Regional assessment of coffee cultivars (Coffea arabica L.) in relation to productivity.

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The coffee is an activity featured in national terms, generating 
significant foreign exchange. The production chain has been going through 
some adjustments in order to occupy different spaces in national and 
international markets. The integration of the region's growers in the Paulista 
New High segment of so-called specialty coffees, will certainly result in greater 
profitability of the crop, with more job creation. To enable this scenario, the 
changes must be implemented actions, among others, focused on assessments 
of new varieties, more productive, providing a better quality product. This study 
aimed to evaluate different varieties of coffee (Coffea arabica L.) grown at 
conditions representative of the region of Alta Paulista. The cultivar most 
suitable conditions, the presence of Meloidogyne paranaensis, low soil fertility, 
was the IPR 100, with indicated the planting of it in our region. Cultivar Palma II 
is not suitable for this environment, due to negative interference showed that 
the cultivar with regard to their productivity. The other clones can be cultivated, 
but with resave, when the production area, is contaminated by Meloidogyne 
paranaensis.