Pruning times in seasonality, yield and quality of ‘Paluma’ guava fruits

Authors

  • Dayana Portes Ramos Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas/FCA/UNESP.
  • Sarita Leonel Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas/FCA/UNESP.
  • Andréa Carvalho da Silva FCA-UNESP
  • Manoel Euzébio de Souza Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas FCA/UNESP
  • Adilson Pacheco de Souza Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso/UFM.
  • Alexandre Martins Fragoso Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas/FCA/UNESP.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2011v32n3p909

Keywords:

Psidium guajava, Climate, Soluble solids, Acidity

Abstract

The purpose of the research was to evaluate the yield and quality of the ‘Paluma’ guava fruits submitted to the pruning in the June and July months/2007, in Botucatu, São Paulo state, Brazil. Number of fruits, fresh weight, longitudinal and transversal diameter, yield per plant, productivity, soluble solid (SS), acidity (AT), ratio (SS/AT), pH, content ascorbic acid, and total reducing sugars of the fruits were evaluated. The experimental design was completely randomized consisting of 3 treatments (2 times of pruning + control), with 12 replications for each treatment. It was observed that the guava trees which were not pruned showed, higher yield per plant (145.75 kg), yield (60.72 t ha-1) and, number of fruits per plant (1.163), when pruned in June and July. Regarding the quality of the fruit most of the variables were not affected by treatments, except for reducing sugars. The cycle between the pruning until early harvest concentrated fruit ranged from 197 to 234 days, and pruning in June had the smallest period.

Author Biographies

Dayana Portes Ramos, Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas/FCA/UNESP.

Doutoranda pelo departamento de Horticultura da Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas/FCA/UNESP. Fazenda Lageado. Rua José Barbosa de Barros, 1780, 18610-307, Botucatu, SP.

Sarita Leonel, Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas/FCA/UNESP.

Profª Adjunto, Departamento de Horticultura da Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas/FCA/UNESP.

Andréa Carvalho da Silva, FCA-UNESP

Profª da Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso/UFMT. Av. Brasília, 1200, 78550-000, Sinop, MT.

Manoel Euzébio de Souza, Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas FCA/UNESP

Doutorando pelo Departamento de Horticultura da Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas/FCA/UNESP. Fazenda Lageado. Rua José Barbosa de Barros, 1780, 18610-307, Botucatu, SP.

Adilson Pacheco de Souza, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso/UFM.

Prof. da Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso/UFMT.

Alexandre Martins Fragoso, Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas/FCA/UNESP.

Estudante de Graduação em Agronomia da Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas/FCA/UNESP.

Published

2011-08-10

How to Cite

Ramos, D. P., Leonel, S., Silva, A. C. da, Souza, M. E. de, Souza, A. P. de, & Fragoso, A. M. (2011). Pruning times in seasonality, yield and quality of ‘Paluma’ guava fruits. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 32(3), 909–918. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2011v32n3p909

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