Sample size for the evaluation of 'BH-65' papaya fruits under protected cultivation/Tamanho otimo de amostra para avaliacao de frutos de mamoeiro 'BH-65' em cultivo protegido
The cultivation of papaya under greenhouse has become recently a profitable alternative for horticultural crops in different regions of the world, among them South East Spain. The objective of this work was to determine the sample size to evaluate fruit quality features in mature fruits of 'BH-...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Revista Brasileira de fruticultura 2019-03, Vol.41 (2) |
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Zusammenfassung: | The cultivation of papaya under greenhouse has become recently a profitable alternative for horticultural crops in different regions of the world, among them South East Spain. The objective of this work was to determine the sample size to evaluate fruit quality features in mature fruits of 'BH-65' papaya cultivated under greenhouse in Almeria (Spain). With this aim, fruits were harvested at stage 2 in July 2013, and at the end of the production cycle in March 2014. On each occasion and when fruits reached maturation phenological stage 5, 26 fruits were evaluated for physical characteristics (weight, length, diameter, cavity width), total soluble solids content, and color attributes of skin and pulp. The optimal sample size was calculated using a deterministic method. The physical parameters and the skin and pulp color attributes of fruits of 'BH-65' papaya cultivar present different experimental accuracy among themselves and between harvest seasons, requiring different sample sizes. Higher sample size is required for evaluating fruit weight. 25 fruits were necessary at harvest performed in July, but only 7 fruits in March, considering an error of 15% around the average. Index terms: Carica papaya L.; experimental planning; sampling. O cultivo de mamoeiro em estufa vem tornando-se, nos ultimos anos, uma alternativa de cultivo em diversas partes do mundo. Objetivou-se com este trabalho determinar o tamanho de amostra para avaliar frutos maduros de mamoeiro 'BH-65' cultivado em estufa no sul da Espanha. Foram colhidos 26 frutos no estadio 2 de maturacao, em julho de 2013, e outros 26 frutos, tambem no estadio 2, no final do ciclo produtivo, em marco de 2014. Os frutos foram avaliados quando atingiram o estadio 5 de maturacao, para caracteristicas fisicas (massa, comprimento, largura, diametro da cavidade), quimica (teor de solidos soluveis) e atributos de cor da casca e da polpa. O calculo do tamanho da amostra foi feito por metodo deterministico. As caracteristicas fisicas de frutos e dos atributos de cor da casca e do fruto de mamoeiro 'BH-65' apresentam diferentes precisoes experimentais entre si e entre as epocas de colheita, requerendo diferentes tamanhos de amostra. O maior tamanho de amostra e requerido para avaliar a media de massa de frutos, sendo necessario avaliar 25 frutos na colheita de julho e 7 frutos na colheita de marco, considerando erro de 15% em torno da media. Termos para Indexacao: Carica papaya L.; planejamento experimental; amostragem. |
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ISSN: | 0100-2945 |
DOI: | 10.1590/0100-29452019107 |