Yield and fruit of papaya ‘sunrise solo’ as function of doses of nitrogen and boron

Authors

  • José Félix Brito Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio Mesquita Filho
  • Walter Esfrain Pereira Universidade Federal de Paraíba
  • Lourival Ferreira Cavalcanti Universidade Federal de Paraíba
  • Raunira da Costa Araújo Universidade Federal de Paraíba
  • José Soares Lacerda Universidade Federal de Paraíba

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2011v32n1p69

Keywords:

Yield, Papaya, Quality, Nutrition.

Abstract

The study aimed to evaluate the yield and fruit quality of papaya ‘Sunrise Solo’ as function of nitrogen and boron fertilization. The experiment had a randomized block design with four replications, two plants per plot with a single border. To make up the treatments, we used the experimental array Plan Puebla III, which set the rates for nitrogen (0.0 to 111.2 - 200 – 288.9 - 400 g plant-1, and B (0.0 – 0.83 - 1.5 – 2.16 - 3.0 g plant-1), in a total of ten treatments. The addition of nitrogen increased the yield, average fruit weight and number of fruits per plant. The nitrogen and boron increased the diameter and length of the fruit, amount of seeds and content of soluble solids. The pH of the pulp decreased linearly with increasing doses of nitrogen and boron. It was observed a significant effect of N rates on the level of vitamin C.

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Author Biographies

José Félix Brito, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio Mesquita Filho

Doutorando em Agricultura da Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio Mesquita Filho, FCA/UNESP, Botucatu

Walter Esfrain Pereira, Universidade Federal de Paraíba

Professor adjunto da Universidade Federal de Paraíba, UFPB, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, UFPB, Campus de Areia, CEP 58397-000.

Lourival Ferreira Cavalcanti, Universidade Federal de Paraíba

Prof. Adjunto da Universidade Federal de Paraíba, UFPB, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Campus de Areia, CEP 58397-000.

Raunira da Costa Araújo, Universidade Federal de Paraíba

Prof. Adjunto III da Universidade Federal de Paraíba, UFPB, Centro de Ciências Humanas, Sociais e Agrárias.

José Soares Lacerda, Universidade Federal de Paraíba

Doutorando em Fitotecnia pela Universidade Federal de Viçosa, CEP 58397-000, Areia, PB.

Published

2011-03-30

How to Cite

Brito, J. F., Pereira, W. E., Cavalcanti, L. F., Araújo, R. da C., & Lacerda, J. S. (2011). Yield and fruit of papaya ‘sunrise solo’ as function of doses of nitrogen and boron. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 32(1), 69–80. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2011v32n1p69

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