01054naa a2200169 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902200140006010000200007424500690009426000090016352005900017265300190076265300160078170000140079777300730081116330211994-03-21       1993    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d  a0041-43601 aLEDERMAN, I. E.  aagropecuaria (IPA), Caixa Postal 1022, CEP 50761-000 Recife, PE.  c1993  aThe growth rate pattern of purple passion fruit was studied in the southern part of the coastal plain of Israel. It has a very rapid sigmoid growth pattern and the attainment of its final sinze takes place in abouth three weeks - The relative fruitlet growth rate reaches a high outstanding peak of 210% per day, 4-7 days after fruit set. Passion fruits do not increase their dimensions after the short period of very fast growth. They keep their size and weight almost unchanged for more than two months, until they attain full ripening and abscission (aprox.85 days affter anthesis).  aFruit ripening  aGrowth rate1 aGAZIT, S.  tPesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileiragv.28, n.10, p.1195-1199, out. 1993