Eficiência de ésteres de sacarose em ameixas (Prunus salicina, Lindl.) 'Santa Rosa' refrigeradas

Aiming to verify the efficiency of TAL-PROLONG (sucrose esters), plums 'Santa Rosa' were stored for 21 days at 0°C and 90-95% RH (+ 3 days of simulated marketing at room temperature). The fruits were immersed in a solution containing 0; 0,5; 1,0; 1,5 and 2,0% of TAL-PROLONG, before storage. During cold storage and marketing, fruits treated with TAL-PROLONG presented less weight loss. The decay and internal breakdown incidence was reduced in fruits treated with TAL-PROLONG and it was efficient for maintening the fruit colour.Com o objetivo de avaliar o efeito do TAL-PROLONG (ésteres de sacarose), ameixas 'Santa Rosa' foram armazenadas por 21 dias a 0°C e 90-95% UR (+ 3 dias de comercialização simulada em temperatura ambiente). As doses do TAL-PROLONG utilizadas foram 0; 0,5; 1,0; 1,5 e 2,0%, aplicadas antes do armazenamento por imersão das frutas. As frutas tratadas com TAL-PROLONG apresentaram menores perdas de peso durante o armazenamento e comercialização simulada. Houve menor incidência de podridões e desintegração interna de polpa nas frutas tratadas com TAL-PROLONG, o qual foi também eficiente na manutenção da coloração das frutas

Qualidade de ameixas (Primus salicina, Lindl.) 'Reubennel' após armazenamento refrigerado

The purpose of this research was to verily the quality of 'Reubennel' plums after two periods of cold storage: 30 and 40 days at 0°C and 90-95% RH and thereafter submitted to 1, 2 and 3 days of simulated marketing, at room temperature (25-26°C). The weight loss at 30 days of cold storage and marketing were 0,57% and 2,0%, respectively. At 40 days the weigth loss reached 1,87% in cold storage and 7,0% in marketing. The decay increased during marketing, principally after 40 days of cold storage. The firmness and total titratable acidity had greater decrease after 40 days and there was no significant variation in total soluble solids during all cold storage and simulated marketing. Because of the high decay, weight loss and fruit overripening verified at 40 days, 30 days of cold storage and 2 days of marketing, are recommended for this cultivar.O objetivo do trabalho foi verificar a qualidade de ameixas 'Reubemier após 30 e 40 dias de armazenagem a 0°C e 90-95% UR e 1, 2 e 3 dias de comercialização simulada em temperatura ambiente (25-26°C). As perdas de peso das frutas até os 30 dias de armazenamento e durante a comercialização foram de 0,57% e 2,0%, respectivamente, enquanto que, até os 40 dias e durante posterior comercialização, as perdas alcançaram 1,87% e 7,0%, respectivamente. As podridões aumentaram durante a comercialização simulada, principalmente após 40 dias de armazenamento. A firmeza de polpa e a acidez total titulável (ATT) tiveram maiores decréscimos após 40 dias de armazenamento refrigerado. Poucas modificações ocorreram no teor de sólidos solúveis totais (SST). Em virtude da alta incidência de podridões, desidratação e sobrematuração após 40 dias de armazenamento, recomenda-se armazenar esta cultivar até 30 dias, com comercialização até 2 dias

Influence of temperature and polyethilene wrapping in the storage of feijoa fruits (Feijoa sellowiana Berg.)

Objetivando verificar o efeito de três temperaturas (0°C, 2°C e ambiente) e da embalagem de polietileno perfurado no armazenamento, utilizou-se frutos de goiabeira serrana (Feijoa sellowiana Berg), provenientes de plantas nativas de Vacaria, RS, colhidos em meados de março de 1993 e mantidos em câmaras frias. O tempo de armazenamento foi de 21 e 28 dias, mais 2 dias de comercialização simulada. À temperatura ambiente, a durabilidade dos frutos foi próxima a uma semana, não tendo sido possível sua avaliação. Aos 21 dias, as frutas mantidas a 2°C e embaladas com polietileno tiveram menor teor de SST (Sólidos Solúveis Totais) e menor perda de peso que as dos demais tratamentos; a ATT (Acidez Total Titularei) foi menor na temperatura de 2°C, independente do uso de polietileno; a relação SST/ATT não foi influenciada pelos tratamentos. Aos 28 dias, a perda de peso, SST, ATT e relação SST/ATT foi similar à retirada aos 21 dias. Resultados preliminares permitem concluir que os frutos podem ser conservados até 28 dias nas temperaturas de O e 2°C, permanecendo aptos para o consumo, sem alteração no teor de sólidos solúveis e na acidez dos frutos.To verify the effect of three temperatures (0°C, 2°C and room temp.) and of polyethilene wrapping in the storage of feijoa (Feijoa sellowiana Berg.), fruits of native plants from Vacaria (RS), were harvested around middle March 1993 and kept in cold rooms. The cold storage periods were 21 and 28 days, with 2 additional days of simulated marketing. At ambient temperature, fruit durability was near one week, their evaluation was not possible. After 21 days, the fruits maintained at 2°C and packed in polyethilene showed lower weight loss and TSS (Total Soluble Solids) than the fruits of (he other treatments; the TTA (Total Titratable Acidity) was lower for the 2°C temperature, with or without polyethilene; the TSS/TTA ratio was not influenced by the treatments. After 28 days, the weight loss, TSS, TTA and TSS/TTA ratio were similar to those of 21 days. Preliminary results permit to conclude that fruits can be stored up to 28 days at 0 and 2°C temperatures for consumption, without TSS and TTA changes

Effect of phosphorus on the initial development of feijoa seedlings

The effect of phosphate fertilization on the initial development of feijoa (Feyoa sellowiana Berg.) seedlings was studied in a pot experiment with a Red Yellow Podzolk soil having 4 ppm of extractable phosporous by the Mehlich method. Levels of phosphorous of 0, 50, 100 and 150 ppm together with 150 ppm of K were applied as a basal dressing. In three equal portions 150 ppm of N were applied at 7, 27 and 42 days after the transplant of the seedlings. Seedlings of native plants, with 30 days approximately, were transplanted to pots and cultivated during 89 days. There was a significant effect of phosphorous on all analised variables. Plant height showed the behaviour of the classic growth curve, but the increments obtained at each evaluation increased with the levels of P. Root dry matter, aerial parts, as well as the extracted quantities of N, P and K increased linearly with the P levels. The concentration of P in the tissue increased up to the level of 50 ppm, remaining stable for the higher P levels, those of N and P decreased for the levels above 50 ppm of P. Results obtained permit to verify the high requirement of this species in relation to phosphorous, in the initial growth period.Foi estudado o efeito da adubação fosfatada no desenvolvimento inicial de mudas de goiabeira serrana (Feijoa sellowiana Berg.) num experimento em vasos, com solo Podzólico Vermelho Amarelo, apresentando 4 ppm de P extraível pelo método de Mehlich. Os níveis de fósforo utilizados foram 0, 50, 100 e 150 ppm de P, aplicados antes da instalação do experimento, juntamente com 150 ppm de K. Em cobertura, foram aplicados 150 ppm de N, em três parcelas iguais aos 7, 27 e 47 dias após a repicagem das mudas. Plântulas oriundas de sementes de plantas nativas, com aproximadamente 30 dias, foram transplantadas para os vasos e cultivadas durante 89 dias. Houve efeito significativo do P sobre todas as variáveis analisadas. A altura das plantas mostrou um comportamento similar à curva clássica do crescimento, mas os incrementos obtidos a cada avaliação aumentaram com os níveis de P. A matéria seca das raízes e da parte aérea, bem como as quantidades extraídas de N, P e K aumentaram linearmente com os níveis de P. O teor de P no tecido aumentou até o nível de 50 ppm de P aplicado, permanecendo estável nos níveis maiores, enquanto os de N e K diminuiram nos níveis acima de 50 ppm de P. Os resultados obtidos permitem verificar a elevada exigência de fósforo desta espécie no período inicial de crescimento

Performance of ALICE pixel prototypes in high energy beams

The two innermost layers of the ALICE inner tracking system are instrumented with silicon pixel detectors. Single chip assembly prototypes of the ALICE pixels have been tested in high energy particle beams at the CERN SPS. Detection efficiency and spatial precision have been studied as a function of the threshold and the track incidence angle. The experimental method, data analysis and main results are presented.Comment: 10 pages, 9 figures, contribution to PIX2005 Workshop, Bonn (Germany), 5-8 September 200

Beam Test Performance and Simulation of Prototypes for the ALICE Silicon Pixel Detector

The silicon pixel detector (SPD) of the ALICE experiment in preparation at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN is designed to provide the precise vertex reconstruction needed for measuring heavy flavor production in heavy ion collisions at very high energies and high multiplicity. The SPD forms the innermost part of the Inner Tracking System (ITS) which also includes silicon drift and silicon strip detectors. Single assembly prototypes of the ALICE SPD have been tested at the CERN SPS using high energy proton/pion beams in 2002 and 2003. We report on the experimental determination of the spatial precision. We also report on the first combined beam test with prototypes of the other ITS silicon detector technologies at the CERN SPS in November 2004. The issue of SPD simulation is briefly discussed.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures, prepared for proceedings of 7th International Position Sensitive Detectors Conference, Liverpool, Sept. 200