Abstract
Influence of harvest times on yellow passion fruit physicochemical characteristics
Highlights
Fruiticulture has been considered as a paramount agricultural activity for the Brazilian agriculture due to its high demand for labor in the field
Some characteristics, such as pulp weight, fruit weight, fruit longitudinal length and equatorial diameter have been identified as relevant variables in passion fruit breeding programs aimed at obtaining genotypes with commercial quality for the in natura market (FERREIRA et al, 2010)
Fruits harvested in February presented greater pulp weight and total soluble solids (TSS)/titratable acidity (TA)
Summary
Fruiticulture has been considered as a paramount agricultural activity for the Brazilian agriculture due to its high demand for labor in the field. According to Junqueira et al (2010), fruit quality for in natura consumption or for industry purposes is guaranteed by the analysis of the physicochemical characteristics of fruits, with evaluations on the flavor and organoleptic attributes. Some characteristics, such as pulp weight, fruit weight, fruit longitudinal length and equatorial diameter have been identified as relevant variables in passion fruit breeding programs aimed at obtaining genotypes with commercial quality for the in natura market (FERREIRA et al, 2010). Juice yield, acidity, constant color, total soluble solids (BRUCKNER et al, 2002), percentage of pulp, peel thickness, and peel weight are important attributes for the industry (FERREIRA et al, 2010)
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