Bioactive content of six passion fruit genotypes cultivated in southern Brazil

Passion fruit production in Brazil is concentrated in tropical regions, however, recently production has expanded to regions with temperate climate. Cultivar performance in different climate and soil can lead to variation in the contents of bioactive compounds in the juice and rind of the fruit. This study characterized the bioactive content of passion fruit rind and juice of six passion fruit genotypes ('Catarina Roxo', 'Catarina', 'Urussanga', 'BRS Gigante Amarelo', 'BRS Rubi do Cerrado', and 'BRS Sol do Cerrado') cultivated in southern Brazil. Phenolic, flavonoid, anthocyanin, carotenoid, and ascorbic acid contents and the antioxidant potential of each fruit portion from each genotype were evaluated. Fruit composition varied with genotype and evaluated tissue. Bioactive compound contents were greatest in the rind of 'Urussanga' and 'Catarina', whereas the juice of 'BRS Sol do Cerrado' and 'Catarina Roxo' had the greatest bioactive content. Given cultivar and tissue variability for bioactive content, postharvest use of passion fruit will determine the choice of cultivar to obtain a product with maximum bioactive compounds. Passion fruit genotypes evaluated in this study have shown to be potential sources of bioactive compounds. Fruit rind has the potential to be explored in the scientific and technological scope, due to its high amounts of phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity.

Influência da benzilaminopurina (BAP) NA multiplicação in vitro de kiwi (Actinidia deliciosa) / The influence of benzylaminopurine in the in vitro multiplication of kiwi (Actinidia deliciosa)

Este experimento foi conduzido no Laboratório de Cultura de Tecidos da EMBRAPA/CPACT, Pelotas, RS, com o objetivo de estudar a influência de diferentes concentrações de 6-benzilaminopurina (BAP) na multiplicação in vitro de kiwi (Actinidia deliciosa), cv. Tomun. Utilizou-se o meio de cultura MS, acrescido de sacarose, mio-inositol, ágar e das seguintes concentrações de BAP: 0,0; 0,5; 1,0; 1,5; 2,0 e 2,5 mg/l. Os explantes foram constituídos de microestacas provenientes da coleção in vitro do Laboratório, com aproximadamente 10mm de comprimento. Verificou-se que, para o número e comprimento de brotações, número de gemas e folhas a concentração em torno de 1,5mg/l de BAP proporcionou os memores resultados. Nas condições em que o trabalho foi realizado, pode-se concluir que o BAP foi eficiente na multiplicação in vitro de kiwi, cv. Tomuri.

This trial was carried out in the Tissue Culture Laboratory at EMBRAPA/CPACT, Pelotas, RS, Brazil, aiming to study the influence of different 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP) concentrations in the in vitro multiplication of kiwi, cv. Tomuri. A MS medium was used adding sucrose, myo-inositol, agar and concentrations of BAP as follows: 0.0; 0.5; 1.0; 1.5; 2.0 and 2.5mg/l. The explants consisting of microshoots of 10mm length were obtained from the in vitro collection at the laboratory. The best results of bud and shoot numbers, shoot length and number of leaves were obtained using about 1.5mg/l BAP. Results of this experiment demonstrated that BAP is efficient in the in vitro multiplication of kiwi, cv. Tomuri.

Enraizamento de ameixeira (Prunus salicina, Lindl. ) em diferentes épocas de coleta das estacas / Rooting of stem cuttings of plum (Prunus salicina, Lindl. ) in different times

Com o objetivo de verificar a melhor época de coleta das estacas para o enraizamento de ameixeira, cultivares Reubennel e Frontier, foram conduzidos experimentos em Pelotas - RS. As estacas foram retiradas de ramos do ano de 6 anos de idade, em três épocas diferentes (novembro de 1992, janeiro e março 1993). Foram utilizados tubetes plásticos, com substrato de cinza de casca de arroz e mantidos em nebulização intermitente. Pelos resultados observou-se que, para a cultivar Reubennel, a época de coleta das estacas não influenciou o percentual de enraizamento, que foi baixo em todas as épocas, porém, para a cultivar Frontier, a época que proporcionou o maior enraizamento foi novembro (94,9 por cento), seguida de março e janeiro (34,8 e 25,8 por cento, respectivamente).

The objective of the present work was to verify the best time for cropping stem cuttings of plum for rooting. The experiment was conducted in Pelotas, RS with two cultivars: Reubennel and Frontier. The stem cuttings were taken from the season growth of six years old stem base in three different times: November of 1992, January and March of 1993. Cuttings from the other times were rooting in plastic tubets using rice hulls ash as substrato and kept under intermitent misting. The results showed no cropping time influence in the percentual rooting of Reubennel cultivar, which was low in each determination. However, the cultivar Frontier presented a greater percentual of rooting in November (94.9 percent), followed in March (34.8 percent) and in January (25,8 percent).