Selection of experimental strawberry clones for fruit appearance attributes

O objetivo deste trabalho foi realizar a caracterização morfológica de frutos de morango de diferentes genótipos, assim como verificar sua conservação pós-colheita. Seis cultivares comerciais (Albion, Aromas, Dover, Festival, Pircinque e San Andreas) e nove clones experimentais (MDA01, MDA19, MDA22, MDA23, MCA89, MCA94, MFA443, MOGSC468 e MFA443PR) foram avaliados. Os frutos foram produzidos em bancadas semi-hidropônicas, em cultivo protegido, e classificados quanto a tamanho, formato, coloração, brilho, posição do aquênio, coloração da polpa, coloração do “coração”, cavidade do fruto e posição das sépalas. Para a análise de pós-colheita dos frutos, foram determinadas a perda de massa e a aparência dos frutos durante dez dias de armazenamento. Os genótipos avaliados apresentam alta similaridade entre si quanto à caracterização morfológica. MCA89 e 'Pircinque' são os genótipos mais divergentes em relação aos demais. Há uma associação entre as características cavidade grande, formato reniforme e cavidade média, o que contribui para a seleção indireta dos caracteres desejáveis. No décimo dia de armazenamento, os genótipos MDA01, MDA19, MCA89, MFA443 e 'Dover' ainda apresentam condições aceitáveis para comercialização.The objective of this work was to carry out the morphological characterization of strawberry fruit of different genotypes, as well as to verify their postharvest conservation. Six commercial cultivars (Albion, Aromas, Dover, Festival, Pircinque, and San Andreas) and nine experimental clones (MDA01, MDA19, MDA22, MDA23, MCA89, MCA94, MFA443, MOGSC468, and MFA443PR) were evaluated. Fruit were produced on semi-hydroponic gutters in protected cultivation and classified according to size, shape, color, brightness, achene position, pulp color, “heart” color, fruit cavity, and sepal position. For the postharvest analysis of fruit, the loss of mass and the appearance of fruit during ten days of storage were determined. The evaluated genotypes show a high similarity to each other regarding morphological characterization. MCA89 and 'Pircinque' are the most divergent genotypes in relation to the others. There is an association between the characteristics large cavity, reniform shape, and medium cavity, which contributes to the indirect selection of desirable characters. On the tenth day of storage, the MDA01, MDA19, MCA89, MFA443, and 'Dover' genotypes still show acceptable conditions for commercialization.

MFAg: a R package for carrying out the multiple factor analysisDOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5892/ruvrd.v15i2.3253

In considering the study between groups of variables using a multivariate approach, the usual techniques are either limited or unviable to describe how distinct these groups are. The multiple factor analysis technique (MFA) enables a statistical analysis among groups, whether they are quantitative, categorical, frequency or even mixed. The core of the technique is a factor analysis applied to the set of variables in which each group of variables is balanced, leading to a representation of the observations and variables. Thus, this package carries out the multiple factor analysis technique, generating easy results of being surveyed, as in a PCA (Principal Components Analysis), in addition to statistical plots of easy understanding. It possesses also some other functions for multivariate analysis, which are used by the MFA technique

Qualidade de cafés especiais: uma avaliação sensorial feita com consumidores utilizando a técnica MFACT

RESUMO A qualidade sensorial de cafés especiais, cujas características se relacionam com o meio geográfico é apreciada pelo setor produtivo e o mercado, no qual, uma relação comercial é pautada na livre escolha, por parte do consumidor e na agregação de valores e diferenciação de preços em função da qualidade do produto. Neste cenário, focar as tendências dos consumidores é primordial para que um café seja diferenciado em relação aos demais; para isso, novas metodologias de análise devem ser exploradas para que os resultados sejam dignos de contemplaram inúmeros fatores inerentes às particularidades de cada consumidor e/ou produto. Com esse propósito, o objetivo desse artigo é propor o uso da técnica de múltiplos fatores aplicada a tabelas de contingência (MFACT), em dados categorizados obtidos em um experimento sensorial realizado com diferentes grupos de consumidores com a finalidade de identificar similaridades entre quatro cafés especiais. Concluiu-se que o uso dessa técnica é viável, por permitir discriminar os cafés especiais produzidos em diferentes ambientes (altitudes) e processamentos, considerando a heterogeneidade entre os consumidores envolvidos na análise sensorial

Association between the artificial aging test and the natural storage of coffee seeds

Abstract: The accelerated aging test is recognized as an efficient method for evaluating the vigor of seed lots and for estimating their storage potential. Thus, this work aimed to evaluate the association between artificial aging and natural storage of coffee seeds, through the correlation factor analysis. Seeds of four cultivars of Coffea arabica L. (Catuaí Amarelo, Arara, Catiguá, and Mundo Novo) and one of Coffea canephora Pierre (Apoatã) were used. Part of the newly-harvested seeds were aged in a growth chamber under controlled temperature and relative humidity conditions (42 ºC and 100% RH) for periods of 0, 4, 6, 8, and 10 days. The other part of the seeds was stored in tri-wall paper packaging for a period of 2, 4, and 6 months in a non-climate-controlled environment. Artificial aging allows predictions on the storage potential of coffee seeds, although the artificial aging periods depend on the cultivars

Association between the artificial aging test and the natural storage of coffee seeds

<div><p>Abstract: The accelerated aging test is recognized as an efficient method for evaluating the vigor of seed lots and for estimating their storage potential. Thus, this work aimed to evaluate the association between artificial aging and natural storage of coffee seeds, through the correlation factor analysis. Seeds of four cultivars of Coffea arabica L. (Catuaí Amarelo, Arara, Catiguá, and Mundo Novo) and one of Coffea canephora Pierre (Apoatã) were used. Part of the newly-harvested seeds were aged in a growth chamber under controlled temperature and relative humidity conditions (42 ºC and 100% RH) for periods of 0, 4, 6, 8, and 10 days. The other part of the seeds was stored in tri-wall paper packaging for a period of 2, 4, and 6 months in a non-climate-controlled environment. Artificial aging allows predictions on the storage potential of coffee seeds, although the artificial aging periods depend on the cultivars.</p></div