Phenology, productivity and quality of jabuticabeiras fruits of different plant ages

Abstract

Despite the increase in the demand for native fruits, little has been explored regarding the behavior of the species in the main producing regions. The objective of this study was to describe the phenology, productivity and fruit quality of 18 and 32 year-old jabuticaba trees propagated by seed in the municipality of Hidrolândia, GO, the main producing region of the fruit in the Central-West Region. It was verified that the jabuticaba trees vegetative development occurs from November to August. Their reproductive period, when irrigated, occurs September to October, varying from 29 to 46 days, being influenced by the plant’s age and by climatic factors. Regarding the reproductive phenophases and the productivity of the jabuticaba tree, the plants have variable reproduction periods, productivity, fruit size and pulp yield. As for the factors that determine the quality of the fruits, the age of the plant did not influence the quality