This issue presents studies on the leaf area estimation in lychees by means of allometric relationships, dehydration and spraying of buriti (Mauritia flexuosa), quality index and harvest maturity of Eugenia cibrata fruits, Gonodonta (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) species defoliating sugar apple and...

Studies were carried out on the seeds of avocado, persimmon, guava, jaboticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora), lime (Citrus reticulata x C. aurantifolia), apple, papaw, mango, loquat, pear, peach, Eugenia uniflora, date and vine. The percentage germination and the number of weeks taken for the whole sample ...

This study aimed to chemically characterize the pulps of the tropical fruits araticum (Annona crassiflora), buriti (Mauritia flexuosa), coquinho azedo (Butia capitata), cagaita (Eugenia dysenterica), and cajá (Spondias mombin), with a focus on antioxidant potential and microminerals. Calcium...

Irrigation systems demand significative electrical energy quantities, that increase considerably the production costs. The electric energy expenditure and the irrigation depth for one hypothetical irrigated perimeter on Jaíba region-MG, Brazil were simulated for the: pineapple, banana, guava,...

Fruit flies are important pests for most fruit species due to the damage they cause, precluding the marketing of fruit. This study aimed to test different fruit juices as food attractants in the monitoring of population fluctuation of fruit flies and Irapuá stingless bees, in an orchard in the...

The purpose of this study was to investigate native species of parasitoids of frugivorous larvae and their associations with host plants in commercial guava orchards and in typical native dry forests of a caatinga-cerrado ecotone in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Nine species of parasitoids...

The aim this work was know the species of fruit fly and host plants in orchards in the urban area in the north of Minas Gerais. Were selected 10 orchards with wide variety of fruit species, which were distributed in equidistant way in the urban area of Janaúba, MG. Weekly, were collected...

The first part of this report presents a synthesis of the various problems and the relevant and common requirements of the fruticulture industry in the diverse mesoregions of Minas Gerais (Brazil). The prospects and requirements are then separately discussed for each of the mesoregions: Pouso...

The occurrence and distribution of nematode parasites of fruit crops were studied in 172 soil and root samples of pineapple, Barbados cherry (Malpighia glabra), banana (Musa sp.), Citrus spp., fig, bread fruit (Artocarpus incisa) and peach, from 31 counties of Bahia, Ceará, Minas Gerais, Pernambuco ...

Increasing orchard productivity is among the main objectives of pitaya producers. However, the commercial productivity may reduce due to reduction of fruit size as a function of the high amount per plant. This study evaluated the influence of the number of fruit per cladode in commercial...