Quality of cherry ‘Sweetheart’ from different regions of Portugal and Spain (Cova da Beira, Portalegre and Valle del Jerte).

Sweet cherries (Prunus avium L.) ‘Sweetheart’ were harvested at different production regions from Portugal (Cova da Beira and Portalegre) and Spain (Valle de Jerte). Cherries were harvested at their commercial maturation according to the empirical knowledge of external color corresponding to good quality. Fruits were stored and evaluated in order to study their quality on the harvest day and during a period of 21 days, at cold storage (1 ºC, 95% RH). The sweet cherry ‘Sweetheart’ is a well known variety and a highly appreciated one but fruits present a short shelf life. On the other hand the effect of different “terroir” on cherry characteristics should be known and clarified. Fruits from day 0, considered without storage, were kept at 20ºC and analyzed. Every weak, 3 replicas were randomly picked up and 10 fruits from each one were submitted to several analyses after fruit temperature stabilized at 20ºC. Several quality parameters were evaluated: external color (L*, a*, b*), texture, soluble solids content (SSC), titratable acidity (TA) and the ratio between soluble solid contents (SSC) and tritratable acidity (TA). Fruits from different orchards and locations were significantly different according to these parameters. Fruits from Cova da Beira were less firm comparing with other two regions, Valle de Jerte and Portalegre, which may indicate a higher maturation rate at harvest in those fruits. This is in accordance with SSC/titratable acidity rate suggesting a late harvest in Cova da Beira comparing with other two orchards, however fruits from Cova da Beira exhibit a poor color at harvest. These results clearly showed a lower correlation between SSC and firmness considering fruits origin.

Currículo no ensino fundamental de nove anos: uma análise das possíveis mudanças curriculares nas séries iniciais da rede estadual de ensino de Santa Catarina - Brasil

Diante da medida política, de cunho educativo, de ampliação do Ensino Fundamental brasileiro de oito para nove anos de escolaridade obrigatória, esta investigação propôs-se analisar os reflexos desta deliberação na proposta curricular oficialmente prescrita. A questão da qual se ocupou este estudo, é portanto: Quais as mudanças de natureza curricular, nas Séries Iniciais da Rede Estadual de Ensino de Santa Catarina, decorrentes das alterações estabelecidas pela Lei n. 11.274? Este estudo caracteriza-se por uma pesquisa documental, de abordagem histórica e qualitativa, cujo método de investigação é a técnica de análise de conteúdo. A análise dos Documentos Preliminares de Seleção e Organização Curricular para as Séries Iniciais do Ensino Fundamental de Nove Anos, permitiu-nos inferir que não houve mudanças significativas na organização curricular quando comparada com a Proposta Curricular de Santa Catarina elaborada anteriormente; ### ABSTRACT: NINE YEARS ELEMENTARY EDUCATION CURRICULUM: An analysis of the possible curriculum changes in the Elementary School first grades in Santa Catarina State – Brazil This investigation purposes to examine the policy measure, in a educative way, of the brazilian Elementary Education extension, from eight to nine required years, as also this decision´s consequences in the officially prescribed curriculum proposal. The question which this study has engaged is, therefor: what are the results of the first grade of elementary school curricular changes in Santa Catarina, according with the law n. 11.274? This study describes a documentary research, with a historical and qualitative approach, which investigation method is a content analysis technique. The analysis of the Curricular Preliminary Selection and Organization Documents to the Nine Years Elementary Education allowed us to conclude that no meaning changes have occurred in the curricular organizaton, when compared with the previous proposal.