Norms for multivariate diagnosis of nutrient imbalance in Arabica and Robusta coffe in the East African highlands

Poor soil fertility is a constraint to coffee production. Targeting fertiliser recommendations to nutrient deficiencies can contribute to improved crop response to fertiliser. This study aimed to derive and compare the Compositional Nutrient Diagnosis (CND) and Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrate...

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Autores principales: Wairegi, L.W.I., Asten, Piet J.A. van
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77448
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author Wairegi, L.W.I.
Asten, Piet J.A. van
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description Poor soil fertility is a constraint to coffee production. Targeting fertiliser recommendations to nutrient deficiencies can contribute to improved crop response to fertiliser. This study aimed to derive and compare the Compositional Nutrient Diagnosis (CND) and Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System (DRIS) norms for Arabica and Robusta, and to investigate nutrient interactions using data derived from 164 plots. The high-yield sub-populations of Arabica had significantly (p < 0.01) higher P (0.23 vs. 0.14) and K (2.87 vs. 2.04), and lower N (2.96 vs. 3.61), Ca (0.99 vs. 1.50) and Mg (0.40 vs. 0.23) than those of Robusta.With respect to the CND norms, Arabica had significantly (p < 0.001) higher P and K, and lower N, Ca and Mg means of row-centered log ratios than Robusta. The relationship between the CND and DRIS indices had coefficient of determination (R2) = 0.75–0.99 for both coffee types. The relationship between nutrient imbalance indices for CND and DRIS had R2 of 0.95 (Arabica) and 0.76 (Robusta). Both coffee types had negative N–Ca, P–Mg and K–Mg interactions. Arabica had positive N–Mg and K–Ca interactions and Robusta had positive N–K, P–K and Ca–Mg interactions and negative N–P, N–Mg, P–Ca and K–Ca interactions. The study concludes, there is a need for cultivar-specific norms, but such norms developed under one set of conditions may not be applicable under different conditions. The study also concludes that both CND and DRIS can be used to determine nutrient imbalances, and fertiliser requirements could be cultivar-specific.
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spelling CGSpace774482024-11-15T08:52:40Z Norms for multivariate diagnosis of nutrient imbalance in Arabica and Robusta coffe in the East African highlands Wairegi, L.W.I. Asten, Piet J.A. van coffee cash crop highlands nutrient Poor soil fertility is a constraint to coffee production. Targeting fertiliser recommendations to nutrient deficiencies can contribute to improved crop response to fertiliser. This study aimed to derive and compare the Compositional Nutrient Diagnosis (CND) and Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System (DRIS) norms for Arabica and Robusta, and to investigate nutrient interactions using data derived from 164 plots. The high-yield sub-populations of Arabica had significantly (p < 0.01) higher P (0.23 vs. 0.14) and K (2.87 vs. 2.04), and lower N (2.96 vs. 3.61), Ca (0.99 vs. 1.50) and Mg (0.40 vs. 0.23) than those of Robusta.With respect to the CND norms, Arabica had significantly (p < 0.001) higher P and K, and lower N, Ca and Mg means of row-centered log ratios than Robusta. The relationship between the CND and DRIS indices had coefficient of determination (R2) = 0.75–0.99 for both coffee types. The relationship between nutrient imbalance indices for CND and DRIS had R2 of 0.95 (Arabica) and 0.76 (Robusta). Both coffee types had negative N–Ca, P–Mg and K–Mg interactions. Arabica had positive N–Mg and K–Ca interactions and Robusta had positive N–K, P–K and Ca–Mg interactions and negative N–P, N–Mg, P–Ca and K–Ca interactions. The study concludes, there is a need for cultivar-specific norms, but such norms developed under one set of conditions may not be applicable under different conditions. The study also concludes that both CND and DRIS can be used to determine nutrient imbalances, and fertiliser requirements could be cultivar-specific. 2012-07 2016-10-27T08:30:58Z 2016-10-27T08:30:58Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77448 en Limited Access Cambridge University Press Wairegi, L.W.I. & Van Asten, P. (2012). Norms for multivariate diagnosis of nutrient imbalance in arabica and robusta coffee in the east african highlands. Experimental Agriculture, 48(03), 448-460.
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Wairegi, L.W.I.
Asten, Piet J.A. van
Norms for multivariate diagnosis of nutrient imbalance in Arabica and Robusta coffe in the East African highlands
title Norms for multivariate diagnosis of nutrient imbalance in Arabica and Robusta coffe in the East African highlands
title_full Norms for multivariate diagnosis of nutrient imbalance in Arabica and Robusta coffe in the East African highlands
title_fullStr Norms for multivariate diagnosis of nutrient imbalance in Arabica and Robusta coffe in the East African highlands
title_full_unstemmed Norms for multivariate diagnosis of nutrient imbalance in Arabica and Robusta coffe in the East African highlands
title_short Norms for multivariate diagnosis of nutrient imbalance in Arabica and Robusta coffe in the East African highlands
title_sort norms for multivariate diagnosis of nutrient imbalance in arabica and robusta coffe in the east african highlands
topic coffee
cash crop
highlands
nutrient
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77448
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