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Avaliou-se experimentalmente o efeito da poda apical e de cachos florais na produção e sabor dos frutos de tomateiro (maio a novembro de 2002), utilizando delineamento em blocos ao acaso, com cinco tratamentos e sete repetições, com oito plantas por parcela. Foram utilizadas mudas do cultivar Kindyo, de hábito de crescimento indeterminado. Os tratamentos utilizados foram (A) retirada do 1º cacho floral e desponta acima do 7o.cacho floral; (B) igual a A, porém sem desponta e com retirada dos cachos florais acima do 7o.cacho; (C) sem retirada do 1o.cacho floral e com desponta acima do 6o. cacho floral; (D) igual a C, porém sem desponta e com retirada dos cachos florais acima do 6o.cacho; (E) sem desponta e sem retirada de cachos florais, porém com avaliação apenas dos seis primeiros cachos florais. Os frutos foram colhidos, classificados e pesados semanalmente após atingirem o estádio maduro (100% vermelho) e os dados foram submetidos à análise de variância e teste de Tukey (pThe effect of top-shoot and floral cluster pruning on the production and flavor of the tomato fruits were experimentally evaluated (May to November of 2002). The experimental design was of randomized blocks, with five treatments, seven replications, and eight-plant plots. Seedlings from cultivar Kindyo of indeterminate growth habit, were used. Treatments were: (A) pruning of the 1st floral cluster and top-shoot pruning above the 7th floral cluster; (B) same as A, but without top-shoot pruning and with pruning of the floral clusters above the 7th cluster; (C) without pruning the 1st floral cluster, but with top-shoot pruning above the 6th floral cluster; (D) same as C, but without top-shoot pruning and with pruning of floral clusters above the 6th.; (E) without top-shoot and floral cluster pruning, but evaluating only the first six floral clusters. Tomato fruits were harvested, graded and weighed in a week basis, after reaching maturity (100% red). Data were submitted to variance analysis and Tukey's test (p |
