Mendoza INTA-37 is a quince cultivar released by INTA in Argentina in 1969, and introduced in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, through AGROCICA, Jundiaí, State of São Paulo, in 1970. Its agronomic behavior was observed at the Instituto Agronômico of Campinas with respect to the adaptation to the mild winter of State of São Paulo. Mendoza INTA-37 presents vigorous trees and high fruit productivity. The fruits are big, of beautiful appearence and early ripening, showing to be an excellent raw material for industrialization as jam of high quality. These characteristics justify its inclusion in commercial orchards in São Paulo and in the quince breeding program of the Instituto Agronômico.
quince; Cydonia oblonga Mill.; 'Mendoza INTA-37'; productivity; jam