Impact of Covid-19 on the supply and prices of lettuce, potato and tomato in Minas Gerais / Impacto da pandemia de Covid-19 na oferta e preços de alface, batata e tomate em Minas Gerais

The COVID-19 pandemic hasaffected the dynamics of the production, commercialization and consumption of vegetables. Lettuce, potato and tomato, an herbaceous vegetable, a tuberous vegetable and a fruit vegetable, respectively, are among thegroup of vegetables purchased most frequently. The objective of this studywas to evaluate how the pandemic affected the price and supply of lettuce, potato and tomato in 2020 compared to previous yearsbased on data from CEASA-MG from 2016 to 2021. The supply of lettuce wasconstant in 2020 butlower than the previous year until the month of August, and in December, the price was equal to that of the previous year. The supply of potato was lower throughout 2020 than in previous years. The price of potato was lower in 2020 than the price charged in 2019,until October 2020. The supply of tomato was low throughout 2020. Additionally, with respect to price, there was a decrease from March to July 2020 and a subsequent increase, surpassing the prices of previous years starting in October. In conclusion, both the supply and price of these vegetables were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.(AU)

A pandemia causada por Covid-19 afetou a dinâmica de produção, comercialização e consumo das hortaliças. Foi realizado um estudo abrangendo uma hortaliça herbácea, uma hortaliça tuberosa e uma hortaliça fruto, sendo elas, alface, batata e tomate, as quais pertencem ao grupo de hortaliças com maior porcentagem de compra. A partir de dados do atacado do CEASA-MG de 2016 a 2021 objetivou-se avaliar como a pandemia do novo coronavírus afetou o preço e oferta de alface, batata e tomate em 2020 comparado aos anos anteriores. A alface teve oferta constante em 2020 e mais baixa que o ano anterior até o mês de agosto, sendo o preço igualado ao do ano anterior em dezembro. A oferta da batata foi inferior ao longo de 2020 quando comparado aos anos anteriores. O preço da batata foi inferior ao preço praticado em 2019 até outubro de 2020. O tomate teve a oferta mais baixa ao longo de 2020. E, com relação ao preço, houve queda de março a julho de 2020 e posteriormente aumento, superando os preços dos anos anteriores a partir de outubro. Conclui-se que tanto a oferta como o preço dessas hortaliças foram afetadas pela pandemia causada por Covid-19.(AU)

Growth and productivity of tomato under use of biostimulant and ages of seedling transplantation / Crescimento e produtividade de tomate sob uso de biostimulante e idades de transplante das mudas

The age of the seedlings in the transplant, as well as the use of biostimulants in their production, are factors that can influence the good quality of the seedlings, which is fundamental for the good development of the plant, and can affect the yield of the tomato crop. The objective of this study was to evaluate plant development and fruit yield according to the age of tomato seedlings, during transplantation, whether or not treated with the Stimulate® biostimulant. The hybrid H9553 was used, and the experiment was conducted in a randomized block design, with four replications, and ten plants were evaluated, per plot. The factorial scheme 2 x 6 was adopted, where 2 corresponds to the use or not of Stimulate®, and 6 corresponds to the age of the seedlings, in the transplant. Before transplantation, the height of the seedling, length of the root, stem diameter, number of leaves, fresh and dry mass of the aerial part and the root were evaluated at 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70 days after sowing. At 78 days after transplantation, the length of the main stem, stem diameter, number of fruits per plant, total fruit mass per plant and average fruit mass were evaluated. Seedlings with seventy days show superior results for the morphological characteristics, however, this does not interfere in the yield of the culture. The use of Stimulate®, alone or in interaction with the age of the seedlings, does not influence plant growth or fruit yield.(AU)

A idade das mudas no transplante, bem como o uso de bioestimulantes em sua produção, são fatores que podem influenciar na boa qualidade das mudas, fundamental para o bom desenvolvimento da planta, podendo afetar o rendimento da cultura do tomate. Objetivou-se com este estudo avaliar desenvolvimento da planta e o rendimento de frutos em função da idade das mudas de tomateiro, no transplante, tratadas ou não com o bioestimulante Stimulate®. Foi utilizado o híbrido H9553, e o experimento foi conduzido em delineamento de blocos casualizados, com quatro repetições, e avaliadas dez plantas, por parcela. Foi adotado o esquema fatorial 2 x 6, onde 2 corresponde ao uso ou não de Stimulate®, e 6 corresponde à idade das mudas, no transplante. Antes do transplante avaliou-se a altura da muda, comprimento da raiz, diâmetro do caule, número de folhas, massa fresca e seca da parte aérea e da raiz, aos 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 e 70 dias após a semeadura. Aos 78 dias após o transplante avaliou-se o comprimento da haste principal, diâmetro do caule, número de frutos por planta, massa total dos frutos por planta e massa média dos frutos. Mudas com setenta dias apresentam resultados superiores para as caraterísticas morfológicas, porém, isso não interfere no rendimento da cultura. O uso do Stimulate®, isoladamente ou em interação com a idade das mudas, não influencia no crescimento das plantas ou no rendimento de frutos.(AU)

Growth and productivity of tomato under use of biostimulant and ages of seedling transplantation / Crescimento e produtividade de tomate sob uso de biostimulante e idades de transplante das mudas

The age of the seedlings in the transplant, as well as the use of biostimulants in their production, are factors that can influence the good quality of the seedlings, which is fundamental for the good development of the plant, and can affect the yield of the tomato crop. The objective of this study was to evaluate plant development and fruit yield according to the age of tomato seedlings, during transplantation, whether or not treated with the Stimulate® biostimulant. The hybrid H9553 was used, and the experiment was conducted in a randomized block design, with four replications, and ten plants were evaluated, per plot. The factorial scheme 2 x 6 was adopted, where 2 corresponds to the use or not of Stimulate®, and 6 corresponds to the age of the seedlings, in the transplant. Before transplantation, the height of the seedling, length of the root, stem diameter, number of leaves, fresh and dry mass of the aerial part and the root were evaluated at 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70 days after sowing. At 78 days after transplantation, the length of the main stem, stem diameter, number of fruits per plant, total fruit mass per plant and average fruit mass were evaluated. Seedlings with seventy days show superior results for the morphological characteristics, however, this does not interfere in the yield of the culture. The use of Stimulate®, alone or in interaction with the age of the seedlings, does not influence plant growth or fruit yield.

A idade das mudas no transplante, bem como o uso de bioestimulantes em sua produção, são fatores que podem influenciar na boa qualidade das mudas, fundamental para o bom desenvolvimento da planta, podendo afetar o rendimento da cultura do tomate. Objetivou-se com este estudo avaliar desenvolvimento da planta e o rendimento de frutos em função da idade das mudas de tomateiro, no transplante, tratadas ou não com o bioestimulante Stimulate®. Foi utilizado o híbrido H9553, e o experimento foi conduzido em delineamento de blocos casualizados, com quatro repetições, e avaliadas dez plantas, por parcela. Foi adotado o esquema fatorial 2 x 6, onde 2 corresponde ao uso ou não de Stimulate®, e 6 corresponde à idade das mudas, no transplante. Antes do transplante avaliou-se a altura da muda, comprimento da raiz, diâmetro do caule, número de folhas, massa fresca e seca da parte aérea e da raiz, aos 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 e 70 dias após a semeadura. Aos 78 dias após o transplante avaliou-se o comprimento da haste principal, diâmetro do caule, número de frutos por planta, massa total dos frutos por planta e massa média dos frutos. Mudas com setenta dias apresentam resultados superiores para as caraterísticas morfológicas, porém, isso não interfere no rendimento da cultura. O uso do Stimulate®, isoladamente ou em interação com a idade das mudas, não influencia no crescimento das plantas ou no rendimento de frutos.

Contrasting metabolic profiles of tasty Andean varieties of tomato fruit in comparison with commercial ones.

BACKGROUND: The fruits of most commercial tomato cultivars (Solanum lycopersicum L.) are deficient in flavour. In contrast, traditional 'criollo' tomato varieties are appreciated for fruit of excellent organoleptic quality. Small farmers from the Andean valleys in Argentina have maintained their own tomato varieties, which were selected mainly for flavour. This work aims to correlate the chemical composition of the fruit with the sensory attributes of eight heirloom tomato varieties. The long-term goal is to identify potential candidate genes capable of altering the chemicals involved in flavour. RESULTS: A sensory analysis was conducted and the metabolomics of fruit were determined. The data revealed that defined tomato aroma and sourness correlated with citrate and several volatile organic compounds (VOC), such as α-terpineol, p-menth-1-en-9-al, linalool and 3,6-dimethyl-2,3,3a,4,5,7a-hexahydrobenzofuran (DMHEX), a novel volatile recently identified in tomato. Two sensory attributes - sweetness and a not-acidic taste - correlated with the characteristic tomato taste, and also with fructose, glucose, and two VOCs, benzaldehyde, and 2-methyl-2-octen-4-one. CONCLUSIONS: These data provide new evidence of the complex chemical combination that induced the flavour and aroma of the good-tasting 'criollo' tomato fruit. That is, the compounds that correlated with defined tomato aroma and acidic taste did not correlate with sweetness, or with characteristic tomato taste. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry.