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<journal-id>1405-3195</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Agrociencia]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Agrociencia]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1405-3195</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Colegio de Postgraduados]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1405-31952016000100061</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Fenología reproductiva, rendimiento y calidad del fruto de pitahaya (Hylocereus undatus (How.) Britton and Rose) en el valle de Culiacán, Sinaloa, México]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Reproductive phenology, yield and fruit quality of pitahaya (Hylocereus undatus (how.) Britton and Rose) in Culiacan valley, Sinaloa, Mexico]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Osuna-Enciso]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Tomás]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Valdez-Torres]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José B.]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Sañudo-Barajas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Josefa A.]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Muy-Rangel]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ma. Dolores]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Hernández-Verdugo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sergio]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Villarreal-Romero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Manuel]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Osuna-Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José M.]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A. C.  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Culiacán Sinaloa]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa Facultad de Agronomía ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Culiacán Sinaloa]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>50</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>61</fpage>
<lpage>78</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1405-31952016000100061&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1405-31952016000100061&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1405-31952016000100061&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen En Sinaloa, México, la irregularidad y escasez de las lluvias han disminuido la disponibilidad de agua en las presas y modificado el patrón de los cultivos. La pitahaya (Hylocereus undatus (Haw.) Britton and Rose) demanda poca agua, se adapta a tipos diversos de suelo y es una opción en la reconversión de cultivos. El objetivo del estudio fue determinar el comportamiento fenológico reproductivo, la productividad y la calidad del fruto de la pitahaya en el Valle de Culiacán, Sinaloa, México. El estudio se realizó en 2008, 2009 y 2010, en una plantación de 2 ha de pitahaya plantada a 3.0 3.0 m de distancia, con densidad de 1111 plantas ha-1 y sombra (irradiancia 420 W/m-2) proporcionada por árboles de guamúchil [Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth]. Las plantas tuvieron entre cinco y siete floraciones en el año, la floración inició en junio y concluyó en septiembre y octubre. El inicio de la floración se asoció con el incremento de la temperatura y humedad relativa; en verano, las flores llegaron a antesis en 2 semanas y en otoño en 3 semanas. Un comportamiento similar se observó en el desarrollo de los frutos; en verano el periodo de antesis a madurez fue de 4 semanas y en otoño el proceso duró 6 semanas. Los frutos fueron oblongos y con 372 a 638 g de peso del cual la pulpa ocupó entre 55.1 y 72.2 %. Los rendimientos en el tercer, cuarto y quinto año de edad del huerto fueron 10.9, 13.4 y 10 Mg ha-1. Los frutos cumplieron con indicadores de calidad en color externo (14.4 H*), sólidos solubles totales (14 °Brix), acidez titulable (0.6 % de ácido málico) y relación sólidos/acidez (26.2). El rendimiento y las características físicas y químicas de calidad de los frutos fueron similares a los de otras regiones productoras del país y el extranjero.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract In Sinaloa, Mexico, irregularity and shortage of rainfall has decreased water availability in dams and modified crops pattern. The pitahaya (Hylocereus undatus (Haw.) Britton and Rose) demands few amounts of water, is capable to adapt to different soil types and is an option for crop reconversion. The objective in this study was to determine the reproductive phenological behavior, productivity and quality of pitahaya fruits from the Culiacán Valley, Sinaloa, Mexico. This study was conducted throughout 2008, 2009 and 2010, on a 2 ha plantation of pitahayas planted 3.0 3.0 m away, with a density of 1111 plants ha-1 and shade (irradiance=420 W m-2) provided by &#8220;Guamuchil&#8221; trees [Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth]. Plants had between five and seven blooms in the year; flowering started in June and was completed during September and October. The flowering onset was associated with the temperature and relative humidity increase; in summer and autumn the flowers reached anthesis on 2 and 3 weeks. Similar behavior was observed in the fruit development; during the summer the period from anthesis to maturity was 4 weeks and in autumn the process lasted 6 weeks. Fruits were oblong and their weight ranged between 372 to 638 g, from which the pulp weighted between 55.1 and 72.2 %. Yields during the third, fourth and fifth years of the plantation were 10.9, 13.4 and 10 Mg ha-1. The fruits met quality indicators of external color (14.4 H*), total soluble solids (14 °Brix), titratable acidity (0.6 % malic acid) and total soluble solids/titratable acidity ratio (26.2). Yield and physical and chemical characteristics of the fruit quality were similar to those of other producing regions in Mexico and abroad.]]></p></abstract>
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