Coffee (São Sebastião da Grama, Brazil)

Coffee (São Sebastião da Grama, Brazil)

Study Details

  • Research institution: Institute Agronomic of Campinas
  • Date: 2020-2023
  • Location: São Sebastião da Grama, São Paulo, Brazil
  • Crop variety: Catuaí Amarelo (Coffea arabica)
  • Soil: Dystrophic Red-Yellow Latosol/Oxisol
  • pH (CaCl2): 5.5
  • Organic matter: 24.3 g/dm3
  • Fertilizer: Granubor®
  • Trial design: Randomized complete block with four repetitions. The treatments were installed in blocks randomized design with 4 replications, with each plot consisting of 3 rows of 12 trees, with the 8 central plants being evaluated.

Results

Application of 4.0 kg/ha of B (28 kg/ha of Granubor), provided a higher coffee yield, increasing 15.6% in comparison to the control treatment (increase of 1,500 kg/ha).
 


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