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CARACTERIZAÇÃO FÍSICA DE FRUTOS DO PEQUIZEIRO (Caryocar brasiliense Camb.) NO ESTADO DE GOIÁS

2007; Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture; Volume: 35; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

1016-1422

Rosângela Vera, Ronaldo Veloso Naves, José Luíz Martins do Nascimento, Lázaro José Chaves, Wilson Mozena Leandro, Eli Regina Barboza de Souza,

Banana Cultivation and Research

The Brazilian Cerrado region presents large biodiversity in its ecosystem. Native fruit trees stand out, with tens of species used by locals for feeding. In the Goias legumes and fruits victualling center (Central de Abastecimento de Goias ? CEASA), the most commercialized Brazilian Cerrado fruit is pequi. The harvest period occurs from September to February, the fruit originating from different regions of Goias, Minas Gerais, Tocantins, and Bahia states. This research had as objective to evaluate physical characteristics of pequi tree fruits from five Goias state regions. Three subpopulations in each region, called areas, were identified. In each area, five trees were chosen for fruit sampling. Physical characteristics analyzed were fruit mass, peel, pit, pulp and almond; fruit and pit dimensions; peel thickness and pulp color. Results indicate differences in fruits physical characteristics for regions. The edible fresh pulp represents 8.53% of fruit mass; differences in physical characteristics of fruits were observed mainly in fruits within plants, in plants within areas and among areas. KEY-WORDS: Brazilian savannah; cerrado; pequi; native fruitfull.