Coffee Science
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Item Coffee productive branch growth, development and nutrient accumulation from flowering to harvest under Colombian conditions(Editora UFLA, 2025-05-07) Sadeghian-Khalajabadi, Siavosh; Díaz-Poveda , Vanessa Catalina; Rendón Sáenz, José RaúlIn many Colombian regions, coffee vegetative and reproductive growth (Coffea arabica L.) occurs synchronously; hence, fertilization plans must address both needs simultaneously. The objective of the present study was to evaluate coffee productive branch growth and nutrient accumulation from flowering to harvest. During an event of high concentration of flowering, which occurred in a coffee crop, Castillo Rosario® variety, 35 plants were randomly selected, and two opposite plagiotropic branches of the same cross in the production zone were marked on each plant. One of the branches was detached at full anthesis and the other at harvest. Growth variables and nutrient concentration were measured at each time. Between flowering and harvest, branch length increased by 22 cm, number of nodes by 6.2, total biomass by 33 g, and defoliation from 14.5% to 32.5%. During this period, the concentration of all nutrients in the branch decreased, and the concentrations of N, P, Mg, and B in the leaves were lower. Total nutrient content increased differentially: N 73%, P 76%, K 142%, Ca 40%, Mg 51%, Fe 112%, Mn 87%, Zn 41%, Cu 156%, and B 36%. At anthesis, the highest proportion of nutrients was found in the leaves (57.35%-86.19%), followed by the branch (11.37%-37.41%) and flowers (1.58%-7.38%); at harvest, fruits contained the highest proportion of N, P and K, and leaves the highest contents of Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Zn and B. These results reveal the importance of branches and leaves in supporting nutrient demand by fruits and vegetative growth.Item Screening for phosphate-solubilizing fungi from colombian andisols cultivated with coffee (Coffea arabica L.)(Editora UFLA, 2020) González-Osorio, Hernán; Botero, Carmenza E. Góngora; Rivera, Rubén Darío Medina; Vega, Nelson Wálter OsorioPhosphate (P) bioavailability is severely constrained in volcanic ash soils due to its high fixation rate. To overcome this problem the use of P-solubilizing fungi (PSF) has been proposed gaining recently great attention. To provide a better understanding of the dynamics of PSF in soils and to establish criteria for screening effective PSF a series of studies were conducted. PSF were isolated from coffee plantations grown in a Typic Udivitrand (QU), a Pachic Fulvundand (CH), and a Typic Melanudand (Ti). Fifty-five isolates (28 from CH, 19 from Ti, and 8 from QU) produced index of P solubilization among 16 and 106 10-6 kg dm-3 using as P source phosphate rock. The results suggest that the microbial P solubilization was not only associated to the decrease in the culture medium pH, but also the production of organic acids is associated with the most effective PSF. The higher production of organic acids seems to be associated with a lower fungal colony growth rate likely due to a carbon/energy drainage. The soil P-fixation capacity, soil organic content and degree of humification seems to control the relative abundance of PSF in the soils tested. In soils cultivated with coffee Phlebia gender is reported, for the first time, as a PSF.