Title:	Evaluation of umbu-caja germplasm in the state of Bahia, Brazil.
Authors:	RITZINGER, R. SOARES FILHO, W. dos S. CARVALHO, P. C. L. de
Affiliation:	Rogério Ritzinger, CNPMF; Walter dos Santos Soares Filho, CNPMF; Paulo César Lemos de Carvalho, UFRB.
Date Issued:	2008
Citation:	Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology, Londrina, v. 8, n. 3, p. 181-186, 2008.
Description:	The umbu-caja is a tree native to the Northeastern region of Brazil, with promising perspectives of economic use. Aiming to detect variability in the species, 43 umbu-caja genotypes were identified in 14 counties of the state of Bahia, Brazil. Fruits of these genotypes were collected for physical, chemical and physico-chemical analysis. The range of variation of all analyzed traits was large. Among genotypes, there was, however, predominance of pear-shaped to slightly pear-shaped fruits, fruit weight ranging from 15 g to 27 g, pulp/seed index around 2.0, total titratable acidity between 1.5 and 2.6%, total soluble solids between 9.0º and 14.0º Brix, and vitamin C content ranging from 3.6 to 16.4 mg ascorbic acid 100g pulp-1. The presence of seeds in genotypes ranged from 5 to 100 % of fruits without seeds.
Thesagro:	Germoplasma Umbu
NAL Thesaurus:	Plant breeding
Keywords:	Spondia Selection Genetic variability
ISSN:	1518-7853
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CNPMF)