NEW HYBRIDS OF PAPAYA EVALUATED IN THE TRADITIONAL REGION FOR CROP AND IN THE BRAZILIAN SEMIARID

Papaya tree has become a major fruit crops cultivated in Brazil given the large domestic market and the growing export market. The demand for fruit has increased in recent years the croplands that was slowly directed to the semiarid, and with it, the need for new improved varieties and hybrids for crops. In this regard, new papaya hybrids were generated belonging to the two heterotic groups: Solo and Formosa, these measured consecutively throughout the crop cycle in both, the traditional crop environment as in the recent environment for crop, the semiarid. It was identified hybrids that exceed the witnesses at nearly twice the aspect in terms of performance both in the group of hybrids belonging to the Solo category (UC14, UC15 and UC16) as in Formosa category (UC 10 and UC12). These, along high yield have favorable characteristics such as high soluble solids and low number of sterile flowers. In addition, the coefficient of repeatability of the evaluated characteristics suggests that among the traits related with yield, the average fruit weight is the most stable throughout the production cycle.