Selection of early‑maturing sweet orange cultivars by performance indexes

Authors

  • Marina Maitto Caputo Universidade de São Paulo/ESALQ
  • Francisco de Assis Alves Mourão Filho Universidade de São Paulo/ESALQ
  • Simone Rodrigues da Silva Universidade de São Paulo/ESALQ
  • Horst Bremer Neto Universidade de São Paulo/ESALQ
  • Hilton Thadeu Zarate do Couto Universidade de São Paulo/ESALQ
  • Eduardo Sanches Stuchi Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab2012.v47.12553

Keywords:

Citrus sinensis, phenotypic traits, selection index, fruit quality, simultaneous selection, seeds

Abstract

The objective of this work was to select adequate early‑maturing sweet orange cultivars for the fresh fruit market and for industrial processing using performance indexes. Performance indexes for citrus were established from data collected in an experiment carried out in the southwest region of the state of São Paulo, involving 12 early-maturing sweet orange cultivars. New results were obtained by identifying cultivars with superior characteristics. In a comparison with 'Hamlin' sweet orange, a standard early-maturing cultivar, 'Valência 2' and 'Salustiana' were considered better materials for the fresh fruit market, whereas 'Westin' sweet orange was identified as a superior cultivar for orange juice processing.

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Published

2012-12-17

How to Cite

Caputo, M. M., Mourão Filho, F. de A. A., da Silva, S. R., Bremer Neto, H., Couto, H. T. Z. do, & Stuchi, E. S. (2012). Selection of early‑maturing sweet orange cultivars by performance indexes. Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira, 47(11), 1669–1672. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab2012.v47.12553

Issue

v.47, n.11, nov. 2012

Section

SCIENTIFIC NOTES