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QUALITY OF ORGANIC BANANA PRODUCED IN THE SEMIARID REGION OF MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL

QUALIDADE DE BANANA ORGÂNICA PRODUZIDA NO SEMIÁRIDO DE MINAS GERAIS

ABSTRACT

The northern semiarid region of Minas Gerais is an important producer of irrigated Prata-Anã banana variety, which is highly susceptible to fusarium wilt. The organic cultivation of resistant varieties may be an phytosanitary alternative, also adding value to fruits. This study aimed to characterize banana varieties produced in organic system based on chemical and physical assessments at post-harvest. Prata-Anã, BRS Platina, Fhia-18, BRS Conquista and BRS Tropical varieties were characterized at the point of harvest (green) and mature (stage six of maturation), by chemical and physical assessments. At the point of harvest, BRS Conquista and BRS Tropical banana varieties had more intense green skin color. ‘BRS Conquista’ presented lower fresh weight, shorter length and diameter than the other varieties. BRS Platinum variety had more fruit fresh mass, length and diameter. Mature Prata-Anã, BRS Platina, Fhia-18, BRS Conquista and BRS Tropical banana varieties showed no difference in soluble solids, pH, titrable acidity and ratio; BRS Platina variety had more intense yellow skin color and lower pulp/skin ratio. Greater dropping resistance occurred in BRS Conquista variety and BRS Tropical was less resistant. Prata-Anã banana variety showed higher firmness. Banana varieties differed more by the physical characteristics (skin color, size, dropping resistance, firmness and pulp/skin ratio) in relation to chemical characteristics.

Index terms
Musa spp.; varieties; postharvest

RESUMO

A região norte de Minas Gerais, semiárida, é importante produtora de banana ‘Prata-Anã’ irrigada, cultura altamente suscetível ao mal-do-panamá. O cultivo orgânico de variedades resistentes pode ser uma alternativa fitossanitária, além de agregar valor aos frutos. Objetivou-se caracterizar, em póscolheita, variedades de banana produzidas em sistema orgânico, com base em avaliações químicas e físicas. As variedades Prata-Anã, BRS Platina, Fhia-18, BRS Conquista e BRS Tropical foram caracterizadas no ponto de colheita (verdes) e maduras (estádio seis de maturação), por avaliações químicas e físicas. No ponto de colheita, bananas ‘BRS Conquista’ e ‘BRS Tropical’ tiveram a cor da casca verde mais intensa. A ‘BRS Conquista’ apresentou menor massa fresca, menor comprimento e diâmetro do fruto em relação às demais variedades. A ‘BRS Platina’ produziu frutos com maior massa fresca, comprimento e diâmetro. Bananas ‘Prata-Anã’, ‘BRS Platina’, ‘Fhia-18’, ‘BRS Conquista’, e ‘BRS Tropical’, maduras, não apresentaram diferença no teor de sólidos solúveis, pH, acidez titulável e ratio; a ‘BRS Platina’ obteve a casca com tonalidade amarela mais intensa e menor relação polpa/casca. Maior resistência ao despencamento ocorreu em ‘BRS Conquista’, e a ‘BRS Tropical’ foi menos resistente. A banana ‘Prata-Anã’ apresentou maior firmeza. As variedades diferiram mais pelas características físicas (cor da casca, tamanho, resistência ao despencamento, firmeza e relação polpa/casca) em relação às químicas.

Termos para indexação
Musa spp.; variedades; pós-colheita

INTRODUCTION

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, the national banana production in 2014 was 7,138,437 tons. The southeast region is responsible for 31.82% and Minas Gerais for 9.97% of the total produced in the country.

Banana cultivation is an important economic activity and job generator in the semiarid region of northern Minas Gerais, where the cultivation of irrigated Prata-Anã banana variety under a conventional system is predominant.

Panama disease hinders and even prevents the cultivation of ‘Prata-Anã’ banana plant in some properties of the region due to cultivar susceptibility and soil conductivity. This disease does not have chemical control and the use of resistant varieties can be an alternative, since fruits present characteristics acceptable by the consumer market.

The National Banana Improvement Program coordinated by “Embrapa Mandioca and Fruticultura” studies the behavior of different banana varieties resistant to diseases such as BRS Platina (AAAB), which is a Prata-type hybrid (Prata-Anã x M53) of small to medium size, resistant to yellow and black sigatokas and Panama disease (DONATO et al., 2006 DONATO, S.L.R.; OLIVEIRA e SILVA, S.de.; LUCCA FILHO, O.A.; LIMA, M.B.; DOMINGUES, H.; ALVES, J.da S. Comportamento de variedades e híbridos de bananeira (Musa spp.), em dois ciclos de produção no sudoeste da Bahia. Comunicação Científica. Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, Jaboticabal, v.28, n.1, p.139-44, 2006. ; CORDEIRO et al., 2006 CORDEIRO, Z.J.M.; VIEIRA, J.F.; MATOS, A.P.de ; SILVA, S. de O. Resistência de genótipos tetraploides de bananeira à Sigatoka-amarela. In: REUNIÃO INTERNACIONAL ACORBAT, 17., 2006, Santa Catarina. Anais ... Santa Catarina: Epagri, 2006. p.433-6. ). Fhia-18 is a tetraploid (AAAB) hybrid of ‘Prata-Anã’, which is also resistant to black sigatoka, moderately susceptible to yellow sigatoka and tolerant to Panama disease (COSTA et al., 2012 COSTA, F.da S.; COELHO, E.F.; BORGES, A.L.; PAMPONET, A.J.M.; SILVA, A. dos A.S.M. da; AZEVED O.N.F. de. Crescimento, produção e acúmulo de potássio em bananeira ‘Galil 18’ sob irrigação e fertilização potássica. Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, Brasília, DF, v.47, n.3, p.409-416, 2012. ). Another variety also resistant to diseases is BRS Conquista, which belongs to the AAB genomic group, ‘Conquista’ cultural subgroup. It was obtained from natural mutation (variation) in a plant population of the Thap Maeo cultivar (PEREIRA; GASPAROTTO, 2008 PEREIRA, J.C.R.; GASPAROTTO, L. BRS conquista: nova cultivar de bananeira para o agronegócio da banana no Brasil. Manaus: Embrapa Amazônia Ocidental, 2008. 2p. (Comunicado Técnico, 60). ).'BRS Tropical’ has AAAB genetic group, similar to Maçã variety and resistant to yellow sigatoka, moderately resistant to nematodes, tolerant to Panama disease and susceptible to moko (RAMOS et al. 2009 RAMOS, D.P.; LEONEL, S.; MISCHAN, M.M. Caracterização físico-química dos frutos de genótipos de bananeira produzidos em Botucatu-SP. Ciência e Agrotecnologia, Lavras, v.33, p.1765 -70, 2009. Edição especial. ).

Fruit quality can be easily influenced by the place where it is produced, by cultural practices and type of management. The sensory characteristics can be altered according to the soil-climatic conditions, influencing the chemical composition, especially in the production of acids, sugars and phenolic compounds (TEIXEIRA et al., 2011 TEIXEIRA L.J.Q.; POLA C.C.; JUNQUEIRA; M.da S.; MENDES, F.Q.RODRIGUES JUNIOR, S.Cenoura (Daucus carota): processamento e composição química. Enciclopédia Biosfera, Goiânia, v.7, n.12, p.1, 2011. ). Thus, fruits produced in organic system, in addition to being free of residues of agrochemicals, may also present physical and chemical composition distinctions. Of the many questions about organic foods, the most important are those related to productivity and sensorial quality characteristics, with references to the reduced size of fruits and increased sugar contents, when fruits are obtained in an organic way (BORGUINI; TORRES, 2006 BORGUINI, R.G.; TORRES, E.A.F.S. Alimentos orgânicos: qualidade nutritiva e segurança do alimento. Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional, Campinas, v.13, n.2, p.64-75, 2006. ). Ribeiro et al. (2012) RIBEIRO, L.R.; OLIVEIRA, L.M.de; SILVA, S.de O.; BORGES, A.L.Caracterização física e química de bananas produzidas em sistemas de cultivo convencional e orgânico. Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, Jaboticabal, v.34, n.3, p.774-82, 2012. verified that the chemical attributes of bananas are little affected by the cultivation system and that organic management allows greater chemical distinction of cultivars.

Many results on the quality of bananas produced in conventional crops have been reported; however, information on the quality of Prata-Anã, BRS Platina, Fhia-18, BRS Conquista and BRS Tropical banana varieties produced in organic systems is scarce or even non-existent.

The characterization of fruits at the point of harvest, that is, still green, but physiologically developed, allows identifying differences related to each variety, making it possible to obtain information that may guide harvesting, internal transport, packaging, external transport based on susceptibility to mechanical damage, dropping resistance, fruit size, coloring, etc., directing them according to market requirements. The final commercialization by retailers usually takes place in stages 5 and 6 of the Loesecke scale (1950), which, although old, is still used in the classification of fruits by the “Companhia de Entrepostos e Armazéns Gerais de São Paulo (CEAGESP)”.

The aim of this study was to characterize banana varieties produced in organic system based on chemical and physical evaluations at the postharvest period.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

In the Post-Harvest Laboratory of the Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária de Minas Gerais (EPAMIG) located in the Experimental Field of Gorutuba in Nova Porteirinha-MG, the following banana varieties were evaluated: Prata-Anã, BRS Platina, Fhia-18, BRS Conquista and BRS Tropical produced at the Experimental Field of Mocambinho, belonging to Epamig, is located in northern Minas Gerais, irrigated perimeter of Jaíba, semiarid region.

The conduction of the area followed organic production standards (BRAZIL, 2011 BRASIL. Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento. Regulamento técnico para os sistemas orgânicos de produção. Instrução normativa nº46, de 6 de outubro de 2011. Disponível em: http://www.agricultura.gov.br/arq_editor/file/Desenvolvimento_Sustentavel/Organicos/Legislacao/Nacional/Instrucao_Normativa_n_0_046_de_06-10-2011_regulada_pela_IN_17.pdf . Acesso em: 1 dez. 2015.
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, ). BRAZIL,2014 BRASIL. Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento. Instrução Normativa nº 17, de 18 de junho de 2014. Regulamento técnico para os sistemas orgânicos de produção. Diário Oficial Oficial [da República Federativa do Brasil], Brasília, DF, n.116, 20 jun. 2014. Seção I, p.32. The soil was prepared with plowing and harrowing.

Fertilizations were done in the planting hole and top-dressing with the doses defined according to the nutritional plant requirements, availability of nutrients in the soil and in the leaf tissue. Topdressing started 30 days after the transplanting of seedlings, carried out every 45 days until the end of the crop cycle. The following were used as sources of nutrients: cattle manure to provide N (14.4 ton / ha / year) and increase soil CTC; sul-po-mag, 22% K2O, 22% S and 11% Mg, obtained from the crushing of langbeinite (2.4 ton / ha / year); bioactive organicmineral, with 12% P2O5 and Ca, obtained from the mixture of 40% bovine manure, 60% phosphate rock and P solubilizing bacterium (3.3 tons / ha / year); and FTE BR10, supplier of micronutrients (50 g / pit in planting).

Fruits were harvested at the commercial maturity point: fruits with maximum growth, still slightly bent, and with a completely green skin, that is, at stage two of the Loesecke scale (LOESECKE, 1950 LOESECKE, H.W.V. Bananas: chemistry, physiology, and technology. New York: Chapman and Hall, 1950. 189p. ), used by Ceagesp classification (CEAGESP, 2006 CEAGESP. Programa Brasileiro para a Modernização da Horticultura & Produção Integrada de Frutas. Normas de classificação de banana. São Paulo, 2006. (Documentos, 29). Disponível em: http://www.hortibrasil.org.br/jnw/images/stories/folders/banana.pdf. Acesso em: 05 jun. 2015.
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). After harvesting, fruits were characterized at the point of harvest (green) and when ripe.

Fruits were considered ripe at maturation stage six, according to the same scale. Fruits remained in the post-harvest laboratory, at room temperature (25 ± 2 ° C), for approximately one week until natural maturation.

The common evaluation for both maturation stages was: skin color determined using Minolta Colorimeter, model Chroma meter CR 400, L C H system. The colorimeter expresses color using three parameters: (a) luminosity (L *), which ranges from 0 (black) to 100 (white); (b) chromaticity or color purity (C *), whose relatively lower values represent impure colors (grayish), and higher, more pure colors, and (c) hue or true color angle (° Hue), ranging from 0 ° to 360º, in which angle 0º corresponds to the red color, 90º to the yellow color, 180º.

At the point of harvest, fresh weight (g) obtained by digital weighing; length (cm) measured with tape measure in the external fruit curvature between the insertion of the peduncle and the opposite end and diameter (mm) obtained with digital caliper in the median region of fruits were evaluated.

Evaluations of dropping resistance (PIMENTEL et al., 2010 PIMENTEL, R.M.de A.; GUI MARAES, F.N.; SANTOS, V.M.; RESENDE, J.C.F.de. Qualidade pós-colheita dos genótipos de banana PA42-44 e Prata-Anã cultivados no Norte de Minas Gerais. Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, Jaboticabal, v.32, n.22, p.407-413, 2010. ), fruit firmness (N) obtained in digital penetrometer, pulp pH, soluble solids (ºBrix) and titratable acidity (%) (INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUT Z, 1987 INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ. Normas analíticas do Instituto Adolfo Lutz. Métodos químicos e físicos de análise de alimentos. 3.ed. São Paulo, 1987. ), pulp / skin ratio (soluble solids / titratable acidity) were conducted only on mature fruits (stage 6).

Statistical analysis was performed using the Saeg software (2007) SAEG. Sistema para análises estatísticas, Versão 9. Viçosa: Fundação Arthur Bernardes, 2007. , preceded by the normality test (Lilliefors). A completely randomized design with three replicates of four fruits per plot was used. In order to reduce the normal variation among fruits of the same bunch to compose the first, second and third repetitions, fruits of the second, third and fourth bunches, respectively, of each variety were used. A general variance analysis was performed for the study variables in order to identify significant differences in the characteristics of varieties. Significant effects were studied by the Tukey test at 5% probability.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

All variables evaluated at the point of harvest and in mature fruits had normal distribution, according to the Lilliefors test, since the values calculated in the test were lower than 0.220.

Fruits at the point of harvest (green) - Significant difference for chroma (C *), hue angle, fresh weight, length and diameter among the different varieties studied was observed (Table 1). The luminosity of the fruit skin color was not different among varieties, with average value of 59.3 (Table 2).

The average values of variables evaluated at the point of harvest are shown in Table 2. The Chroma values that infer on pigment saturation or color purity was higher in the skin of ‘Prata-Anã’ and ‘BRS Tropical’ fruits, which did not differ from ‘BRS Conquista’. Lower chroma values occurred in BRS Platina and Fhia-18 varieties, indicating that these fruits exhibit skin with less pigment saturation that make up its green color. According to Oliveira et al. (2010a) OLIVEIRA, C.G.de; SANCHÊS, C.L.G.; PINHEIRO, J.M.da S.; MIZOBUTSI, G.P.; DONATO, S.L.R.; DAMASCENO, J.E.A. Caracterização físico-química e sensorial de frutos de banana ‘Prata-Anã’ e PA 42-44. In: SIMPÓSIO BRASILEIRO SOBRE BANANICULTURA, 7., 2010b, Registro. Anais ... Registro: SBF, 2010a. p.52-6. , the lower the chroma value, the less pure is the color, making it difficult to differentiate among hues. Thus, the increase in chroma values indicates along with the evolution of the hue angle, tendency for maturation, causing the coloration to become more homogeneous (less tonality and increased color purity).

‘BRS Conquista’ fruits showed more intense green color of the skin, a trend evidenced by the higher ºhue, but with no significant difference between Fhia-18 and Tropical BRS varieties (Table 2). The green color was less intense in BRS Platina and Prata-Anã varieties, which are characterized by presenting less intense green skin color than BRS Conquista variety at the point of harvest. Both the degradation of chlorophylls and the synthesis of carotenoids are processes modulated by ethylene during ripening, but the color shade can also be a genetic characteristic, giving different nuances to the fruit skin (CASTRICINI et al., 2015 CASTRICINI, A.; SANTOS, L.O.; DELIZA, R.; COELHO, E.F.; RODRIGUES, M.G.V. Caracterização pós-colheita e sensorial de genótipos de bananeiras tipo Prata. Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, Jaboticabal v.37, n.1, p.20-31, 2015. ), in addition to being an indication of the point of harvest.

‘BRS Platina’ and ‘Fhia-18’ fruits had higher fresh mass and length, but BRS Platina variety presented fruits with larger diameter. According to Lédo et al. (2008) LÉDO, A.da S.; SILVA JUNIOR, J.F.da; LEDO, C.A.da S.L.; SILVA, S.de O. Avaliação de genótipos de bananeira na região do baixo São Francisco, Sergipe. Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, Jaboticabal, v.30, n.3, p.691-5, 2008. , Fhia-18 variety presented excellent agronomic characteristics, being an alternative to Prata-Anã cultivar. Of the five varieties studied, BRS Conquista fruits were the smallest, lightest and with the smallest diameter. In relation to mass and length, Prata-Anã and BRS Tropical varieties had intermediate mean values; however, the diameter of Prata-Anã variety is lower than that of Tropical BRS variety (Table 2). ‘BRS Tropical’ fruits had an average fresh mass of 120.62 g, being lower than that reported by Ribeiro et al. (2012) RIBEIRO, L.R.; OLIVEIRA, L.M.de; SILVA, S.de O.; BORGES, A.L.Caracterização física e química de bananas produzidas em sistemas de cultivo convencional e orgânico. Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, Jaboticabal, v.34, n.3, p.774-82, 2012. , which was 150.91 g, also produced in organic farming system. Carvalho et al. (2011) CARVALHO, A.V.; SECCADIO, L.L.; MOURÃO JUNIOR, M.; NASCIMENTO, W.M.O. Qualidade pós-colheita de cultivares de bananeira do grupo 'maçã', na região de Belém - PA. Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, Jaboticabal, v.33, n.4, p.1095-102, 2011. verified the following characteristics in ‘BRS Tropical’ fruits: 10.55 cm in length, 34.20 mm in diameter, 23.67 ºBrix (in completely yellow fruits with brown spots) and good sensory acceptability.

Prata-Anã, BRS Platina and Fhia-18 varieties are Prata-type fruits and according to the Cesgesp Classification Standards (CEAGESP, 2006 CEAGESP. Programa Brasileiro para a Modernização da Horticultura & Produção Integrada de Frutas. Normas de classificação de banana. São Paulo, 2006. (Documentos, 29). Disponível em: http://www.hortibrasil.org.br/jnw/images/stories/folders/banana.pdf. Acesso em: 05 jun. 2015.
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), the fruits of the present work belong to class 18 (length greater than 18 cm and up to 22 cm) and to the extra category (minimum diameter of 34 mm). Grouping into classes guarantees the homogeneity of size among fruits of the same batch. Oliveira et al. (2010b) OLIVEIRA, G.H.H.; CORRÊA, P.C.; BAPTESTINI, F.M.; FREITAS, E.L.; VASCONCELLOS, D.S.L. Controle do amadurecimento de goiabas ‘Pedro Sato’ tratadas por frio. Enciclopédia Biosfera, Goiânia, v.6, n.9, p.1-15, 2010b. found that mature ‘Prata-Anã’ bananas had smaller length and diameter than ‘BRS Platina’.

BRS Conquista and BRS Tropical varieties are Maçã type and the fruits are classified as classes 12 and 15, respectively, according to Ceagesp (CEAGESP, 2006 CEAGESP. Programa Brasileiro para a Modernização da Horticultura & Produção Integrada de Frutas. Normas de classificação de banana. São Paulo, 2006. (Documentos, 29). Disponível em: http://www.hortibrasil.org.br/jnw/images/stories/folders/banana.pdf. Acesso em: 05 jun. 2015.
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). Regarding the category, the fruits of both varieties are classified as extra (minimum diameter of 32 mm). According to Oliveira et al. (2013) OLIVEIRA, C.G.DE; DONATO, S.L.R.; MIZOBUTSI, G.P.; SILVA, J.M.da; MIZOBUTSI, E.H. Características pós-colheita de bananas 'Prata-Anã' e 'BRS Platina' armazenadas sob refrigeração. Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, Jaboticabal, v.35, n.3, p.891-7, 2013. , the characteristics that define fruit size, such as length, diameter and mass, are important attributes for genetic improvement, since they interfere in the consumer’s preference and affect the fruit yield, both at the time of harvest and in its industrial use.

Matsuura et al. (2004) MATSUURA, F.C.A.U.; COSTA, J.I.P.; FOLEGATTI, M.I.S. Marketing de banana: preferências do consumidor quanto aos atributos de qualidade dos frutos. Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, Jaboticabal, v.26, n.1, p.48-52, 2004. found that the ideal banana fruit should have medium size (12 to 15 cm) or large (16 to 19 cm) and intermediate diameter (2.6 to 3.0 cm).

Ripe fruits (skin color at stage 6) - There was a significant difference among varieties for luminosity and skin hue angle, dropping resistance, firmness and pulp / skin ratio. Chroma, soluble solids, pH, titratable acidity and ratio of mature fruits did not differ among varieties (Table 3). The mean values were: chroma of 48.19, 11.96 °Brix, pH 4.58, titratable acidity of 0.31% and ratio of 39.1 (Table 4), similar to those found by Carvalho et al. (2011) CARVALHO, A.V.; SECCADIO, L.L.; MOURÃO JUNIOR, M.; NASCIMENTO, W.M.O. Qualidade pós-colheita de cultivares de bananeira do grupo 'maçã', na região de Belém - PA. Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, Jaboticabal, v.33, n.4, p.1095-102, 2011. , Oliveira et al. (2013) OLIVEIRA, C.G.DE; DONATO, S.L.R.; MIZOBUTSI, G.P.; SILVA, J.M.da; MIZOBUTSI, E.H. Características pós-colheita de bananas 'Prata-Anã' e 'BRS Platina' armazenadas sob refrigeração. Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, Jaboticabal, v.35, n.3, p.891-7, 2013. , Castricini et al. (2015) CASTRICINI, A.; SANTOS, L.O.; DELIZA, R.; COELHO, E.F.; RODRIGUES, M.G.V. Caracterização pós-colheita e sensorial de genótipos de bananeiras tipo Prata. Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, Jaboticabal v.37, n.1, p.20-31, 2015. .

Luminosity (L *) of ‘BRS Conquista’ banana skin was higher than that of ‘BRS Platina’, and no statistical difference with the other varieties was observed (Table 4). Higher luminosity values indicate that the predominant color, in this case yellow, is lighter or brighter, and may be characteristic of each variety.

The hue angle that indicates if the color shade is within the yellow color range and according to the mean values shown in Table 4, the yellow color of the ‘BRS Platina’ banana skin is more intense but statistically equal to the color of Prata-Anã and Fhia-18 varieties. ‘BRS Tropical’ fruits presented less intense yellow skin color. According to the CIELAB system, if the angle is between 0° and 90° and the larger the angle, the more yellow the fruit is (TRIGO et al., 2012 TRIGO, J.M.; ALBERTINI, S.; SPOTO, M.H.F.; SARMENTO, S.B.S.; LAI REYES, A.E.; SARRIÉS, G.A. Efeito de revestimentos comestíveis na conservação de mamões minimamente processados. Brazilian Journal of Food Technology, Campinas, v.15, n.2, p.125-33, 2012. ).

The dropping resistance was higher in BRS Conquista variety (17.11 N), being statistically equal between Prata-Anã (3.4 N), BRS Platina (4.05 N) and Fhia-18 (5.7 N). Lower resistance occurred in ‘BRS Tropical’ fruits (1.28 N). However, in spite of the greater resistance of ‘BRS Conquista’ fruits, all varieties of this study are considered susceptible to dropping, as defined by Oliveira et al. (2013) OLIVEIRA, C.G.DE; DONATO, S.L.R.; MIZOBUTSI, G.P.; SILVA, J.M.da; MIZOBUTSI, E.H. Características pós-colheita de bananas 'Prata-Anã' e 'BRS Platina' armazenadas sob refrigeração. Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, Jaboticabal, v.35, n.3, p.891-7, 2013. .

‘Prata-Anã’ fruits had greater firmness, which is a variety characteristic: (5.8 N) in comparison to the other varieties: 3.52 N, 3.24 N, 4.15 N and 3.15 N, for BRS Platina, Fhia-18, BRS Conquista and Tropical BRS varieties, respectively (Table 4).

According to Oliveira et al. (2013) OLIVEIRA, C.G.DE; DONATO, S.L.R.; MIZOBUTSI, G.P.; SILVA, J.M.da; MIZOBUTSI, E.H. Características pós-colheita de bananas 'Prata-Anã' e 'BRS Platina' armazenadas sob refrigeração. Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, Jaboticabal, v.35, n.3, p.891-7, 2013. , ‘Prata-Anã’ fruits were firmer compared to ‘BRS Platina’ fruits in almost all maturation stages at 25ºC. Pimentel et al. (2010) PIMENTEL, R.M.de A.; GUI MARAES, F.N.; SANTOS, V.M.; RESENDE, J.C.F.de. Qualidade pós-colheita dos genótipos de banana PA42-44 e Prata-Anã cultivados no Norte de Minas Gerais. Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, Jaboticabal, v.32, n.22, p.407-413, 2010. found pulp firmness values for ‘Prata- Anã’ fruits higher than those of ‘BRS Platina’ throughout the maturation period at 22ºC. Carvalho et al. (2011) CARVALHO, A.V.; SECCADIO, L.L.; MOURÃO JUNIOR, M.; NASCIMENTO, W.M.O. Qualidade pós-colheita de cultivares de bananeira do grupo 'maçã', na região de Belém - PA. Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, Jaboticabal, v.33, n.4, p.1095-102, 2011. verified that BRS Tropical cultivar had greater firmness compared to Thap Maeo and Caipira cultivars.

The mean pulp / skin ratio values of mature fruits are presented in Table 4. The lowest ratio was observed for ‘BRS Platina’ fruits, which did not differ from ‘Fhia-18’ fruits, unlike ‘BRS Tropical’ fruits, which had higher pulp / skin ratio. According to Damatto Jr. et al. (2005) DAMATTO JÚNIOR, E.R.; CAMPOS, A.J. de; MANOEL, L.; MOREIRA, G.C.; LEONEL, S.; EVANGELISTA, R.M. Produção e caracterização de frutos de bananeira 'Prata-Anã' e 'Prata-Zulu'. Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, Jaboticabal, v.27, n.3, p.440-3, 2005. , with maturation, fruits will have greater pulp percentage, since the green skin loses more water than the pulp this period. In addition to losing water to pulp, the banana skin loses water to the environment by perspiration, resulting in increased pulp / skin ratio during maturation.

The studied varieties presented peculiarities regarding the physical and chemical characteristics evaluated; some of them similar to Prata-Anã variety used as standard of comparison, others not similar.

However, the results obtained serve to guide the farmer in the case of the option for these varieties, which is a viable alternative of coexistence with the main diseases affecting banana crops and likely to be conducted in an organic system.

TABLE 1
Analysis of variance for variables of organic banana varieties at the point of harvest. Nova Porteirinha - MG, 2014.
TABLE 2
Mean chroma and ??skin color hue, fresh mass, length and diameter values of ‘Prata-Anã’, ‘BRS Platina’, ‘Fhia-18’, ‘BRS Conquista’ BRS Tropical ‘ bananas produced in organic system. Mean of non-significant variable (skin color luminosity). Point of harvest. Nova Porteirinha - MG, 2014.
TABLE 3
Analysis of variance for variables of mature organic banana varieties. Nova Porteirinha - MG, 2014.
TABLE 4
Average values ??of luminosity (L *), ° hue, dropping resistance (Dr), firmness and pulp / skin ratio of ‘Prata-Anã’, BRS Platina, Fhia-18, BRS Conquista and BRS Tropical bananas produced in organic system. Mean of non-significant variables (chroma, soluble solids, pH, titratable acidity and ratio). Mature fruits. Nova Porteirinha - MG, 2014.

CONCLUSIONS

Varieties differ more by the physical characteristics (skin color, size, dropping resistance, firmness and pulp / skin ratio) in relation to chemical characteristics.

At the point of harvest, ‘BRS Conquista’, ‘BRS Tropical’ and ‘Fhia-18’ fruits show more intense green skin color. ‘BRS Conquista’ bananas have lower fresh mass, smaller length and diameter than the other varieties. ‘BRS Platina’ fruits have higher fresh mass, length and diameter; Mature ‘Prata-Anã’, ‘BRS Platina’, ‘Fhia 18’, ‘BRS Conquista’ and ‘BRS Tropical’ fruits do not present difference in soluble solids content, pH, titratable acidity and ratio; ‘BRS Platina’ fruits had more intense yellow skin color and lower pulp / skin ratio. ‘BRS Conquista’ fruits showed higher dropping resistance and ‘BRS Tropical’ fruits are less resistant. ‘Prata-Anã’ fruits showed greater firmness.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

To Banco do Nordeste for the financing of the Project. To Fapemig for financial assistance and research grants to carry out this work.

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Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    2017

History

  • Received
    20 Oct 2015
  • Accepted
    17 Feb 2016
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