PHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF PEQUI FRUITS (Caryocar brasiliense Camb.) IN THE GOIÁS STATE

Authors

  • Rosângela Vera
  • Ronaldo Veloso Naves
  • Jorge Luiz do Nascimento
  • Lázaro José Chaves
  • Wilson Mozena Leandro
  • Eli Regina Barboza de Souza

Keywords:

Brazilian savannah, cerrado, pequi, native fruitfull

Abstract

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 Goiás legumes and fruits victualling center (Central de Abastecimento de Goiás ? CEASA), the most commercialized Brazilian Cerrado fruit is pequi. The harvest period occurs from September to February, the fruit originating from different regions of Goiás, Minas Gerais, Tocantins, and Bahia states. This research had as objective to evaluate physical characteristics of pequi tree fruits from five Goiás 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.

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Author Biography

Rosângela Vera

Escola de Agronomia e Engenharia de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Caixa Postal 131,
CEP74001-970, Goiânia, GO. E-mail: vera@agro.ufg.br

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Published

2007-11-02

How to Cite

VERA, R.; NAVES, R. V.; NASCIMENTO, J. L. do; CHAVES, L. J.; LEANDRO, W. M.; SOUZA, E. R. B. de. PHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF PEQUI FRUITS (Caryocar brasiliense Camb.) IN THE GOIÁS STATE. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 35, n. 2, p. 71–79, 2007. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/2253. Acesso em: 20 dec. 2024.

Issue

v. 35, n. 2, May/Aug. 2005

Section

Research Article

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