ENSACAMENTO DE FIGOS CV. “ROXO DE VALINHOS”

The aim of this work was testing the process of bagging with different types of packings and the closing of ostiole with adhesive tag on the quality of fruits of fig cv. Roxo de Valinhos. Two experiments were carried out in the CEFET-PR – Dois Vizinhos, PR, in the year of 2004. In the first one, different types of packings were evaluated: polyethylene bag, commercial brown kraft paper bag, butter-like paper bag and adhesive tag in fruits with approach size of 2,0cm of diameter. In the second experiment, a bag of polyethylene and adhesive tag tape was used in all fruits of the branch not considering the fruit diameter to apply the technique. The witness in the two experiments did not have any protection. In the first experiment, the evaluations have been carried seven and ten days after the bagging and for four days in a refrigerating chamber in the temperature of 0oC ± 1oC/ 80-90% RU. In the second experiment, the evaluations have been carried every three days. The use of a polyethylene bag and butter-like paper bag improves the quality of the fruits, increasing the weight and the coloration. The use of commercial brown kraft paper bag does not present a satisfactory result, because it delays the maturation and develops deficient coloration in the fruits. The protection of ostiole with adhesive tag was efficient. The bagging of all the fruits of the branch of the figs trees, not considering the diameter of the fruit for the application of the technique, does not demonstrate efficiency.