Quality of papaya hybrid grown under different irrigation depths

Engenharia Agrícola

Mônica S. Da Silva¹  Alberto S. De Melo²  Juarez P. Pedroza¹  Josivanda P. Gomes¹  Sebastião De Oliveira M. Júnior¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Estadual da Paraíba

关键词: Carica papaya L.;    irrigation;    water consumption;    fruit production;    Carica papaya L.;    consumo hídrico;    fruticultura;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-69162013000400025

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Irrigation is a practice widely used in fruit production in the Brazilian Northeast region, including in the papaya crop in order to increase their productivity. For the purpose of knowing the productive potential of papaya hybrid irrigated, an experiment was carried out in order to evaluate the performance of a papaya hybrid under different irrigations depths. Four irrigation depths (50, 75, 100 and 125% of ETo) were tested and the reference evapotranspiration was calculated by the Penman-Monteith model. The hybrid papaya used was UENF/Caliman 01, which was planted in single rows, spaced 4 x 2m from each other, and irrigated by dripping. The experimental design in randomized blocks was used with six replications and three plants per plot. The following variables were evaluated: transversal diameter, longitudinal diameter, pulp thickness, external and internal appearances, soluble solids, titratable acidity, pulp pH and soluble solids/titratable acidity relation. The higher transversal and longitudinal diameters of the fruit were obtained applying an irrigation depth of about 108% of evapotranspiration. The UENF/Caliman 01 hybrid can be cultivated in the semiarid region of the State of Paraiba, Brazil, with replacement rate of 100% ETo, without compromising the quality of the fruits.

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