Resumo

MONTESINOS CRUZ, Josefina A et al. Pitahaya (Hylocereus spp.) a fitogenetic resource with an history and future for the dry tropic of Mexico. cultrop [online]. 2015, vol.36, suppl.1, pp. 67-76. ISSN 1819-4087.

Some aspects regarding with cropping of pitahaya in Mexico are described. The review shows mostly the importance of this culture, aspects like crop distribution and perspectives, because its marketing potentiality and adaptation capacity to adverse environments mainly to humidity deficit on the soil. Pitahaya fruits have a high market price at national and international markets. However it is noticeable the scarce number of researches about the optimum period for fruit harvest and the sustainable agro technical management in order to obtain a product with the better organoleptic properties for the commercialization with better prices for the producer

Palavras-chave : acclimatization; marketing; crop.

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