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Effects of Irrigation, Mulch and N-Fertilizers on Yield Components of Arabica Coffee in Kenya

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

M. G. R. Cannell
M. G. R. Cannell
Affiliation:
Coffee Research Station, Ruiru, Kenya*
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Summary

Irrigation, mulch and N-fertilizers increased the yield of fresh fruit/tree by 66 per cent due to increases of 42 per cent in the number of fruiting nodes/tree, 14 per cent in number of fruits/node and 15 per cent in fresh weight/fruit; these three yield components accounted for 42, 13 and 6 per cent of the variation in yield among all treatment combinations. Bean/fruit weight ratios and times of flowering were not affected. Correlations between yield components were positive, suggesting that still more nodes could be produced per tree and per unit area before physiological limits to yield were reached.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 9 , Issue 3 , July 1973 , pp. 225 - 232
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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