PHENOLOGY AND YIELD OF THE ‘ROXO DE VALINHOS’ FIG CULTIVAR IN WESTERN POTIGUAR

The ‘Roxo de Valinhos’ fig is one of the most widely grown varieties in the world, however, there are still few studies on the phenology and yield of fig trees, especially in semi-arid regions. This study evaluated the phenology and yield aspects of the ‘Roxo de Valinhos’ fig cultivar in Western Pot...

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Autores: Silva, Francisco Sidene Oliveira, Pereira, Eduardo Castro, Mendonça, Vander, da Silva, Roseano Medeiros, Alves, Anderson Araujo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA)
Repositorio:Revista Caatinga
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.ufersa.edu.br:article/5699
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.ufersa.edu.br/caatinga/article/view/5699
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ficus carica L.. Taxa de crescimento. Desenvolvimento de frutos.
Ficus carica L.. Growth rate. Fruit development.
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Sumario:The ‘Roxo de Valinhos’ fig is one of the most widely grown varieties in the world, however, there are still few studies on the phenology and yield of fig trees, especially in semi-arid regions. This study evaluated the phenology and yield aspects of the ‘Roxo de Valinhos’ fig cultivar in Western Potiguar. The experiment was carried out from July to December 2015 in the didactic orchard of the Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid, UFERSA. The following phenological aspects were analyzed: pruning at the beginning of budding, emergence and maturity of the first fruit, beginning of harvest, length and diameter of branches, number of fruits per branch, length and diameter of fruits, absolute growth rate, yield per plant, number of fruits per plant, and fruit weight. We used descriptive statistics; for quantitative and qualitative characteristics, we used regression analysis and means test, through Tukey´s test at 5% probability. Fig trees showed good adaptability to semi-arid regions and precocity when compared to fig trees from temperate regions, in all phenological stages; the studied cultivar showed promising results for cultivation in this region.