Coverage plants in the management of skeletal coffee

Franco, Kleso Silva; Florentino, Ligiane Aparecida; Calegari, Ademir; Mantovani, José Ricardo; Caixeta, Ivan Franco; Terra, Ana Beatriz Carvalho

doi:10.1590/0034-737x202269030001

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“…Skeleton pruning can also be adopted in order to avoid harvests in years with low expected yields and unfavorable coffee prices, as well as savings with labor expenses, since harvesting is the most expensive element in coffee cultivation (Japiassú et al., 2010). In addition, the implementation of the “zero‐harvest” system eliminates harvests in alternate years, reducing labor costs (Franco Júnior et al., 2022).…”

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Responsiveness of Arabica coffee cultivars to skeleton pruning in a low‐altitude region

Filla,

Coelho,

Meirelles

et al. 2024

Crop Science

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Skeleton pruning is a type of pruning that, by cutting lateral branches (plagiotropic), allows the reinvigoration of coffee plants through the renewal of productive branches. The crop response to this management may be affected by several factors, such as the trees age, crop practices and, mainly, the genotype. This study aimed to identify the Arabica coffee cultivars with greatest responsiveness to skeleton pruning and desirable productive and qualitative characteristics in a low‐altitude region. The experiment was conducted in northeastern São Paulo state, Brazil, at an altitude of 565 meters. The experimental design was randomized blocks, with four replicates, and the treatments consisted of 17 short‐stature Arabica coffee cultivars. On average, the responsiveness of the cultivars to pruning was 32% in the first year and 14% in the second year. The cultivars IAC Catuaí SH3, IAC Ouro Verde, IAC Obatã 4739, Tupi IAC 1669‐33, Catiguá MG1, Oeiras MG 6851, Pau‐Brasil MG1, Sacramento MG1, IPR 99, IPR 103 and Sabiá Tardio were responsive to skeleton pruning. Among these, Catiguá, Oeiras, Sacramento and Sabiá stood out with pruning responsiveness above 45%. The cultivars Obatã IAC 4739, Tupi IAC 1669‐33 and Catuaí SH3 stood out in terms of yield, with an average between 40 and 50 bags ha−1. In addition to high yields, the cultivar Obatã IAC 4739 obtained grains with higher weight and sieve 17. Skeleton pruning was found to be genotype‐dependent and emerged as a viable alternative for revitalizing Arabica coffee cultivars in low‐altitude regions.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Responsiveness of Arabica coffee cultivars to skeleton pruning in a low‐altitude region

Filla,

Coelho,

Meirelles

et al. 2024

Crop Science

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Distance of brachiaria management in between the rows of coffee trees

Franco¹,

Calegari

Dias³

et al. 2023

Braz J Biosyst Eng

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Brazil is the world's largest coffee producer, but with the changes in climate that have occurred in recent years, the concern with soil management with cover crops has become important, since it configures a strategy that can contribute to the improvement of production systems. Brachiaria is one of the main species used in intercropping in coffee production to generate biomass and soil cover. The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of the distance of brachiaria management in between rows of coffee trees. The research was carried out from 2016 to 2022 in a coffee plantation implanted in 2016 with the cultivar Catuai Amarelo IAC 62 associated with Brachiaria ruziziensis, in a randomized block design, with 6 treatments and 4 replications: T1- without brachiaria between the rows (control), T2 - management of brachiaria up to the projection of the coffee tree crown, T3 - management with 25 cm distance from the projection of the crown of the coffee tree, T4 - management with 50 cm away from the projection of the coffee tree crown, T5 - management with 75 cm distance from the projection of the coffee tree crown, T6 - management with 100 cm distance from the projection of the coffee tree crown. The evaluated parameters were: setting and establishment of coffee seedlings, height of the orthotropic branches, length of the plagiotropic branches, number of internodes, and productivity. The intercropping of the coffee tree with brachiaria must be managed at 50 cm from the projection of the plagiotropic branch of the coffee tree, aiming at non-competition and better development of the crop.

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Coverage plants in the management of skeletal coffee

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Responsiveness of Arabica coffee cultivars to skeleton pruning in a low‐altitude region

Responsiveness of Arabica coffee cultivars to skeleton pruning in a low‐altitude region

Distance of brachiaria management in between the rows of coffee trees

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