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Solar: a new sour passion fruit cultivar for the state of Mato Grosso

Abstract

Cultivar Solar was developed specifically for the edaphoclimatic conditions of the State of Mato Grosso. It has improved fruit physical and chemical characteristics, such as higher fruit weight, total soluble solids content and pulp percentage, and is suitable for both fresh consumption and processing industry.

Keywords:
Passiflora edulis Sims; breeding; innovation

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