Os impactos da difusão tecnológica na bovinocultura leiteira: um estudo dos integrantes da cadeia...

The cambucizeiro (Campomanesia phaea), belonging to the Myrtaceae family, is a native plant of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. The description of the characteristics of the cambucizeiro fruits is important to support new genetic improvement works and its commercial exploitation, especially regarding the processing of the fruit. The present work aimed to perform the morphological and chemical characterization of the cambucizeiro fruits. Fifty-eight accessions, from different locations in the Atlantic Forest and Serra do Mar in the state of São Paulo, were collected, propagated by seeds and one specimen of each accessory is at the Seedling Production Center in São Bento do Sapucaí (SP). Forty fruits from each access were collected in May and submitted to the following analyses: longitudinal and transversal diameter, total fruit fresh mass, number and mass of seeds, total soluble solids, % citric acid, ratio, firmness, vitamin C and coloration. Fruit conformation varies intensely among accessions. The number of seeds is not a good indicator for the relation with the fruit mass, but the mass of one thousand seeds. Some accessions have high soluble solids content, but, on the other hand, the vast majority have fruits with high acidity. Cambuci is an excellent source of vitamin C. The fruits of the accessions are green in color, persisting an opaque shade when ripe.

The absence of seeds has been one of the most valued traits in grapes (Vitis spp.) for fresh consumption. However, the simultaneous selection of superior genotypes for multiple traits is complex. The objective of this study was to select genotypes of superior seedless table grapes in semiarid regions of Brazil. Multiple traits were considered by using the factor analysis and genotype–ideotype best linear unbiased prediction (FAI‐BLUP) selection index. A total of 110 grape progenies from 24 crosses were evaluated for traits of agronomic interest. Each hybrid was represented by a single vine plant, without experimental design or repetition. The mixed‐model methodology was used to predict the breeding values. The FAI‐BLUP index was used to select superior genotypes based on factor analysis and the genotype–ideotype distance. Four factors explained the 11 characteristics studied, with a variability of 81.84%. Desirable gains were observed for 10 of the 11 traits evaluated. The FAI‐BLUP index allowed the selection of superior seedless table grape hybrids, which can be used in the genetic improvement of grapevines. In conclusion, we report the selection of seedless table grape hybrids for our study to advance in the table grape breeding program in Brazilian semiarid regions.