Caracterização fenológica e produtividade de Physalis peruviana cultivada em casa de vegetação

Abstract

Physalis (Physalis peruviana L.) is a fruit with high added value, such as blueberry, raspberry, cherry, blackberry and pitaya. Has great economic potential, but its consumption is still limited due to the high cost of its fruits due to the limited production, harvest practices, demand for labor, care in transport and storage. In Brazil, the cultivation of physalis is still new and has been cultivated and studied mainly in the southern region of the country. The objective was to study the main phases related to production and to estimate the productivity of physalis cultivated in a greenhouse. Evaluations of the phenological phases of physalis, number of leaves, buds and flowers per plant and yield were made. It is possible to produce physalis under the conditions described in the greenhouse. The fruit harvest begins 100 days after transplanting of seedlings. The estimated yield of physalis was 955 kg ha-1. The orientation of the crop row position east-west may be best suited to the cultivation of physalis.