Qualidade do mamão formosa comercializado no CEASA de Patos - PB, supermercado e feira-livre de Pombal – PB.

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the visual quality, physics, chemical and identiüication of fiingal postharvest papaya in local disüibution CEAVA Patos - PB, the market-plane and supermarkets Pombal - PB. The papaya were collected õom dure diHerent shops: distribution, CEASA Patos - PB, supemlarket and üie market-placa, Pombas - PB in the months ofmarch and april 201 0, then weK tmnsported to the labomtoíy where the experíinent was installed. It was used a randomized complete blocks, the blocks were being set up by days ofcollection, two âom each month, and the Ireatments, the shops. At each location and day of collection was obtained ftom a sample of 15 fiuits hermaphrodites. Of this total ten ftuits were used 6or analysis of postharvest quality and ave were used üor analysis phytopathological. There was no diHerence in the ftuits of the three commercial establishments on the chamcteristics of weight, flesh thickness, length longitudinal and transverse, soluble solids, pH and intemal appearance. However was üound that the ftuit som in CEASA contained higher total acidity, lower mtion SS/ A'll', are marketed more green, have better extemal appeamnce and less than 1 0% incidente of disease. The papayas in the 6ree market and supemlarket have Pombal disease incidence mnging üom 20 to 50%, whose paEhogebs l..asiodiplodia sp-, Colletotrichum gloeosporioida, Fulsarium sp., .Alternada sp., R/zlzopas sp-, AI)e/:gf//zis sp- CzírmZaría sp and Pepzic//7fum sp are nsponsible 6or diseases.