| Table 3. Utilitarian gourd production. Fall 2001. Gulf Coast Research and Education Center. |
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Yield/Plant |
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Avg Fruit |
Fruit Wt Range (lb)1 |
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Variety |
(lb) |
(no.) |
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Wt (lb) |
Low |
High |
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Giant Bushel |
44.1 a2 |
4.6 b |
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9.8 a |
5.7 a |
19.8 a |
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Cucuzzi |
35.0 ab |
7.8 b |
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4.5 b |
3.2 b |
6.6 b |
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Giant Bottle |
30.0 ab |
10.0 b |
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2.9 c-e |
1.9 c |
5.4 bc |
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Canteen |
27.3 ab |
10.9 b |
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2.6 de |
1.7 c |
4.4 bc |
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Caveman’s Club |
27.3 ab |
9.3 b |
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2.8 c-e |
1.8 c |
5.1 bc |
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Gooseneck Swan |
24.5 bc |
5.9 b |
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4.2 bc |
3.5 b |
6.3 b |
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Birdhouse Bottle |
23.6 bc |
9.3 b |
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2.5 de |
1.6 c |
4.5 bc |
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Long Siphon |
21.5 bc |
8.3 b |
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2.6 de |
1.8 c |
4.9 bc |
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Dipper Long Handled |
21.3 bc |
7.6 b |
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3.0 c-e |
1.8 c |
5.2 bc |
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Penguin |
20.1 bc |
11.0 b |
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1.8 e |
1.2 cd |
2.7 cd |
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Apple |
18.9 bc |
5.4 b |
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3.5 b-d |
2.5 bc |
5.2 bc |
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Miniature Bottle |
5.9 c |
18.8 a |
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0.3 f |
0.2 d |
0.7 d |
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| 1Average of the three smallest and three largest gourd fruit per plot. |
| 2Mean separation in columns by Duncan’s multiple range test, 5% level. |
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