Qualitative performance of lettuce cultivars in four seasons in Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil

ABSTRACT The major challenge in producing good quality lettuce in the semiarid region is the climatic factors such as high temperature, high luminosity and low air relative humidity, which affect the quality characteristics of leafy vegetables. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the q...

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Published in:Revista Ceres Vol. 63; no. 6; pp. 843 - 852
Main Authors: Silva, Otaciana Maria dos Prazeres da, Negreiros, Maria Zuleide de, Santos, Elizangela Cabral dos, Lopes, Welder de Araújo Rangel, Lucena, Rafaella Rayane Macedo de, Soares, Alinne Menezes
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Viçosa 01-12-2016
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Summary:ABSTRACT The major challenge in producing good quality lettuce in the semiarid region is the climatic factors such as high temperature, high luminosity and low air relative humidity, which affect the quality characteristics of leafy vegetables. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the quality of lettuce cultivars of Crisphead (Angelina, Amelia and Taina), Mimosa (Mila, Mimosa and Lavinia), Green-leaf (Scarlet, Vera, Isabella and Vanda) and Loose-leaf (Elisa and Regiane) in four seasons: summer (12/21/2012), autumn (3/21/2013), winter (06/21/2013) and spring (09/23/2013) in the conditions of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte state. The experimental design was a complete randomized block with four replications. The following characteristics were quantified: pH, titratable acidity, soluble solids (SS) and total soluble sugars. The quality of the lettuce was influenced by the cultivar and environmental conditions. Lower titratable acidity was recorded for Green-leaf and Loose-leaf groups in the summer and for Crisphead groups in the autumn. The highest content of soluble solids were achieved in autumn for cultivars Vera, Vanda, Isabela, Elisa and Regiane; to Lavinia, Angelina, Amelia and Tainá, and summer and autumn stood out from the other growing seasons for this trait. Cultivars Scarlet, Angelina and Amelia had higher levels of total soluble sugars in the summer; Mila and Lavinia in spring; Elisa and Regiane in winter and Tainá in spring. RESUMO A grande dificuldade para a produção de alface de qualidade na região semiárida se deve aos fatores climáticos, como temperatura elevada, alta luminosidade e baixa umidade relativa do ar, que afetam as características de qualidade das hortaliças folhosas. Diante disso, o objetivo da pesquisa foi avaliar a qualidade de cultivares de alface dos grupos Americana (Angelina, Amélia e Tainá), Mimosa (Mila, Mimosa e Lavínia), Crespa (Scarlet, Vera, Isabella e Vanda) e Lisa (Elisa e Regiane) em quatro épocas do ano: verão (21/12/2012), outono (21/03/2013), inverno (21/06/2013) e primavera (23/09/2013) nas condições de Mossoró, RN. O delineamento experimental adotado foi o de blocos casualizados completos com quatro repetições. Foram quantificadas as características: pH, acidez titulável, sólidos solúveis (SS) e açúcares solúveis totais. A qualidade da alface foi influenciada pela cultivar e condições ambientais. Os grupos Crespa e Lisa registraram menor acidez titulável no verão e as Americanas no outono. Os maiores teores de SS foram obtidos no outono para as cultivares Vera, Vanda, Isabela, Elisa e Regiane; para Lavínia, Angelina, Amélia e Tainá, o verão e outono se destacaram das demais épocas de cultivo, para esta característica. As cultivares Scarlet, Angelina e Amélia apresentaram maior teor de açúcares solúveis totais no verão, Mila e Lavínia na primavera, Elisa e Regiane no inverno e Tainá na primavera.
ISSN:0034-737X
2177-3491
0034-737X
DOI:10.1590/0034-737x201663060014