‘BRS MANDINHO’: THE FIRST PLATYCARPA PEACH CULTIVAR RELEASED IN BRAZIL

• Main Authors: MARIA DO CARMO BASSOLS RASEIRA, CIRO SCARANARI, RODRIGO CEZAR FRANZON, NELSON PIRES FELDBERG, BONIFÁCIO HIDEYUKI NAKASU
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Fruticultura
• Series: Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura
• Subjects: breeding; selection; Prunus persica var. platycarpa
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-29452016000300804&lng=en&tlng=en

ABSTRACT In recent years, platycarpa peaches have reached high prices due to their good acceptance in the international market. However, the great majority of the released varieties are high chill and do not adapt to Brazilian conditions except on a few microclimes of high altitudes. The cultivar BRS Mandinho is the first peach cultivar of the botanical variety platicarpa, released in Brazil and adapted to subtropical conditions. The plants are vigorous and, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, the blooming occurs on the second half of July. The fruits are sweet and ripe in November with an average weight of 55.3 g.