Coffee (Minas Gerais, Brazil)

Coffee (Minas Gerais, Brazil)

Study details

  • Research institution: Santinato & Satinato Cafés Ltda
  • Date: 2016 – 2017
  • Location: Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
  • Soil: Oxisol (Latossolo vermelho-amarelo), pH 5.3
  • Fertilizers: Boric acid, ulexite, Fertibor ®, and Granubor ®
  • Crop variety: Catuai Vermelho IAC 51
  • Trial design: Randomized complete block design with 4 reps. Treatments were soil applied in Dec 2016.

Results

The study was conducted for only one year at a boron rate of 1.7 kg B/ha. Granubor resulted in the highest yield with a yield advantage of 1,272 kg/ha over the control.

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