Abstract The ‘Ubá’ mango tree is found in all the cities of the Zona da Mata and its fruits are destined for both in natura consumption and for processing. However, there is a great heterogeneity among plants in the orchards, which contributes to low productivity. This study aimed to evaluate and select superior accessions of ‘Ubá’ mango trees collected in Ubá, Visconde do Rio Branco, and Viçosa, based on agronomic characteristics, aiming to produce high-quality fruits. The experiment was installed in Visconde do Rio Branco, MG. We evaluated 195 ‘Ubá’ mango tree accessions, in a completely randomized design, with four replications, of one tree each. The productions of the first five crops (mass and number of fruits, and alternate bearing index - per plant), and the fruit quality characteristics from the 2017-2018 crop (fruit, peel, seed and pulp masses; length, ventral and transversal diameters, peel and pulp color index, soluble solids content, titratable acidity, vitamin C and total carotenoids content of the pulp) were evaluated. Seventy-eight accessions of ‘Ubá’ mango trees were selected, 24 were based on accumulated production, over 200 kg of fruits per plant, and 59 accessions were based on fruit quality characteristics.

Resumo A mangueira ‘Ubá’ é encontrada em todos os municípios da Zona da Mata, e seus frutos são destinados tanto para consumo in natura como para o processamento. No entanto, há grande heterogeneidade entre plantas nos pomares, o que contribui para a baixa produtividade da cultura. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar e selecionar acessos superiores de mangueiras ‘Ubá’ coletados em Ubá, Visconde do Rio Branco e Viçosa, com base em características agronômicas, visando à produção de frutos de qualidade. O experimento foi instalado em Visconde do Rio Branco-MG. Foram avaliados 195 acessos de mangueira ‘Ubá’, em delineamento inteiramente casualizado, com quatro repetições, de uma árvore cada. Foram avaliadas as produções das cinco primeiras safras (massa, número de frutos e índice de alternância de produção por planta) e as características de qualidade dos frutos, da safra 2017-2018 (massa do fruto, da casca, da semente e da polpa, comprimento, diâmetro ventral e transversal, índice de cor de casca e polpa, teor de sólidos solúveis, acidez titulável, vitamina C e teor de carotenoides totais da polpa). Foram pré-selecionados 78 acessos de mangueiras ‘Ubá’, sendo 24 com base em produção acumulada superior a 200 kg de frutos por planta e 59 acessos com base em características de qualidade dos frutos.

ABSTRACT It was evaluated the possibility to produce two seedlings per avocado seed, through the separation of cotyledons. Two seed lots from two different ungrafted trees were evaluated. From the first tree were obtained 60 seeds, and 50 from the second. Half the seeds of each lot had their cotyledons separated and then whole seeds and half-seeds were sown in river sand. At 90 days after sowing, percentage of germinated seeds, shoot height, main root length, fresh and dry mass of shoots, roots and cotyledons were evaluated. From the first lot of seeds, there was 100% germination, both for the whole seeds and for the half-seeds. For all traits evaluated, higher mean values were observed for seedlings formed from whole seeds. In the second lot of seeds, 88% of germination was observed for whole seeds and 82% of germination for half-seeds. In this second lot, there were no significant differences between the seedlings formed from whole seeds and half-seeds for any of the characteristics evaluated, except for fresh and dry mass of cotyledons. Thus, it is possible to produce two seedlings or rootstocks with a single avocado seed, although this may slightly delay the development of the seedlings