Production and quality of melon cultivars in Savana de Boa Vista, Roraima

Abstract

The choice of appropriate cultivate the edaphoclimaticsconditions in determined regionis the basis for achieving good productivitiesand economic returns.The objective of this study was to evaluate the productive characteristicsand quality of melon cultivars in Savannah of Boa Vista, Roraima. The experiment was conducted under field conditions at the headquarters of Embrapa Roraima in Boa Vista, Roraima state, Brazil. The treatments refer to thecultivation offive melon cultivars: T1 -Valenciano Yellow, T2 -Piel ofFrogJuazeiro, T3 -Cantaloupe Harper, T4 -AshiraYellow and T5 -Gallia nectar, with six replications.To evaluate the adaptability of the different melon cultivars the following variables were analyzed: number of fruits ha-1, total average mass (kg fruit-1), Besides productivity kgha-1. Posteriorly, five commercial fruits were selectedsper plot for quality evaluation as the contentsoluble solids by refractometry (° Brix) and pH. The Cultivar Gaul Nectar and Piel ofFrogJuazeiro presented more number offruit and fruit average mass, respectively.TheCantaloupe melon Harper got higher productivity and fruit quality. The cultivars studiedpresent differencesin relation to production and quality components in edaphoclimaticsconditions of Savannah Boa Vista-RR.