scholarly journals Fruit quality of wild, sweet and yellow passion fruit genotypes in Distrito Federal, Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. e37064
Author(s):  
Daiane da Silva Nóbrega ◽  
Ana Clara Nunes Mendes ◽  
José Ricardo Peixoto ◽  
Michelle Souza Vilela ◽  
Fábio Gelape Faleiro ◽  
...  

Despite the importance of passion fruit for the Brazilian fruit market, there are still many agronomic and fruit quality problems to be solved, in order to increase this crop performance. The objective of this study was to evaluate the quality of twelve genotypes of wild, sweet and yellow passion fruit, aiming to identify promising materials considering fruit quality, in Federal District, Brazil. An experiment was carried out at the Água Limpa Farm of the Universidade de Brasília (UnB) from 2016 to 2018, in a randomized block design, with 12 treatments, 4 replicates and 6 plants/plot. At the harvesting time, six fruits per plot were randomly collected for the following physicochemical analysis: fruit mass, pulp mass with and without seeds, length/longitudinal diameter, width/transverse diameter, length/width ratio, husk thickness, predominant color of the pulp (L*, C*, h*), number of seeds, seed size, total soluble solids content, total titratable acidity, total soluble solids/total titratable acidity ratio and pH. High heritability values ​​and relation of genetic/environment variation coefficients ratio were observed for most of the characteristics evaluated. The genotypes of yellow passion fruit MAR20#21 P2 x FB 200 P1 R2 and MAR20#19 ROXO R4 x ECRAM P3 R3 showed the best characteristics of fruit mass and pulp mass with seed. All the genotypes studied showed values ​​of total soluble solids above 11ºBrix. Positive and significant correlation was observed between fruit mass and length/width ratio, indicating that oblong fruits have higher fruit mass.

Author(s):  
João M. de S. Miranda ◽  
Ítalo H. L. Cavalcante ◽  
Inez V. de M. Oliveira ◽  
Paulo R. C. Lopes ◽  
Joston S. de Assis

ABSTRACTThe production of high quality fruits is a necessary factor for the adaptation and production of plant species with economic viability. Thus, an experiment was conducted from July 2012 to January 2013 to evaluate the fruit quality of the ‘Eva’ and ‘Princesa’ apple cultivars as a function of nitrogen fertilization in Petrolina, PE, Brazil. The experimental design consisted of randomized blocks, with treatments distributed in a factorial arrangement 2 x 4, corresponding to apple cultivars (Eva and Princesa) and nitrogen doses (40; 80; 120 and 160 kg of N ha-1), with four replications and three plants in each plot. The fruit characteristics, such as fruit mass, skin color (luminosity, chromaticity, and colour angle), size (width and length), pulp firmness, titratable acidity (TA), soluble solids (SS) and the SS/TA ratio, were recorded. Nitrogen doses do not affect fruit quality of studied apple cultivars. The fruit quality attributes are different between apple cultivars: fruit firmness, SS/TA ratio, fruit mass and fruit diameter are superior for Princesa cultivar, while the fruit length for Eva cultivar is superior.


2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 477-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nilciléia Mendes Silva ◽  
Sebastião Elviro Araújo Neto ◽  
Luís Gustavo De Souza Souza ◽  
Thays Lemos Uchôa ◽  
Regina Lúcia Félix Ferreira

Studies related to adaptation to the environment and different conditions of water availability contribute to decision-making regarding the management of any crop to be implanted. Accordingly, this work aimed to evaluate the yield and quality of organic yellow passion fruit cultivated in a long root system in dryland conditions. The experimental design was in randomized blocks, with five treatments and four replications with four plants each. The treatments consisted of the alteration of the length of the root system, namely: T1 = 25 cm; T2 = 50 cm; T3 = 75 cm; T4 = 100 cm; and T5 = 125 cm. At 120 days after emergence (DAE), the seedlings were transplanted to the field and the following variables were evaluated: plant height (cm) and base diameter (mm) at 120 DAE; total titratable acidity (TTA), total soluble solids (TSS), Ratio (TSS/TTA); and fruit yield. The cultivation of tall seedlings with a long root system provides the maintenance of production during the dry season. The TTA, TSS, and the ratio do not change when modifying the length of the root system, although they do change with the harvest season. The cultivation of passion fruit in an organic system using plants with a long root system with an estimated length of 114 cm provides a higher fruit yield (7,472 kg ha-1) in 22 months of cultivation.


2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wagner de Moura Francisco ◽  
Sebastião Elviro de Araújo Neto ◽  
Thays Lemos Uchôa ◽  
Luís Gustavo de Souza e Souza ◽  
Nilciléia Mendes da Silva

Abstract The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of irrigation and deep planting of tall yellow passion fruit seedlings in the organic system on fruit quality and productivity. A randomized complete block design with 2x4 subdivided plots, with 8 treatments and 4 blocks was used, with irrigated and rainfed systems being plots and 4 planting depths (0.20 m, 0.40 m, 0.60 m and 0.80 m) subplots. Seedlings aged 90 days and 2 m in height were used. Before planting, all stem leaves were removed from seedlings to be buried and to IBA at concentration of 4,000 mg kg-1 was applied. The number of fruits per plant, average fruit mass and total productivity and of 1st and 2nd crops, as well as total soluble solids (TSS), total titratable acidity (TTA), ratio (TSS/TTA), commercial and equatorial diameter classification were estimated. Irrigated planting at depths of 0.20 m and 0.40 m was more productive in the first crop, but there was no difference in the total productivity and in the second crop. Neither irrigation nor plant depth altered the chemical quality of fruits and commercial classification.


2020 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erivan dos Santos Sousa ◽  
Jackson Teixeira Lobo ◽  
Daniel de Almeida Carreiro ◽  
Dayanne do Nascimento Dias ◽  
Luciana Guimarães Sanches ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Floral management using the growth regulator paclobutrazol may be an alternative for promoting the uniformity of flowering and fruiting in West Indian cherry (Malpighia emarginata D.C.) plants. However, the effects of its use on fruit quality are still unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of paclobutrazol doses on the fruit quality of M. emarginata. The experimental design was randomized blocks, in a 2 x 5 factorial arrangement, with three replications and three plants per plot, with the studied factors consisting of two M. emarginata cultivars ('Junko' and 'Flor Branca') and five paclobutrazol doses (0, 0.4, 0.8, 1.2 and 1.6 g a.i. m-1 of canopy diameter). The following variables were evaluated: fruit mass, fruit transverse and longitudinal diameters, pH, soluble solids content, titratable acidity, soluble solids/titratable acidity ratio and vitamin C content. The use of paclobutrazol, to some extent, promoted the increase of fruit mass, longitudinal diameter and soluble solids contents. The 'Junko' cultivar presented a higher vitamin C content than that for 'Flor Branca', and the maximum vitamin C contents were obtained with the paclobutrazol doses of 0.64 and 0.81 g a.i. m-1, respectively for the 'Junko' and 'Flor Branca' cultivars. None of the studied factors promoted differences for pH and fruit acidity.


Irriga ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-26
Author(s):  
Sherly Aparecida Da Silva Medeiros ◽  
Marlene Alexandrina Ferreira Bezerra ◽  
José Adeilson Medeiros do Nascimento ◽  
Lourival Ferreira Cavalcante ◽  
Cley Anderson Silva Freitas ◽  
...  

PRODUÇÃO E QUALIDADE DE MARACUJAZEIRO-AMARELO SOB LÂMINAS DE ÁGUA, ADUBAÇÃO FOSFATADA E MATÉRIA ORGÂNICA   SHERLY APARECIDA DA SILVA MEDEIROS1; MARLENE ALEXANDRINA FERREIRA BEZERRA2; JOSÉ ADEILSON MEDEIROS DO NASCIMENTO3; LOURIVAL FERREIRA CAVALCANTE4; CLEY ANDERSON SILVA FREITAS5 E CLEMILTON SILVA FERREIRA6   1Doutora, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Agronomia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Rodovia PB 079 - Km 12 - Caixa Postal 66 - CEP:58397-000, Areia, Paraíba, Brasil, [email protected] 2Bolsista do Programa Nacional de Pós-Doutorado, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Agronomia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Rodovia PB 079 - Km 12 - Caixa Postal 66 - CEP 58397-000, Areia, Paraíba, Brasil, marlene­­[email protected] 3Departamento de Agricultura, Instituto Federal do Ceará, Campus-Tianguá, Av. Tabelião Luiz Nogueira de Lima - SN, Bairro: Santo Antônio, CEP:62324-075, Tianguá, Ceará, Brasil, [email protected] 4Pós Graduação em Agronomia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Rodovia PB 079 - Km 12 - Caixa Postal 66 - CEP 58397-000, Areia, Paraíba, Brasil, [email protected] 5Departamento de Agricultura, Instituto Federal do Ceará, Campus-Crato, Rodovia CE-292,15, Gisélia Pinheiro, CEP: 63115-500, Crato, Ceará, Brasil, [email protected] 6 Departamento de Agricultura, Instituto Federal do Ceará, Campus-Tianguá. Av. Tabelião Luiz Nogueira de Lima – SN, Bairro: Santo Antônio, CEP:62324-075, Tianguá, Ceará, Brasil, [email protected]     1 RESUMO   A pesquisa foi desenvolvida com objetivo de avaliar produção e qualidade pós-colheita do maracujazeiro-amarelo sob lâminas de irrigação, adubações orgânica e fosfatada. O experimento foi desenvolvido em um Neossolo Quartzarênico no município de Tianguá, Ceará, Brasil. Os tratamentos foram organizados no esquema 2 × (3 × 5), sendo a parcela principal as lâminas de irrigação (100 e 70% da ETc) e as subparcelas as combinações entre matéria orgânica (sem, esterco bovino e cama de frango) e fósforo (0, 40, 80, 120, 160 de P2O5 kg ha-1), sendo distribuídos em blocos casualizados. Avaliou-se a produção (massa média do maracujá, frutos por planta e produtividade) e qualidade pós-colheita (pH, acidez titulável, teor de sólidos solúveis e a razão sólidos solúveis/acidez titulável). A redução em 30% da lâmina de irrigação não acarretou perdas na produção, porém reduziu os sólidos solúveis com menor intensidade nas covas com matéria orgânica. Entre as fontes orgânicas, a cama de frango proporcionou maior número de frutos. O fósforo aumentou o número de frutos, produtividade e sólidos solúveis. No cultivo do maracujazeiro-amarelo em Neossolo recomenda-se utilizar cama de frango como fonte orgânica, aplicar 100 kg ha-1 de P2O5 e lâmina de irrigação de 70 a 100% da ETc.   Palavras chave: Passiflora edulis, irrigação, insumo orgânico, fósforo, produtividade.     MEDEIROS, S. A. S.; BEZERRA, M.A.F.; NASCIMENTO, J.A.M.; CAVALCANTE, L.F.; FREITAS, C. A. S.; FERREIRA, C.S. YIELD AND POSTHARVEST QUALITY OF YELLOW PASSION FRUIT UNDER WATER IRRIGATION DEPTHS, PHOSPHATE AND ORGANIC FERTILIZATION                                                           2 ABSTRACT   This study aimed to evaluate yield and postharvest quality of yellow passion fruit under irrigation depths, organic and phosphate fertilization. The experiment was carried out in a Quartz-sand Neosol located in the city of Tianguá, Ceará state, Brazil. The treatments were arranged in a 2 × (3 × 5) scheme, with main plots composed of irrigation depths (100 and 70% of ETc) and subplots composed of combinations of organic matter (without, cattle manure and chicken litter) and phosphorus. (0, 40, 80, 120, 160 of P2O5 kg ha-1), distributed in randomized blocks. The production (average passion fruit mass, fruits per plant and yield) and postharvest quality (pH, titratable acidity, soluble solids content and soluble solids/titratable acidity ratio) were assessed. The decrease by 30% in irrigation depth did not cause losses in  production, however, it reduced the soluble solids with lower intensity in treatments with organic matter. Among the organic inputs, chicken litter provided the highest number of fruits. Phosphorous fertilization increased fruit number, yield, and soluble solids. For the production of yellow passion fruit in  Neosol it is recommended to use chicken litter as organic input, with 100 kg ha-1 of P2O5 and 70 to 100% ETc irrigation depth.   Keywords: Passiflora edulis, irrigation, organic input, phosphorus, yield.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Molla F. Mengist ◽  
Hamed Bostan ◽  
Elisheba Young ◽  
Kristine L. Kay ◽  
Nicholas Gillitt ◽  
...  

AbstractFruit quality traits play a significant role in consumer preferences and consumption in blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L). The objectives of this study were to construct a high-density linkage map and to identify the underlying genetic basis of fruit quality traits in blueberry. A total of 287 F1 individuals derived from a cross between two southern highbush blueberry cultivars, ‘Reveille’ and ‘Arlen’, were phenotyped over three years (2016–2018) for fruit quality-related traits, including titratable acidity, pH, total soluble solids, and fruit weight. A high-density linkage map was constructed using 17k single nucleotide polymorphisms markers. The linkage map spanned a total of 1397 cM with an average inter-loci distance of 0.08 cM. The quantitative trait loci interval mapping based on the hidden Markov model identified 18 loci for fruit quality traits, including seven loci for fruit weight, three loci for titratable acidity, five loci for pH, and three loci for total soluble solids. Ten of these loci were detected in more than one year. These loci explained phenotypic variance ranging from 7 to 28% for titratable acidity and total soluble solid, and 8–13% for pH. However, the loci identified for fruit weight did not explain more than 10% of the phenotypic variance. We also reported the association between fruit quality traits and metabolites detected by Proton nuclear magnetic resonance analysis directly responsible for these fruit quality traits. Organic acids, citric acid, and quinic acid were significantly (P < 0.05) and positively correlated with titratable acidity. Sugar molecules showed a strong and positive correlation with total soluble solids. Overall, the study dissected the genetic basis of fruit quality traits and established an association between these fruit quality traits and metabolites.


2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
José Gilberto Sousa Medeiros ◽  
Luiz Antonio Biasi ◽  
Claudine Maria de Bona ◽  
Francine Lorena Cuquel

Abstract Studies on adaptation to the cultivation site are necessary for the recommendation of new cultivars. The aim of this study was to evaluate the phenological development, productivity and fruit quality of eight blueberry cultivars from the rabbiteye group (Aliceblue, Bluebelle, Bluegem, Briteblue, Climax, Delite, Powderblue and Woodard) and two from the highbush group (Georgiagem and O’Neal) under humid subtropical conditions in the 2012/2013, 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 cycles. Beginning and end of flowering, beginning and end of harvesting, fruit set, production, mass, diameter, pH, content of soluble solids, titratable acidity, ratio and coloring were evaluated. The evaluated cultivars presented flowering in the period from July to September, concentrating harvest in the months of November and December. The highest fruit set was observed in Delite, Climax, Briteblue and Powderblue cultivars. There were differences among cultivars regarding fruit mass, size, pH, content of soluble solids and acidity. The results showed that the cultivars exhibited blue color with few variations over the evaluation years. Cultivars with the best productive performance under humid subtropical climate conditions are Bluegem, Delite, Climax and Powderblue.


Horticulturae ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Carlos Agius ◽  
Sabine von Tucher ◽  
Wilfried Rozhon

Hydroponic cultivation of vegetables avoids problems with soil-borne plant pathogens and may allow higher yield. In arid climates and particularly on islands, high concentrations of sodium chloride can be present in the groundwater. For instance, in many sites of Malta, the groundwater contains more than 10 mM sodium chloride. Here we investigated the effects of sodium chloride at levels typically found in Malta on yield, physiology and fruit quality of tomato, the economically most important vegetable. We selected cherry tomatoes since their production is attractive due to their high marketing value. While the yield declined at higher salinity levels tested (17 and 34 mM), the quality increased significantly as indicated by higher total soluble solids and fructose and glucose levels. The type of substrate—coco peat, perlite or Rockwool—had only minor effects. Although the concentration of citric acid and malic acid remained unaffected, the pH dropped by approximately 0.1 unit and the titratable acidity increased slightly. This might be explained by a high uptake of chloride but a lower increase of the sodium content and a reduced potassium level in the fruits, shifting the equilibrium of the organic acids more to their protonated forms. Proline increased significantly, while the level of glutamic acid, which is crucial for the taste, remained unchanged. Our results show that cherry tomatoes can be cultivated in nutrient solutions prepared with salt-containing groundwater, as found in Malta. The yield declined to some extent but the quality of the produced fruits was higher compared to cultivation in salt-free media.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 551-557
Author(s):  
Gurjot Singh Pelia ◽  
◽  
A K Baswal ◽  

Prevalence of heavy soil is a major problem for fruit cultivation under Punjab conditions consequently leading to deficiency of several micro-nutrients including zinc (Zn), iron (Fe), and manganese (Mn) which adversely affects the growth and productivity. In this view, a study was planned to investigate the effect of foliar applications of zinc sulphate (ZnSO4), iron sulphate (FeSO4), and manganese sulphate (MnSO4) on vegetative growth, reproductive growth and fruit quality of papaya cv. Red lady. Plants sprayed with ZnSO4 (0.4 %) exhibited significantly highest plant height, plant girth, number of leaves, petiole length; initiated an earliest flowering and fruiting; and improved fruit quality viz., fruit weight, fruit length, titratable acidity, soluble solids concentrations, ascorbic acid content, total phenols content, and total carotenoids content as compared with the control and all other treatments. In conclusion, foliar application ZnSO4 (0.4 %) significantly improved plant growth and fruit quality in papaya cv. Red lady.


2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 331-337
Author(s):  
Carlos Francisco Ragassi ◽  
Juliana Zucolotto ◽  
Lucas M Gomes ◽  
Cláudia SC Ribeiro ◽  
Nuno Rodrigo Madeira ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Mechanizing the harvest of Jalapeño pepper involves changes in the production system. Spacings between plants in rows (10 to 40 cm; 60 cm fixed between rows) were evaluated in relation to plant architecture, productivity and fruit quality of cultivar BRS Sarakura during three years, in a randomized complete block design with five replicates. Productivity (41.9 to 78.8 t ha-1) and plant height (40.1 to 47.3 cm) responded linearly to density; on the other hand, productivity per plant responded negatively (0.48 to 1.04 kg plant-1). The stem first bifurcation height was little influenced. Fruit chemical analyses were carried out in the second year of the experiment; spacing significantly influenced pH (5.36 to 4.84), total titratable acidity (TTA) (0.48 to 0.36%) and total soluble solids (TSS)/TTA ratio (11.5 to 15.6); no influence on TSS (5.65%) was noticed, though. The increase of plant population provided an increase in productivity without affecting fruit quality; the highest height of the first bifurcation achieved may not be enough to enable mechanized harvesting of the cultivar BRS Sarakura.


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