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Physiological behaviour and nutritional status of coffee (Coffea arabica L. var. Castillo) trees in response to biochar application

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2022

A. D. Sanchez-Reinoso Open the ORCID record for A. D. Sanchez-Reinoso [Opens in a new window] ,
L. Lombardini  and
H. Restrepo-Díaz Open the ORCID record for H. Restrepo-Díaz [Opens in a new window]
A. D. Sanchez-Reinoso
Affiliation:
Departamento de Agronomía, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, sede Bogotá, Carrera 30, No. 45-03, Bogotá 111321 Colombia
L. Lombardini
Affiliation:
Department of Horticulture, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
H. Restrepo-Díaz*
Affiliation:
Departamento de Agronomía, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, sede Bogotá, Carrera 30, No. 45-03, Bogotá 111321 Colombia
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Author for correspondence: H. Restrepo-Díaz, E-mail: hrestrepod@unal.edu.co
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Abstract

Applying coffee pulp biochar (BC) can be a complementary practice to the application of chemical fertilizers (CF) of crops; however, little evidence of its combined effects on coffee cultivation has been reported. A field trial was carried out during two evaluation years (2019 and 2020) to analyse the effect of the application of different BC doses (0, 4, 8 and 16 t/ha) in combination with four levels of fertilization (0, 33, 66 and 100% of the nutritional requirements) on physiological responses of 3-year-old coffee (Coffea arabica L. var. Castillo) trees. The results indicated that trees with 0 t/ha BC and 0% CF showed the lowest values in all the physiological variables studied (gs = 269.9 and 126.8 mmol/m2/s; Chl = 61.7 and 54.7 At-leaf readings; yield = 0.21 and 0.22 kg of dry parchment coffee (DPC)/tree for 2019 and 2020, respectively). Coffee trees treated with 8 t/ha BC and CF levels of 100% registered the highest results in gs (424.9 and 366.9 mmol/m2/s), Chl (71.1 and 69.8 At-leaf readings), yield (0.41 and 0.57 kg of DPC/tree) in 2019 and 2020, respectively. In conclusion, the application of BC from coffee pulp, especially at a dose of 8 t/ha, generates a positive effect on yield, gs, leaf nutrient concentration and Chl of coffee trees. The use of BC can be an alternative to complement the mineral nutrition of commercial coffee crops to help reduce the application of CF.

Keywords

Agronomic efficiencycoffee by-productsfoliar nutrient concentrationpyrolysis
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Crops and Soils Research Paper
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 160 , Issue 3-4 , June 2022 , pp. 220 - 234
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