ISHS Acta Horticulturae 452: International Symposium on Myrtaceae
EVALUATION OF PROCESSING-GUAVA CULTIVARS (PSIDIUM GUAJAVA L.) UNDER SEMI-ARID CONDITIONS OF PERNAMBUCO STATE. BRAZIL |
| Authors: | J. Jr., I. Lederman, J. Bezerra, J. Tavares, A. Pedrosa |
| Keywords: | Guava, variety, selection, improvement, tropical fruit crop, Araripe Tableland, Mirtaceae |
| Abstract:
Among tropical fruit species, guava trees provide one of the main raw materials for the processing industry of jams. juice and pulp. Aiming to evaluate the performance of eight processing - guava cultivars (Pera Vermelha, Red Selection of Florida, Tipo Redonda Grande, IAC-4, Seleçoes IPA B-18, IPA B-22, IPA B-24 and IPA B-29), under the semi-arid conditions of "Chapada do Araripe" (Araripe's Tableland). An experiment was carried out in a randomized complete block design. with 5 replicates, where the following parameters were observed: yield (kg/tree). productivity (t/ha) and number of fruits per tree. Guava trees evaluated during conditions without the use of irrigation. IAC-4 showed the highest performance among other cultivars for the high number of fruits per tree produced, with higher production being achieved when plants were 7 years old. Irregular rainfalls affected negatively fruit production of all cultivars. | |
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