Caracterização físico-química de morangos oriundos de plantas de segundo ciclo e diferentes formas de cultivo em sistema orgânico de produção

Abstract

The objective of this work was to verify the influence of different cultivation methods and harvesting periods on the postharvest characteristics of strawberry fruits from second cycle plants in an organic production system. The experimental design adopted for each variety (RANDOCE - short day and BELLA - neutral day) was completely randomized in a 4 x 10 factorial scheme (four cultivation methods x ten harvest months). The forms of cultivation were in soil, gutter, slab and vases. The evaluated harvest months were from March 2021 to January 2022. For the RANDOCE variety, fruits of greater mass, diameter and length were obtained in the form of cultivation in vase from April to August 2021. For the BELLA variety, the The form of cultivation in vase also provided significant results for these variables. The titratable acidity for the RANDOCE variety was statistically significant only for cultivation forms. For the day-neutral material, there was no interaction between factors, as they also do not stand alone considering Tuckey's test at 5%. It was concluded that for both varieties used, the cultivation in vases provided better results for the evaluated post-harvest characteristics, with the highest values for the short-day variety in the months of April and August.