Resumen

LUGO SOTO, María; INFANTE, Jesús; HERNANDEZ, José  y  OROZCO, Alejandro. Parámetros reproductivos de un banco de Germoplasma de Pijiguao (Bactris gasipaes HBK)  en el Estado  Amazonas, Venezuela . Bioagro [online]. 2005, vol.17, n.3, pp.149-154. ISSN 1316-3361.

An essay was conducted at the seven year-old peach palm germplasm collection of the National Research Center for Agriculture in Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela, during production years between 2001 and 2003 to evaluate some reproductive plant parameters. Fruits were harvested as reaching maturity in the months of February, March, and April. Cluster and fruit variables were measured according to describer list for germplasm groups. Analysis of data were carried out by descriptive statistics. From 40 accessions conforming the germplasm collection, 65.4 % of them produced fruits during the evaluation period although only 12.5 % did it during the three consecutive years. The average production was 2.24 clusters per plant, with 78.2 fruits per cluster and 2.06 kg total cluster weight. Among the accessions that yield fruits in the three consecutive years, those identified as numbers 24 and 31 reached the highest production for both fruits and clusters.

Palabras clave : Palm trees; accessions; fructification.