Coffea racemosa and C. zanguebariae show promising characteristics for cultivation under stress conditions. However, their potential for breeding programs requires further characterization, especially regarding fruit attributes. This study aimed to characterize the bean/husk ratio and the nutrient content in bean and husks from 22 accessions of Coffea racemosa and another 22 of C. zanguebariae cultivated in Moz...
Estimated climate change scenarios demand robust coffee cultivars tolerant to supra-optimal temperatures, water deficit, diseases, and other stresses. Wild Coffea species represent important genetic resources for resilience. The study of variations in morphological structures associated with transpiration control, such as stomata, represents an important approach for identifying genotypes with greater stress to...
Climate change is negatively affecting the coffee value chain, with a direct effect on approximately 100 million people from 80 countries. This has been attributed to the high vulnerability of the two-mainstream species, Coffea arabica and Coffea canephora, to extreme weather events, with notable uneven increases in market prices. Taking into account the narrow genetic plasticity of the commercial coffee cultiv...
The coffee has been present in the economy of the Espírito Santo state since the early nineteenth century and represents the largest source of income in most of its municipalities. Its production is predominantly based on small family properties, distributed in regions with heterogeneous socioeconomic and edaphoclimatic characteristics and distinct technological levels. Therefore, an accurate management system ...
To diagnose and monitor the nutritional status of commercial crops, reference standards must be established based on chemical analyses of soils and leaf tissues. Therefore, the objective of this study was to establish sufficiency ranges, DRIS standards and leaf nutritional diagnoses for palisade grass pastures in the rainy and dry seasons. Of a total of 105 sampled pastures, the 20 highest-yielding areas were u...
Growing water restrictions associated with climate changes constitute daunting challenges to crop performance. This study unveils the impacts of moderate (MWD) or severe (SWD) water deficit, and their interaction with air [CO2], on the photosynthetic apparatus of Coffea canephora Pierre ex A. Froehner cv. Conilon Clone 153 (CL153) and Coffea arabica L. cv. Icatu. Seven year-old potted plants grown under 380 (aC...
Leaf morpho-anatomical characteristics directly reflect photosynthetic performance and the ability to adapt to different environmental conditions. The study of biometric traits is essential for the selection of promising plant materials for breeding purposes. To identify new varieties of coffee plants with desirable traits for genetic improvement programs, this study investigated the variability of leaf morpho-...
O café conilon (Coffea canephora), também conhecido como robusta, participa em torno de 25% do café produzido no Brasil. O melhoramento genético da espécie tem proporcionado um incremento substancial na qualidade final da bebida, por meio do lançamento de diversos materiais genéticos. Estes por sua vez apresentam uma grande diversidade na composição química, que impactam diretamente na qualidade do material gen...