scholarly journals Physicochemical characteristics of blackberry (Rubus glaucus Benth.) fruits from four production zones of Cundinamarca, Colombia

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 336-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Fernando Vergara ◽  
Jessica Vargas ◽  
John Fabio Acuña
Keyword(s):  
Irrigation System ◽  
Physicochemical Characteristics ◽  
International Markets ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Fruit Characteristics ◽  
High Demand ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Colombian Andes

Blackberries play an important role in human nutrition, due to the elevated content of certain bioactive compounds including ascorbate, anthocyanins, phenolic acids, carbohydrates, and proteins. Blackberry Rubus glaucus from Colombian Andes has a high demand on regional and international markets and there is much interest in its cultivation to increase the com mercial offer. In four blackberry producing municipalities of Cundinamarca province, fruits were harvested for different quality tests based on the availability of hydric resources in the zone and their influence on fruit characteristics according to the precipitation of each zone, since the crops did not have an irrigation system. The variables, such as size, fresh weight, tex ture, pH, titratable total acids (TTA), total soluble solids (TSS), and color were evaluated to compare the quality of the fruits between the municipalities, finding that fruits from Silvania had the greater size but, in turn, were the least consistent. El Colegio zone presented the sweetest fruits and together with Pasca had the highest acidity percentage. The color of Pasca and Silvania fruits was the most attractive for commercialization parameters. These parameters, even when management and agro-climatic conditions between municipalities were very similar, allows knowing the positive attributes and determine the factors that need to be improved and to project on a short-term future productions acceptable on the international market.

scholarly journals Fruit quality of ‘Eva’ e ‘Princesa’ apples grown under nitrogen fertigation in semiarid climate

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 967-972 ◽  
Author(s):  
João M. de S. Miranda ◽  
Ítalo H. L. Cavalcante ◽  
Inez V. de M. Oliveira ◽  
Paulo R. C. Lopes ◽  
Joston S. de Assis
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Skin Color ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Economic Viability ◽  
Fruit Firmness ◽  
Fruit Characteristics ◽  
Apple Cultivars ◽  
Fruit Mass

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.

scholarly journals Yield and quality of strawberry cultivars

2010 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 222-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Eduardo C Antunes ◽  
Nara Cristina Ristow ◽  
Ana Cristina R Krolow ◽  
Sílvia Carpenedo ◽  
Carlos Reisser Júnior
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Design ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Fruit Weight ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Experimental Unit ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Yield And Quality

The strawberry cultivation is an important economic activity in the Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, however the number of offered cultivars to the growers is reduced. The yield and quality of strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.) cultivars Camarosa, Galexia, Earlibrite, Festival, Plarionfre and Sabrosa was evaluated under the climatic conditions of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State. We determined the number, mass, total soluble solids (TSS ºBrix), total titratable acidity (TTA), antocianin level and fresh fruits produced in an experimental unit. We also determined the production of fruits per hectare and per plant. The statistical design used in the experiment was of completely randomized blocks with 6 treatments (cultivars) and 4 replicates where the experimental unit was composed of 8 plants. The harvest began in the first half of August, extending to the second half of December, totalling 20 weeks. Plarionfre, Earlibrite and Festival cultivars showed higher production from the first half of October until the end of the first half of November. Camarosa reached higher productivity, mass of plants and fruit weight. There were no differences between the evaluated cultivars in the levels of TSS, antocianin, ATT and pH during the period of evaluation.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF USING DIFFERENTIATED APPROACH WHEN IRRIGATING AGRICULTURAL CROPS

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. N. Babichev ◽  
◽  
A. A. Babenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Growth And Development ◽  
Irrigation System ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Agricultural Crops ◽  
Critical Periods ◽  
Irrigation Regime ◽  
Agrochemical Properties ◽  
Quality Of Products

Purpose: to analyze the experience of Russian scientists in the field of application of a differentiated approach to agricultural crops irrigation. The overview of research work of domestic scientists on the use of an irrigation system in agriculture, in which the provision of agricultural crops with water to maintain a given level of the minimum water capacity will be carried out during the most critical periods of their growth and development is presented. During irrigation, the timing, frequency, irrigation rates depend on the level of groundwater occurrence, agrochemical properties of soils, weather and climatic conditions, phases of growth and development of crops. The application of a differentiated irrigation regime to maintain a given level of pre-irrigation moisture allows increasing the productivity of agricultural crops, the quality of products obtained while reducing irrigation and watering rates, the number of waterings. Conclusions. The study of the results of research work of domestic scientists in the field of influence of irrigation and the fertilization system on the yield and quality of agricultural products allows concluding that obtaining the planned yields is possible only if irrigation regimes are observed and the level of soil fertility is maintained by applying various fertilizers. The use of a differentiated approach to irrigation while maintaining a given level of pre-irrigation soil moisture during critical periods of crop development allows reducing irrigation water consumption and optimizing irrigation rates and their quantity. The study of a differentiated irrigation regime is promising now and in the near future, taking into account the deteriorating water supply in the territory of our country, associated with a change in weather and climatic conditions.

scholarly journals Variability assessment of productivity traits and quality of berries in the genetic collection of garden strawberry (Fragaria ananassa Duch.) in the Orenburg region

2021 ◽  
Vol 845 (1) ◽  
pp. 012015
Author(s):  
E V Aminova ◽  
R R Salimova ◽  
O E Merezhko
Keyword(s):  
Field Experiments ◽  
Sugar Content ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Average Weight ◽  
Marketable Yield ◽  
Berry Quality ◽  
Growing Conditions ◽  
Productivity Potential

Abstract Nowadays the study of the interrelation of the genotype of strawberry plants in garden and climatic conditions is extremely relevant. Due to the various systems of genetic control and the modifying effects of growing conditions on the manifestation of quantitative traits, there is the need to assess the genotypic variability of economically valuable features, focused on the identification of genotypes characterized by stability and adaptive qualities in growing conditions. The study examined 15 varieties of garden strawberries of domestic and foreign selection. The field experiments and surveys were carried out according to the Program generally accepted in the Russian Federation and methodology for the variety study of fruit, berry and nut crops. We studied such features as the number of peduncles (pcs/bush), number of berries (pcs/bush), average weight of berries (g), total and marketable yield (g/bush), sugar content in berries, soluble solids and ascorbic acid. The purpose of this work was to assess the genotype-year interrelation in terms of the variability of productivity features and berry quality and to identify strawberry varieties with a stable genotype. As a result of two-way analysis of variance for the variety-year interrelation, the obtained values were 1.10-8.50 at standard Fst. - 1.24. Statistically important differences had indicators of productivity of a bush between the first and second clusters (t = 5.89 at p <0.01), the first and third (t = 15.83 at p <0.01), the second and third clusters (t = 8.13 at p <0.01), as well as the average berry weight between the first and third, second and third clusters (t = 15.50 and 6.99 at p <0.01, respectively). Significant differences in the value of the Euclidean distance were revealed for varieties Mishutka (54.5), Daryonka (54.5), Pervoklassnitsa (58) realizing their productivity potential in different years of cultivation.

scholarly journals Quality of the pirenic and apirenic fruits of surinam cherry tree accesses (Eugenia uniflora)

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 55-65
Author(s):  
Kelli Pirola ◽  
Marcelo Dotto ◽  
Américo Wagner Júnior ◽  
Darcieli Aparecida Cassol
Keyword(s):  
Seed Weight ◽  
Physicochemical Characteristics ◽  
Market Potential ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Pulp Yield ◽  
Fresh Market ◽  
Cherry Tree ◽  
Eugenia Uniflora ◽  
Seedless Fruits

Surinam cherry is a native fruit tree with market potential. However, the pulp yield can be impaired by the size of the fruit seed. At UTFPR there is a genotype which produces seedless fruits, that can intensify the use of this species in orchards, and it is important to analyze the quality of the produced fruit. The aim of this study was to determine the quality of fruits from pirenic and apirenic accessions of Surinam cherry (Eugenia uniflora). In 2012, 2013 and 2015, 40 ripe fruits were collected from 23 Surinam cherry accessions, including an apirenic genotype one. The fruits were taken to the laboratory and analyzed regarding total fruit and seed weight, equatorial fruit and seed diameter, and total soluble solids content (SST). The twenty-third access presented physical characteristics that stood out from the other accesses, but, a larger size of the seed is an undesirable factor, once with industrialization it diminishes the use and yield of the pulp. Access 19, corresponding to the apirenic cherry tree, presented a smaller diameter and seed weight, which is a desirable feature. This genotype also has the physicochemical characteristics considered appropriate for processing or fresh market.

scholarly journals (309) Effect of Chitin-incubated Solution (CIS) Spray on Tree Growth and Fruit Quality of `Niitaka' Asian Pear

HortScience ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 1025E-1026
Author(s):  
Wol-Soo Kim ◽  
Jung-An Jo ◽  
Soon-Ju Chung ◽  
Kil-Yong Kim ◽  
Hyun Sug Choi
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
Specific Weight ◽  
Fruit Weight ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Pyrus Pyrifolia ◽  
Fruit Characteristics ◽  
Chlorophyll Contents ◽  
Asian Pear ◽  
Flesh Browning

The shells of crab, shrimp, beetles, etc., could be decomposed by chitinase to chitin, calcium, and protein, respectively. We incubated the mixture solution of 1.5 kg crab shell, 1.5 kg multinutrient, 2 kg compost with microorganisms to decompose the chitin substance, 3 kg sugar, and 700 L water at room temperature for 7 days. During the incubation, aeration with an air pump was essential. We sprayed the chitin-incubated solution (CIS) after filtering to `Niitaka' pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) trees at 15-day intervals from May to Sept. 2004. Leaf area, leaf thickness, leaf specific weight, and chlorophyll contents were increased by the treatment with CIS. In fruit characteristics, fruit weight, soluble solids, fruit firmness, and Hunter values “a” and “b”were increased by the CIS treatment. Flesh browning after peeling the fruit was delayed by the CIS treatment, and polyphenoloxidase (PPO) activities were lowered.

scholarly journals Abscisic acid on the quality of tomato fruits

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
Carlos Agostinho Balate ◽  
Douglas Correa de Souza ◽  
Luis Felipe Lima e Silva ◽  
Luciane Vilela Resende ◽  
Sergio Tonetto de Freitas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Abscisic Acid ◽  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Tomato Fruit ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Physicochemical Characteristics ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Exogenous Aba ◽  
Root Treatment

The use of abscisic acid (ABA) in agriculture has increased in the last few years due to the increase in ABA commercial availability at lower costs. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of exogenous ABA on tomato fruit quality parameters such as soluble solids (SS), total and soluble pectins, titratable acidity (TA) and flesh firmness. Tomatoes from the cultivar ‘Santa Clara’ were the study followed a complete randomized block desig, with four treatments in five repetitions. The treatments were plants not treated with ABA (control), foliar sprayed with ABA at 500 mg L-1, 150 mL drench with ABA at 500 mg L-1, or foliar plus drench treated with ABA. After harvesting, the physicochemical characteristics of the fruits were evaluated in the laboratory. All treatments were weekly applied to the plants from anthesis to harvest at fully maturity. Root treatment increased SS by up to 26.12%, increased ratio SS/TA, firmness and decreased soluble pectin. According to the results, it can be concluded that the application of ABA to leaves and roots can improve fruit quality by increasing the SS, ratio SS/TA. The method of application affects the SS content.

scholarly journals CRESCIMENTO VEGETATIVO, PRODUTIVIDADE E QUALIDADE DOS FRUTOS DO ABACAXIZEIRO ‘BRS IMPERIAL’ SOB LÂMINAS DE IRRIGAÇÃO

Irriga ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 398-410
Author(s):  
Weslley do Rosário Santana ◽  
Luã Víthor Chíxaro Almeida Falcão Rosa ◽  
Joabe Martins de Souza ◽  
Robson Bonomo
Keyword(s):  
Vegetative Growth ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Irrigation Management ◽  
Physicochemical Characteristics ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Ananas Comosus ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Physical Chemical ◽  
Espirito Santo

CRESCIMENTO VEGETATIVO, PRODUTIVIDADE E QUALIDADE DOS FRUTOS DO ABACAXIZEIRO ‘BRS IMPERIAL’ SOB LÂMINAS DE IRRIGAÇÃO     WESLLEY DO ROSÁRIO SANTANA1; LUÃ VÍTHOR CHÍXARO ALMEIDA FALCÃO ROSA1; JOABE MARTINS DE SOUZA1 E ROBSON BONOMO1   1Departamento de Ciências Agrárias e Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Rod. Governador Mario Covas, Km 60 - Litorâneo, CEP 29932-540, São Mateus, ES, Brasil. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]     1 RESUMO   Conhecer a demanda hídrica de uma cultura em uma região possibilita um melhor manejo da irrigação e desenvolvimento da cultura. Diante disso, objetivou-se avaliar o crescimento vegetativo, qualidade físico-química dos frutos e a produtividade do abacaxizeiro ‘BRS Imperial’ sob lâminas de irrigação nas condições de tabuleiro costeiro, no estado do Espírito Santo (ES). O experimento foi realizado na Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, município de São Mateus, em um delineamento em blocos casualizados, com sete lâminas de irrigação (0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%, 125% e 150% da evapotranspiração de cultura-ETc), quatro repetições e seis plantas úteis por parcela. Foram avaliadas características vegetativas da planta e físico-químicas dos frutos e a produtividade. Os resultados obtidos foram submetidos à análise de variância. Para as condições em estudo, a maior altura de planta e diâmetro do caule observado foi de 28,8 cm e 65,1 mm, respectivamente, ambos na lâmina aplicada referente a 69% da reposição da ETc. Para as características físico-químicas analisadas, as lâminas de irrigação aplicadas não influenciaram significativamente a cultura. A produtividade obtida foi de 40,41 t ha-1, com teor médio de sólidos solúveis totais de 16,46 ºBrix, valor superior ao mínimo exigido para a colheita e comercialização.   Palavras-chave: Ananas comosus (L.) Merril, características físico-químicas, massa do fruto, manejo da irrigação.     SANTANA, W. do R.; ROSA, L. V. C. A. F.; SOUZA, J. M. de; BONOMO, R. VEGETATIVE GROWTH, YIELD AND FRUIT QUALITY OF PINEAPPLE CROP ‘BRS IMPERIAL' UNDER IRRIGATION DEPTHS     2 ABSTRACT   Knowing the hydric demand of a crop in a region enables better irrigation management and crop development. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the vegetative growth, physical-chemical quality of the fruits and the yield of the pineapple crop ‘BRS Imperial’ under irrigation depths in coastal conditions, in the state of Espírito Santo (ES). The experiment was conducted at the Federal University of Espírito Santo, municipality of São Mateus, in a randomized block design, with seven irrigation depths (0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%, 125% and 150% of the evapotranspiration of the crop (ETc)), four replications and six useful plants per plot. The vegetative characteristics of the plant and the physicochemical characteristics of the fruits were evaluated, as well as the yield. The results were subjected to analysis of variance. For the conditions under study, the highest plant height and stem diameter observed were 28.8 cm and 65.1 mm, respectively, both in the applied irrigation depth referring to 69% of the replacement of the ETc. For the physical-chemical characteristics analyzed, the applied irrigation depths did not significantly influence the crop. The yield obtained was 40.41 t ha-1, with an average content of total soluble solids of 16.46 ºBrix, higher than the minimum required for harvest and commercialization.   Keywords: Ananas comosus (L.) Merril, physicochemical characteristics fruit, fruit mass, irrigation management.

scholarly journals Qualitative attributes and postharvest conservation of green ears of maize grown on different cover crops in organic no-till system

Revista CERES ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 532-537 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luiz Fernando Favarato ◽  
Jacimar Luiz de Souza ◽  
João Carlos Cardoso Galvão ◽  
Caetano Marciano de Souza ◽  
José Mauro de Souza Balbino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shelf Life ◽  
Cover Crops ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Postharvest Quality ◽  
White Lupin ◽  
No Till ◽  
Grain Moisture

ABSTRACT Postharvest quality of sweet maize varies depending on the type of seed, soil, quality of fertilizer, climatic conditions, and stage of maturation. This study aimed to evaluate the post-harvest quality and shelf life of green ears of maize grown on three soil covers in organic no-till sytem. The study was conducted in the municipality of Domingos Martins, ES (20° 22'16.91" S and 41° 03' 41.83" W). The experiment was arranged in a randomized block design with six replications and five treatments, consisting of three cover crops in organic no-till system: black-oat straw, white lupin, oat/lupin intercrop and two systems, organic and conventional, without straw. Maize double hybrid AG-1051 was sown in a spacing of 1.00 x 0.20 m. The variables evaluated included relative percentage of grain, straw and cob, pH, titratable acidity, soluble solids, grain moisture and shelf life. The use of different straws in the organic no-till system does not influence the postharvest quality of green ears. Ears packed in polystyrene trays with plastic film are suitable for marketing until the fifth day of storage at room temperature.

scholarly journals Productivity and chemical quality of grapevines cultivated in agroecological system under subtropical climate

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Josiane Aparecida Mariani ◽  
Gilmar Antônio Nava
Keyword(s):  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Subtropical Climate ◽  
Fresh Biomass ◽  
Productive Potential ◽  
Chemical Attributes ◽  
Grape Juices ◽  
Niagara Rosada

Abstract The productive potential of grapevine cultivars recently released in the market, especially for preparation of 100% grape juices, must be proved on the different Brazilian soil and climatic conditions of production, focusing on the Southwest of Paraná. The objective of this study was to evaluate the main yield components and chemical attributes of the juice of the following grapevine cultivars: Bordô, BRS Carmem, BRS Lorena, BRS Magna, BRS Rubea, BRS Violeta, Concord, Concord Clone 30, Isabel, Isabel Precoce, Moscato Bailey, Moscato Embrapa, Niagara Branca, Niagara Rosada and Seibel 5455. Paulsen 1103 was the rootstock used. The study was conducted during two harvests, 2015/2016 and 2016/2017, in Dois Vizinhos, Paraná State, Brazil. Due to the crop, we determined the number of bunches per plant, fresh biomass of bunches (g) and the estimates of productivity (kg/plant and ton/ha). We extracted the juice of cultivars to evaluate soluble solids (SS) contents, pH and titratable acidity (TA), as well as the ratio. The cultivars BRS Violeta, Isabel Precoce and Seibel 5455 were the most productive. The cultivars BRS Rúbea, BRS Violeta, Isabel, Moscato Embrapa, Moscato Bailey, Niagara Branca and Niagara Rosada have desirable soluble solids contents, pH and titratable acidity for preparation of 100% grape juices of quality in Dois Vizinhos and microregion. The best year-harvest of cultivation was 2016/2017.

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