Summary: In Coffea canephora, the number of orthotropic shoots is directly related to plant yield. The objective of this study was to evaluate the vegetative and yield performance of Coffea canephora, from the botanical variety Conilon, under different management systems for early emission of orthotropic shoots. The experiment was carried out in Ouro Preto do Oeste, Rondônia, between November 2011 and May 2014. Three types of management techniques were tested for early induction of orthotropic shoots in coffee trees (T1 = bending of the orthotropic shoot; T2 = apical pruning of the orthotropic shoot, T3 = free growing). The experiment was conducted in a randomized block design with 20 replicates. Each block consisted of a clonal genotype (clone) from the Embrapa Coffee Breeding Program. The techniques pruning and apical pruning were efficient to induce early growth of orthotropic shoots in Coffea canephora, resulting in higher yield in the first commercial bean production.

Publication year: 2020

Types of publication: Journal article

Unit: Embrapa Rondônia

Keywords: Amazônia Ocidental, Apical dominance, Apical pruning, Brotação ortotrópica, Café Conilon, Coffea Canephora, Crop yield, Early induction, Indução precoce, Orthotropic shoots, Ouro Preto do Oeste (RO), Poda apical, Produtividade, Rondônia, Western Amazon