Two new Brazilian feijoa cultivars

SCS 414-Mattos and SCS 415-Nonante

Authors

  • Jean-Pierre Henri J. Ducroquet Epagri/Estação Experimental de São Joaquim
    • Eduardo da Costa Nunes Epagri/Estação Experimental de São Joaquim
      • Miguel Pedro Guerra UFSC/CCA
        • Rubens Onofre Nodari UFSC/CCA

          DOI:

          https://doi.org/10.52945/rac.v21i2.857

          Keywords:

          pineapple guava, Acca sellowiana, cultivar, plant breending

          Abstract

          Continuing its breeding program of feijoa (Acca selowiana), one of the most promising commercial
          native fruit-tree of Southern Brazil, Epagri is launching two new cultivars, SCS 414-Mattos and SCS 415-Nonante, with the intention of extending and improving the flow of feijoa supply to the market. The peak of harvesting for
          Mattos cultivar fits between Alcantara and Helena, two cultivars launched in 2007, while ‘Nonante’ starts to
          mature about 20 days after the harvesting start of ‘Helena’ and, extending the harvest period of feijoa until the second week of May. The cultivar Mattos results from the cloning of one of the 200 accesses of the germplasm bank and stands out by its size, appearance and quality of the fruit, while ‘Nonante’ results of a cross between two accesses collected from backyards in Santa Catarina and stands out by its constancy of production, rusticity and
          flavor of the fruit, apart from being self-compatible.

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          Published

          2008-02-12

          Issue

          Section

          Germplasm Article

          How to Cite

          Two new Brazilian feijoa cultivars: SCS 414-Mattos and SCS 415-Nonante. (2008). Agropecuária Catarinense Journal, 21(2), 77-80. https://doi.org/10.52945/rac.v21i2.857