Phenology and fruit quality of Surinam cherry trees in orchards: training system and seedling growth environment
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Surinam cherry (Eugenia uniflora L.) is a fruit tree species native to Brazil that produces fruits with potential forfood, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries. However, there is no technical information for growing Surinamcherry in orchards. The objective of this study was to evaluate the phenology and fruit quality of Surinam cherrytrees grown from minicuttings, based on effects of shading during seedling formation and orchard trainingsystems. The experiment was carried out at the Federal University of Technology of Paraná (UTFPR), from 2018 to2021. A randomized block experimental design with four replications was used, in a 5×3 factorial arrangement,consisted of light intensities during seedling formation and orchard training systems, with varying experimentalunits according to the analyses. Surinam cherry trees showed differences in the beginning and range of floweringand fruit maturation according to the shading environment used for seedling formation and the orchard trainingsystem. The fruit quality of Surinam cherry trees grown from minicuttings was not affected by the analyzedfactors.
Source: Comunicata Scientiae
DOI: 10.14295/cs.v16.4273
Authors: Alberto Ricardo Stefeni, Américo Wagner Júnior, Viviane Da Rosa, Igor Alfonzo Garay, Maiara Bueno Ferreira, Matheus Araújo Moreira Rocha
Institution: Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4408159059