The use of mycorrhiza is a promising biotechnology that makes coffee cultivation sustainable in the use of fertilizers. In this sense, plant growth and phosphorus contents were assessed in coffee inoculated with Rhizophagus clarus, Claroideoglomus etunicatum and Dentiscutata heterogama in soil fertilized with 0, 0.74, 1.48 and 2.96 g P2O5 kg-1. The experimental design was a randomized block design in a 4 × 4 factorial scheme with four replications. The mycorrhizal seedlings were previously produced and later transplanted to pots, simulating the field planting. The assessments were performed 150 days after transplanting. All variables were influenced by inoculation, but the effects were dependent on P doses. P doses higher than 50% of the recommended dose (0.74 g P2O5 kg-1) decreased the benefit of mycorrhiza. The fungi Rhizophagus clarus and Claroideoglomus etunicatum promoted a higher growth of coffee plants when compared to non-inoculated plants in non-sterilized soils and with a reduction in the applied P.

Resumo -Objetivou-se com esse trabalho avaliar o efeito de herbicidas aplicados em pós-emergência em plantas de café arábica inoculadas com fungos micorrízicos arbusculares. O experimento foi conduzido em esquema fatorial 2 x 6, sendo mudas de café arábica cultivar Catuaí IAC 99 inoculadas e não inoculadas com fungos micorrízicos arbusculares (Fator 1), e cinco herbicidas (chlorimuron-ethyl, oxyfluorfen, fluazifop-p-butil, fomesafen, [fluazifop-pbutil+fomesafen]) e uma testemunha (Fator 2), com quatro repetições. As mudas inoculadas com fungos micorrízicos arbusculares (Rhizophagus clarus e Gigaspora margarita) e produzidas em sacolas plásticas contendo solo e esterco (3:1) foram transplantadas para vasos de 20 dm 3 de solo, no estádio de cinco pares de folhas. No estádio de sete pares de folhas foram submetidas a aplicação dos herbicidas. Após a aplicação do herbicida foram mensuradas: porcentagem de intoxicação, altura, área foliar, volume radicular, matéria seca das folhas e raízes, teor nutricional da folha e colonização radicular. Observou-se que a aplicação de chlorimuron-ethyl, oxyfluorfen e [fluazifopp-butil+fomesafen] resultaram em menor incremento das variáveis e maior intoxicação. O fluazifop-p-butil apresentou maior seletividade para as plantas de café. As plantas inoculadas obtiveram maior colonização radicular de fungos micorrízicos que as não inoculadas. Apenas o fluazifop-p-butil não causou interferência na colonização, sendo que as plantas inoculadas mostraram menor intoxicação que as não inoculadas. Considerando todos os parâmetros avaliados conclui-se que as plantas de café arábica cultivar Catuaí Vermelho IAC 99 inoculadas com fungos micorrízicos arbusculares apresentaram maior tolerância ao fluazifop-p-butil. Da mesma forma, conclui-se também que plantas de café quando inoculadas com FMAs apresentaram-se mais tolerantes aos efeitos negativos dos herbicidas chlorimuron-ethyl, fomesafen, oxyfluorfen e [fluazifop-p-butil+fomesafen]. Palavras-chaves: Coffea arabica, fungos micorrízicos arbusculares, seletividade, tolerância Abstract -The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of herbicides applied in postemergence of Arabic coffee plants inoculated and non-inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. The experiment was conducted in a factorial arrangement 2 x 6, being seedlings of Arabic coffee (Catuaí IAC 99 cv) inoculated and non-inoculated with mycorrhizal fungi (Factor 1), and five herbicides (chlorimuron-ethyl, oxyfluorfen, fluazifop-p-butil, fomesafen, [fluazifop-p-butil + fomesafen]) and a control treatment (Factor 2), with four replications. The seedlings inoculated 1 Recebido para

Water stress can be alleviated in plants inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi compared to that experienced by those without mycorrhizae. The objective of this study was to evaluate the growth of coffee plants colonized by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi under different soil moisture conditions. Seeds of the coffee cultivar Catuaí Vermelho IAC 99 and three fungal inoculants (Rhizophagus clarus, Claroideoglomus etunicatum and Dentiscutata heterogama) were used in this study. The soil moisture contents tested were 40, 60, 80, and 100% of field capacity. Seedlings in the matchstick stage were inoculated with mycorrhizae, and then later planted in plastic pots when they developed four to five pairs of definitive leaves. Both the extent of mycorrhizal colonization and increases in leaf area were related to soil moisture content in a quadratic manner for plants inoculated with all three mycorhizzal fungi (R. clarus, C. etunicatum, and D. heterogama), as well as for non-inoculated ones. The highest value of colonization of coffee by mycorrhizae was 39%, which occurred in association with R. clarus at 71% of field capacity. The leaf areas of plants inoculated with fungi increased more than those of non-inoculated plants, regardless of the type of inoculum used. Plants inoculated with D. heterogama at 100% field capacity produced 21% more root dry mass than non-inoculated plants did. Inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and higher soil moisture increased the growth of coffee seedlings. The plants inoculated with R. clarus, C. etunicatum, and D. heterogama were tolerant to moderate water deficits (i.e. lower soil water contents). Mycorrhizal colonization was highest for plants in soils with moisture levels close to 75% of field capacity.

-The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the effects of the interference by Urochloa brizantha on coffee seedlings inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. A randomized block design and a 4 x 2 layout was used, where factor A was constituted by seedlings inoculated with Rhizophagus clarus, Claroideoglomus etunicatum and Dentiscutata heterogama, as well as some that were not inoculated, and factor B, constituted by plants in competition or alone. The sowing was conducted on washed sand to produce the coffee seedlings, which, during the matchstick stage, were transplanted into polyethylene bags, and inoculated when showing six pairs of leafs. Then, they were transplanted into pots where they were subjected to interference from two plants of U. brizantha for 90 days, during which time their growth and nutrient accumulation were evaluated on the leaves. As a result, an interaction between the following factors was observed: plant height, leaf area, shoot dry weight, dry weight for roots and P, Mg and Zn content in coffee seedlings. The damaging effect on the growth and P accumulation caused by the weed was reduced in coffee seedlings inoculated with mycorrhiza. Another conclusion was that the inoculation factor increases the competitive power of coffee seedlings. Keywords: Coffea arabica, Rhizophagus clarus, Claroideoglomus etunicatum, Dentiscutata heterogama,Urochloa brizantha. RESUMO -Objetivou-se com este trabalho avaliar os efeitos da interferência de

The objective of this study was to evaluate the growth and quality of arabica coffee seedlings produced in tubes under different sources of phosphorus (P). The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse in a randomized block design with ten treatments (control, Osmocote®, three doses of pelleted organomineral, three doses of mashed organomineral, MAP, coated MAP) and four replications, three plants per plot. The dose of organomineral, MAP, and MAP coated was based on the recommendation of P2O5 for the formation of coffee seedlings. For Osmocote®, the manufacturer's recommendation was used depending on the amount, in dm³, of substrate. After 180 days of transplanting, the growth characteristics of the plants (leaf dry matter, stem, and roots) were evaluated, and the aerial part and root system ratio and Dickson's quality index were calculated, as well as regression equations were adjusted for the evaluated parameters. For the growth and quality of seedlings, it was observed that in fertilizations with pelleted and branched organomineral, coated MAP and Osmocote®, the highest averages were obtained for the contents of dry matter, height, diameter of the collection and quality indexes, when compared to the other sources of P2O5. The dose that provides the maximum growth and quality of coffee seedlings for the treatments with organomineral was calculated, this being equal to 6 g/dm³ of P2O5 for bran and pelleted organomineral. According to the results, the sources that promoted the formation of a vigorous seedling, with an adequate supply of nutrients and a good quality standard are pelleted organonineral fertilization and MAP, reducing the risk of losses and consequently the need to discard the seedlings in the nursery.