Caracterização de lavouras cafeeiras cultivadas sob o sistema orgânico no sul de Minas Gerais

Abstract

The market demands for coffee of better quality are being responsible for diffusion and adoption of new production technologies and coffee preparation. Among the special coffee, the organic coffee is one of the most important in this group. So, this paper had the aim of evaluating the agronomical traits of coffee crops (Coffea arabica L.) on organic system production, located in Poço Fundo district, South of Minas Gerais. One obtained information about the management of 21 organic coffee crops, like: cultivars, coffee tree population, harvest and drying adopted systems, yield and coffee quality, soil fertility and coffee nutritional status. Based on the obtained results, it is possible to conclude that coffee trees conducted under organic system production showed a potential to produce a good coffee quality. In relation to soil fertility, the low pH values and the relationship disequilibrium among K, Ca and Mg observed in most of the crops, suggest that these facts can affect the growth, development and coffee tree yield submitted to organic management in the south of Minas Gerais.