Produtividade de genótipos de morangueiros em Uberlândia-MG

Abstract

The crop of strawberry, stood out in Brazil for being a fruit with a source of vitamins, to have diuretic properties and to be incorporated in meals and diets, besides it is a good option with respect to profitability. Most of the commercial cultivars already in the market are obtained through the United States or Europe, being: Florida Festival, Camarosa, Sweet Charlie, Aromas, Tudla, Dover and Oso Grande. Therefore, one of the ways to increase strawberry production in the country is to encourage research and breeding programs that aim to improve existing cultivars or even to seek new ones that are better adapted to Brazil. The objective of this work was to evaluate genotypes obtained by UFLA in the conditions of Uberlândia-MG. According to the 7 cultivars, hybrids were developed with the purpose of obtaining plants with good commercial characteristics. The experiment was conducted at the Gloria Campus from June to December 2014. The DBC was done (Delineation of Blocks), 35 treatments and 3 replicates were used. The evaluated characteristics were the number of commercial fruits, commercial fruit mass and productivity. The results showed higher performances for the cultivars Dover and Festival and for the hybrids 1,94,98,99 and 111 in relation to the number of commercial fruits, fruit mass and consequently productivity.