Influence of field capacity on the growth rate of Conilon coffeeThe objective of this work was to evaluate the influence of field capacity (FC) on the growth rate of the conilon coffee plant by using three tensions (0.006 MPa (FC 1 ), 0.010 MPa (FC 2 ) and 0.033 MPa (FC 3 )) in two soils (Red-Yellow Oxisol and Red-Yellow Ultisol). The experiment was carried out in a greenhouse at the Center of Studies and Technology Dissemination in Forestry, Water Resources and Sustainable Agriculture, in the municipality of Jerônimo Monteiro-ES. Plants of Coffea canephora Pierre ex A. Froehner, variety Robusta Tropical (EMCAPER 8151), were cultivated in 12 L containers for 255 days. Growth analyses were carried out 15 days after transplanting and at the end of the experiment total dry matter and leaf area were determined. The soil moisture level in the field capacity varied as a function of the tension chosen for its determination. The highest rates of relative and absolute growth of Conilon coffee plants were obtained when the soil moisture was kept close to the field capacity determined at 0.010 MPa in the Red-Yellow Oxisol and at 0.006 MPa in the Red-Yellow Ultisol. The lowest growth rates of the crop were found in the field capacity determined at 0.033 MPa, making it unfeasible to the use in the estimation of the irrigation sheet with the Richard's pressure plate apparatus.

RESUMOObjetivou-se, neste trabalho, avaliar a qualidade das mudas de café Conilon produzidas sob diferentes lâminas de irrigação, com e sem hidrorretentor, em sacolas e tubetes. O experimento foi conduzido no viveiro do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado do Espírito Santo, Campus de Alegre. O delineamento experimental foi inteiramente casualizado (DIC), com arranjo de parcelas subsubdivididas 4 x 2 x 2, com quatro repetições. Os tratamentos consistiram de quatro lâminas de irrigação testadas nas parcelas principais (25; 40; 55; e 70% da ET 0 ), dois tipos de recipiente (tubete e sacola) testados nas subparcelas e dois níveis de hidrorretentor (com e sem hidrorretentor) testados nas subsubparcelas. A unidade experimental foi constituída de quatro plantas. Aos 140 dias de idade foram avaliados: altura da planta, diâmetro do caule, área foliar, massa da parte aérea e raiz seca, relação da altura/diâmetro do caule, relação da parte aérea/raiz e índice de qualidade de Dickson. As mudas produzidas em sacolas apresentaram desenvolvimento superior ao das mudas produzidas em tubetes. A lâmina de 40% da ET 0 é a mais indicada para as mudas produzidas em sacolas sendo que a lâmina de 70% da ET0 é a que proporcionou o melhor desenvolvimento para tubetes. A presença de hidrorretentor promove o melhor desenvolvimento das mudas produzidas em sacolas. Palavras-chave: biomassa, hidrogel, lâmina de água, manejo da irrigação Quality index and Conilon coffee seedling growth under irrigation and hydroretentive ABSTRACTThe objective of this study was to evaluate the quality of Conilon coffee seedling, produce under different irrigation levels, with and without hydroretentive in bags and tubes. The experiments were conducted in the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology's nursery in the state of Espírito Santo, Alegre's Campus. The experiments was set up in a split-plot design 4 x 2 x 2, plots of irrigation level of four depths (25; 40; 55 e 70% of ET 0 ), in the subplots recipients in two levels (tube and bag) and in the split split plots in two levels (with and without hydroretentive), in a completely randomize design with four replications. At one hundred and forty days of age, was evaluated the following: plant height, stem diameter, leaf area, shoot and root dry matter, ratio of height/stem diameter, ratio of matter/root and the Dickson's quality index. The seedlings grown in the bags showed higher development to the seedlings grown in tubes. For the seedlings grown in the bags in the depth 40% of ET 0 is the best, being the depth 70% of the one the provided the best development of the seedling in tubetes. The presence of hydroretentive promote the best development of the seedlings produce in bags.

<p>The objective in this study was to evaluate the spatial and temporal variability of the beverage quality by applying the fuzzy classification in the final global sensory analysis, for Coffea canephora Pierre ex A. Froehner, in two consecutive harvests. The studied variables were: fragrance (aroma), flavor, bitterness (sweetness), set, balance, cleaning, aftertaste, mouth feel, uniformity, salinity (acidity) and drink (global note). To the average overall scores of the drinks obtained on the cup-tasting at 80.0 points of a sampling, the mesh has applied the function of association of the fuzzy classification linear model to determine the degree of pertinence. The data were analyzed by the descriptive statistics and then by geostatistics to verify the existence and quantify the degree of spatial dependence of the variables. In the interval classified as “very good coffee” is found in the global average grade, in the two harvests. The methodology fuzzy applied in the global beverage note of the coffee conilon seminal made it possible to determine their spatial variability in the same distribution pattern in the two harvests, close ranges, and adjustments to the spherical model, which was confirmed by the spatial correlation of 61.6% among the fuzzy maps for the global score</p>

The nutritional status of the coffee tree is influenced by the concentration of nutrients in the soil of the growing area. The objective of this work was to evaluate, using canonical correlation, the linear relationships between chemical attributes of soil and nutrients of leaf tissues in seminal coffee. The work was developed in a commercial crop located in the municipality of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, the southern region of the state of Espírito Santo. In the crop, an irregular sampling mesh was constructed, totalling 80 georeferenced points. The canonical correlation analysis was performed considering the original data observed in two consecutive conilon coffee harvests, 2015/16 and 2016/17, to verify the associations between a (dependent) group formed by foliar nutrients (N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S, B, Cu, Fe, Mn, and Zn) and an independent group formed by soil chemical attributes (pH, Ca, Al, K, S, P, Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn). Even if nutrients are available, that is, available in a satisfactory amount in the soil, it can happen that it does not reach the leaf tissue, resulting in a deficiency for some nutrients. There was a direct relationship between the concentration of K in the leaf tissue and K in the soil in the two harvests. Other soil attributes, such as Organic Matter, Fe, Mn, and S, also influenced this relationship, showing that the soil attributes in the independent group interact together on the nutrients in the leaf tissue. There is an inverse relationship between the concentrations of K in the leaf tissue and the Mn in the soil in the two harvests, showing that the excess of Mn in the soil is influencing the K deficiency in the leaf tissue.

In this study the goal was to make an assessment and comparison of the yield, quality and water consumed by the Conilon coffee plants under irrigated and dryland types of cultivation, from seedlings raised in different containers and under varying shading levels. The experiment which extended from December 2007 to April 2012 was performed at the IFES, Alegre-ES Campus and involved the study of a total of four crops. The findings showed that the irrigated plants had 162% higher yield on average than did the rainfed plants. For the irrigated plants, the yield indices achieved were 4.5 kg of coffee of the planted / benefited area; 1.9 kg of coconut / beneficiated coffee and 5.6 balms of 80 L sc-¹; whereas, for the rainfed plants, the values recorded were 8.2 kg of coffee from the benefited field; 3.1 kg of coconut / beneficiated coffee and 12 balloons of 80 L sc-¹. The Conilon coffee grains harvested from the irrigated plants were superior in quality to those from the rainfed plants. For the irrigated plants, the water consumed on average was 7.9 m 3 per plant, while for the rainfall-dependent crop, it was 4.95 m 3. For the irrigated and rainfed plants the relations between the water consumption / kg of the beneficiated coffee was 8.8 m 3 and 30.3 m 3 , respectively. The type of container and levels of shading exerted no influence on the Conilon coffee with respect to productivity, yield and quality.