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Harvest Season and Morphological Variation of Canistel (Pouteria campechiana) Fruits and Leaves Collected in Different Zones of Mexico

Karen M. Granados-Vega
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Silvia Evangelista-Lozano
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Sandra L. Escobar-Arellano
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Tomás Rodríguez-García
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José F. Pérez-Barcena
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Juan G. Cruz-Castillo
Version 1 : Received: 27 September 2023 / Approved: 27 September 2023 / Online: 27 September 2023 (05:13:32 CEST)

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Granados-Vega, K.M.; Evangelista-Lozano, S.; Escobar-Arellano, S.L.; Rodríguez-García, T.; Pérez-Bárcena, J.F.; Cruz-Castillo, J.G. Harvest Season and Morphological Variation of Canistel (Pouteria campechiana) Fruit and Leaves Collected in Different Zones of Mexico. Horticulturae 2023, 9, 1214. Granados-Vega, K.M.; Evangelista-Lozano, S.; Escobar-Arellano, S.L.; Rodríguez-García, T.; Pérez-Bárcena, J.F.; Cruz-Castillo, J.G. Harvest Season and Morphological Variation of Canistel (Pouteria campechiana) Fruit and Leaves Collected in Different Zones of Mexico. Horticulturae 2023, 9, 1214.

Abstract

Canistel (Pouteria campechiana (Kunth) Baehni) (yellow sapote, canistel). Originally from Mexico, the fruit is edible, and the tree is used as an ornamental and medicinal plant. Descriptive studies were carried out with the objective of morphologically characterizing the fruits and leaves of trees located in different regions of Mexico to select outstanding specimens and propose their massive reproduction. The trees were selected in three zones. In zone 2 from flower anthesis to harvest 11 months, fruits with 3 seeds, greater weight (180 to 330 g) and quantity of pulp (198.88 g), subglobose shape, total soluble solids 33 %. The fruits of zone 1 at harvest 8 months and zone 3 took 9 months to be harvested, in the rest of the characteristics evaluated were exceeded by the fruits of zone 2. To characterize the canistel (P. campechiana) leaf and identify accessions or cultivars, the three main variables, according to the principal component analysis were: leaf area, perimeter, and minor diameter. The three zones where canistel fruits and leaves were characterized are important and can be recommended for propagation in zones with favorable climatic conditions for fruiting in tropical and subtropical regions of Mexico.

Keywords

yellow sapote; tree selection; viviparity; leaf characterization; early seed germination

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Horticulture

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