Agronomical and quality diferences of four fg cultivars grown in Brazil Diferenças agronômicas e qualidade de quatro cultivares de fgo cultivados no Brasil Rafael Augusto Ferraz 1 ; Sarita Leonel 2 *; Jackson Mirellys Azevêdo Souza 3 ; Joyce Helena Modesto 3 ; Rafael Bibiano Ferreira 3 ; Marcelo de Souza Silva 3 Highlights The possible varietal diversifcation can be indicated for fg growers. ‘Roxo de Valinhos’ and ‘PI-189’ fruits have higher antioxidant activity. Anthocyanins is the predominant pigment in ‘PI-189’ and ‘Roxo de Valinhos’. In ‘Troyano’ fruits, the main pigment is carotenoids. The PCA highlights the diferences between cultivars, especially PI-189. Abstract Figs consumption date back to the beginnings of civilization. Currently, consumers have become more demanding about quality of fruits, and fgs are then highly indicated, since it is rich in nutrients, making them a great addition to a healthy diet. Although there is only one commercial fg cultivar that is commonly grown in Brazil, diferent cultivars should be considered for the diversifcation of fg production with regards to their yield and fruit quality. This research aimed at evaluating growth, yield, physicochemical characteristics and bioactive compounds of fgs grown in Brazil. Then, four cultivars (Roxo de Valinhos, White Genova, PI- 189 and Troyano) were studied to determine canopy volume, productive efciency, soluble solids - SS, pH, titratable acidity - TA, SS/TA ratio, sugars, ascorbic acid, phenolic compounds, pigments and antioxidant activity. The cv. White Genova presented the highest canopy volume, while ‘Roxo de Valinhos’, ‘PI-189’ and ‘Troyano’ performed the greatest productive efciency. The cvs. Roxo de Valinhos, White Genova and Troyano produced fruits with higher content of SS, reducing sugars and SS/TA ratio, while the fruits of ‘PI- 189’ and ‘Roxo de Valinhos’ contained the highest levels of antioxidant activity. PCA enabled to diferentiate the studied cultivars, which evidenced that PI-189 was the most diferent of all. Key words: Antioxidants. Ficus carica L. Phenolic compounds. Tree performance. Yield. 1 Prof., Amazonas Federal Institute, IFAM, Itacoatiara, AM, Brazil. E-mail: rafael.ferraz@ifam.edu.br 2 Full Prof., School of Agriculture, São Paulo State University, UNESP, FCA, Botucatu, SP, Brazil. E-mail: sarita.leonel@ unesp.br 3 Graduate Students of The Agronomy/Horticulture Graduate Program, UNESP, FCA, Botucatu, SP, Brazil. E-mail: jackson.mirellys@hotmail.com; joyce_helena_modesto@hotmail.com; aprigio_bibiano@hotmail.com; mace-lo- souza@hotmail.com * Author for correspondence 619 Semina: Ciênc. Agrár. Londrina, v. 42, n. 2, p. 619-634, mar./abr. 2021 DOI: 10.5433/1679-0359.2021v42n2p619 Received: July 25, 2020 - Approved: Sept. 02, 2020