The present study aims to determine the agronomic potential of genotypes of yellow passion fruit, to identify and select promising hybrid. The experiment was conducted in the production area in Cruz das Almas (BA) in a randomized block design with three replications, 41 genotypes (30 hybrids and 11 parents), in a share of four plants. The characteristics evaluated were: yield, number of fruits, average mass fruit, peel thickness, juice yield, and total soluble solids. There were significant differences between genotypes for the F test for all variables studied, except for juice yield (p<0.06). High amplitudes for all traits were observed, showing favorable situation to select the best genotypes for recommendation. However, it was observed that the most suitable traits for a good yellow passion fruit cultivar are presented in different genotypes, with existence of some undesirable correlations. Among the positive genotypic correlation of greater importance are yield x number of fruits (0.78) and yield x juice productivity (0.81). However, the use of the selection indexes of Mulamba & Mock (MM) and genotype-ideotype distance, allowed the appointment of three hybrids (H09-10, H09-14 and H09-20) with high average and balanced averages to the seven traits evaluated and should be validated in other regions of production of yellow passion fruit.
Passiflora edulis Sims f. flavicarpa Deg.; breeding; physico-chemical characterization; diallel
