Physical and chemical characterization of sweet passion fruits genotypes in Sao Mateus, Espírito Santo State, Brazil

Authors

  • Rodrigo Sobreira Alexandre Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
  • Kleber Rogeres Monteiro Junior Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
  • Kristhiano Chagas Universidade Federal de Viçosa
  • André Lucas Siqueira Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
  • Edilson Romais Schmildt Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
  • José Carlos Lopes Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14295/cs.v9i3.1811

Keywords:

Passiflora alata, diversidade genética, descritores.

Abstract

In Brazil 95% of the passion fruit marketed comes from the species Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa (yellow passion fruit), the remainder are Passiflora edulis f. edulis (purple passion fruit) and Passiflora alata (sweet passion fruit), considered market niches. Because of the wide genetic variability the genus Passiflora, it is of fundamental importance to identify superior genotypes to improve the quality of fruit for the fresh market. The objective is to analyze the physical and chemical characteristics of the fruits of 33 genotypes P. alata Curtis, evaluated in a randomized complete block design with two replicates of four plants, from native matrices, located at the experimental farm of the University Center of the North of Espírito Santo, Federal University of Espírito Santo, in the Northern Region of the state of Espírito Santo, São Mateus -ES. Thirty-two mature fruits were collected in each replicate, eight per plant and the following characteristics were analyzed: fruit weight (g); equatorial and polar diameter of fruit (cm); peel thickness (mm); mass of the pulp (g); pulp volume (mL); pulp yield (%); number of seeds per fruit, pH; soluble solids (SS); titratable acidity (TA) and ratio (SS/TA). There is a wide genetic variability among P. alata genotypes as to the traits assessed. Genotypes 4, 6, 8, 11, 15, 18, 21, 25 and 26 stood out among the rest, and is therefore recommended for new plantings and future breeding programs.

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Author Biographies

Rodrigo Sobreira Alexandre, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

Departamento de Ciências Florestais e da Madeira e Propagação de Plantas

Kleber Rogeres Monteiro Junior, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

Departamento de Ciências Agrárias e Biológicas e Propagação de Plantas

Kristhiano Chagas, Universidade Federal de Viçosa

Departamento de Biologia Vegetal e Fisiologia Vegetal

André Lucas Siqueira, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

Departamento de Ciências Agrárias e Biológicas e Propagação de Plantas

Edilson Romais Schmildt, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

Departamento de Ciências Agrárias e Biológicas e Melhoramento de Plantas

José Carlos Lopes, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

Departamento de Produção Vegetal e Tecnologia e Análise de Sementes

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Published

2018-11-04

How to Cite

Alexandre, R. S., Monteiro Junior, K. R., Chagas, K., Siqueira, A. L., Schmildt, E. R., & Lopes, J. C. (2018). Physical and chemical characterization of sweet passion fruits genotypes in Sao Mateus, Espírito Santo State, Brazil. Comunicata Scientiae, 9(3), 363–371. https://doi.org/10.14295/cs.v9i3.1811

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