Nursery production of coffee seedlings with root pruning in substrates

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https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v17i5.4174

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chemical root pruning, controlled-release fertilizer, root growth potential

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In order to improve the technified production of coffee plants, the effects of controlled-release fertilizer nutrition and chemical root pruning were evaluated in a nursery over 275 days in 2021. The use of soil was avoided, employing as substrate a mixture of pine sawdust, tezontle (volcanic slag), and vermicompost (3:1:2, V:V). The plants were established in 1 L containers with two grafted coffee seedlings (Coffea arabica var. Costa Rica onto Coffea canephora var. Robusta). The experimental design was completely randomized with a 3 × 2 factorial arrangement; the first factor corresponded to three doses of CRF (7, 9 and 11 g L-1), and the second to the presence or absence of an internal coating of 7% Cu(OH)2, applied to promote chemical pruning. The variables evaluated were plant height, stem diameter, dry weight of the aboveground and root parts, root volume and nutritional concentration in the aboveground part. Results showed significant differences (p< 0.05) between the levels of controlled-release fertilizers and chemical pruning, with a significant interaction only for stem diameter. The dose of 11 g L-1 combined with chemical pruning produced the highest values in plant height, stem diameter, dry weight of the aboveground part and root volume. The nutritional concentration did not differ statistically among the controlled-release fertilizer doses; however, treatments with Cu(OH)2 showed higher K, Fe, Mg and Cu values. The combination of controlled-release fertilizers and chemical pruning promoted the formation of plants with morphological characteristics desirable for field transplantation.

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Márquez-Velázquez, Moisés, Víctor Manuel Ordaz-Chaparro, Rosa María López-Romero, and Arnulfo Aldrete. 2026. “Nursery Production of Coffee Seedlings With Root Pruning in Substrates”. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Agrícolas 17 (5): e4174. https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v17i5.4174.