Spatial variability of the productivity and the nutritional condition of coffee canephora

Authors

  • Abel Souza Fonseca Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
  • Julião Soares de Souza Lima Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
  • Samuel de Assis Silva Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz/UESC
  • Alexandre Candido Xavier Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
  • Antonio Pereira Drumond Neto Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

Keywords:

Foliar analysis, semivariograms, precision agriculture

Abstract

Utilizing precision farming techniques along with the Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System
(DRIS) allows crop management to be improved, thereby making it possible to better control plant nutrition and to assist in reducing fertilizer expenditures. This study aimed to evaluate the spatial variability of the nutritional status of conilon coffee (Coffea canephora), using the Nutritional Balance index (NBI). 140 points were georeferenced within a coffee crop, each sampling point contained five plants. Leaf samples were analyzed in order to determine levels of N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S, Fe, B, Zn, Mn and Cu. The crop showed itself to have a nutritional imbalance, as shown by the deficiency and excess variation of some nutrients in the crop. The nutritional balance index (NBI) was not correlated with productivity (Prod), indicating that, when the crop has a high nutritional imbalance IBN is not a good tool for establishing nutritional standards for conilon coffee.

Author Biographies

Abel Souza Fonseca, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

Engenheiro Agronomo, Mestre em Solos e Nutrição de plantas pela UFES. Doutorando na mesma universidade na linha de pesquisa Recursos Hidricos e Geoprocessamento em Sistemas Agrícolas.

Julião Soares de Souza Lima, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

Departamento de Engenharia Rural – DER/CCA

Samuel de Assis Silva, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz/UESC

Departamento de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais

References

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LIMA, J. S. S. et al. Spatial and temporal variability of the productivity of coffeacanephora. Coffee Science, Lavras, v. 9, n. 3, p. 400-407, 2014.

MACHADO, L. O. et al. Variabilidade espacial de atributos químicos do solo em áreas sob sistema de plantio convencional. Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, Viçosa, v.31, n.3, p.591-599, 2007.

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Published

2015-10-05

How to Cite

FONSECA, Abel Souza; LIMA, Julião Soares de Souza; SILVA, Samuel de Assis; XAVIER, Alexandre Candido; NETO, Antonio Pereira Drumond. Spatial variability of the productivity and the nutritional condition of coffee canephora. Coffee Science - ISSN 1984-3909, [S. l.], v. 10, n. 4, p. 420–428, 2015. Disponível em: https://coffeescience2.ufla.br/index.php/Coffeescience/article/view/908. Acesso em: 21 oct. 2026.

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Vol. 10 No. 4 (2015)

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