Post-harvest Quality of Table Grapes Marketed in the Municipality of Areia in the State of Paraíba
Cássio Ricardo Gonçalves da Costa *
Departamento de Ciência do Solo, Universidade Federal da Paraiba, CEP: 58397-000, Areia, PB, Brasil.
Ailson de Lima Marques
Departamento de Ciência do Solo, Universidade Federal da Paraiba, CEP: 58397-000, Areia, PB, Brasil.
Debora Coelho de Moura
Departamento de Geografia, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, PB, Brasil.
Anne Carolline Maia Linhares
Departamento de Ciência do Solo, Universidade Federal da Paraiba, CEP: 58397-000, Areia, PB, Brasil.
Sonaria de Sousa Silva
Departamento de Ciência do Solo, Universidade Federal da Paraiba, CEP: 58397-000, Areia, PB, Brasil.
Maria Idaline Pessoa Cavalcanti
Departamento de Ciência do Solo, Universidade Federal da Paraiba, CEP: 58397-000, Areia, PB, Brasil.
Denisvaldo Artur de Meireles
Departamento de Ciência do Solo, Universidade Federal da Paraiba, CEP: 58397-000, Areia, PB, Brasil.
Ana Luíza de Melo Lucena
Departamento de Universidade Federal da Paraiba, CEP: 58397-000, Areia, PB, Brasil.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The semi-arid region of Paraíba is known for the expansion of cultivated areas and agricultural produce, and the high yields and the quality of grapes. The objective of this work was to evaluate the quality table grapes for classification purposes according to the physical and physicochemical characteristics marketed in a local fair in the city of Areia - PB. The work was developed at the Laboratory of Technology of Agricultural Products (LPTA), Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), Center of Agricultural Sciences (CCA), Campus II, Areia-PB. Table grapes were purchased at the free fair in the municipality of Areia. Two clusters were selected and analyzed according to the Standardization Primer and Classification of the Brazilian Program for Modernization of Horticulture, identifying the group, subgroup, class, subclass, category and the presence of defects (severe or mild). According to the evaluations carried out from the standardization primer, the fruits were slightly damage and/but not changing in their post-harvest quality. The fruits were classified according to commercial standards and suitable for human consumption.
Keywords: Post-harvest, quality, grape, viticulture