02587naa a2200253 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000170006024500520007726000090012930000140013849000060015250000180015852018510017665000100202765300120203765300090204965300150205870000200207370000250209370000240211870000280214277301630217018665282011-04-04       2010    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aSOUZA, E. H.  aInnovative products to ornamental horticulture.  c2010  ap. 424. 2  v2  aPDF. S09.247.  aOrnamental fruit crops present high use plasticity and can be appreciated as landscape plants, foliage and potted plants. However among these several uses the ornamental minifruits are an interesting novelties. The characterization and identification work was carried out in pineapple, banana and citrus genebanks with 628, 226 and 800 accessions respectively and several wild varieties with very small and attractive fruits were selected. They are differentiated miniature copies of the edible fruits. Several evaluations have been done in the last years to determine the traits and the use of these structures to ornamental market. These miniatures can be used in floral arrangements with a beautiful and original effect and can occupy a differentiated market. Some of these aterials were recommended to use directly like ornamentals and the other ones were selected to ornamental breeding programs to generate new varieties. Five hybrids of pineapple were selected with syncarp less than 5 cm, crown/syncarp next to 1 and crown ength less than 4,50 cm with colour ranging from olivegreen to dark-pink. In regard to banana six hybrids from Musa acuminata ssp zebrina × híbrido de M. ornata × M. velutina crossing (RM 09, RM 33 e RM 37 and RM 38) were selected. All of them presented very small fruits with length less than 6 cm, number of fingers around 10 and colours ranging from brown-purple to olive-green. From citrus germplasm four genotypes Chinotto’, C. amblycarpa, ‘Calamondin’ e a tangerine ‘Sunki’ were recommended. The small fruits presented length and diameter less than 3,5 cm with beautiful colours, predominantly oranges and one variety like ‘Calamondin’ with variegated fruits. New hybridisations and evaluations have been done aiming some special traits in these minifruits, including post harvest durability.  aFruta  aCultivo  aFuit  aOrnamental1 aSOUZA, F. V. D.1 aSEREJO, J. A. dos S.1 aCOSTA JÚNIOR, D. S1 aSOARES FILHO, W. dos S.  tIn: INTERNATIONAL HORTICULTURAL CONGRESS, 28., 2010, Lisboa. Science and horticulture for people: programme & book of abstracts. Lisboa: ISHS, 2010. 1 CD-ROM.