |
NS |
NS |
NS |
NS |
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C.V. (%) |
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14.4 |
10.3 |
10.4 |
6.5 |
15.6 |
0.0 |
14.6 |
7.8 |
1See Appendix A for a list of seed sources.
2Head shape: 1 is very flat; 2 is flat; 3 is round; 4 is tall; 5 is very tall.
3Visual estimate of head density: 1 is low, 5 is high.
4Inside head color: 1 is whitish green; 2 is yellow green;
5Outside head color:
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