Boron, Copper, and Zinc Affect the Productivity, Cup Quality, and Chemical Compounds in Coffee Beans
Micronutrients perform specific and essential functions in plant metabolism, and their deficiency may lead to metabolic disturbances that affect coffee production and quality beverage. In Brazil, the B, Cu, and Zn are the main micronutrients, and these are provided by soil or foliar fertilization, f...
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| author | Junia Maria Clemente Herminia Emilia Prieto Martinez Adriene Woods Pedrosa Yonara Poltronieri Neves Paulo Roberto Cecon John Lonfover Jifon |
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| description | Micronutrients perform specific and essential functions in plant metabolism, and their deficiency may lead to metabolic disturbances that affect coffee production and quality beverage. In Brazil, the B, Cu, and Zn are the main micronutrients, and these are provided by soil or foliar fertilization, frequently with low recovery efficiency. This work objected verifying the feasibility of supplying of B, Cu, and Zn via insertion of tablets in the orthotropic branch of Coffea arabica, as well as to evaluate the coffee plant response in terms of productivity and quality of the beverage. Adult plants received B, Cu, and Zn, each micronutrient alone or combined with the other two, by foliar fertilization or by tablets inserted in the trunk base. The productivity, cupping quality, and some chemical indicators of beans quality were evaluated in two crop seasons. Boron, copper, and zinc supplied by foliar spray or solid injections in the trunk influenced the chemical composition and quality of the coffee beans, characterized by the cupping test and the levels of caffeine, trigonelline, sucrose, glucose, arabinose, mannose, 3-caffeoylquinic acid, 5-caffeoylquinic acid, polyphenol oxidase activity, and total phenolic compounds. Copper and zinc were equivalent in either form of supply regarding the production and quality of coffee. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8c970dab33b44407bd304594f67adf4b2025-02-03T06:13:40ZengWileyJournal of Food Quality0146-94281745-45572018-01-01201810.1155/2018/79602317960231Boron, Copper, and Zinc Affect the Productivity, Cup Quality, and Chemical Compounds in Coffee BeansJunia Maria Clemente0Herminia Emilia Prieto Martinez1Adriene Woods Pedrosa2Yonara Poltronieri Neves3Paulo Roberto Cecon4John Lonfover Jifon5Department of Plant Science, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Avenue PH Rolfs, 36.570-000 Viçosa, MG, BrazilDepartment of Plant Science, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Avenue PH Rolfs, 36.570-000 Viçosa, MG, BrazilEmpresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária de Minas Gerais, EPAMIG Sudeste, Campus UFV–Cx. P. 216, 36.571-000 Viçosa, MG, BrazilEmpresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária de Minas Gerais, EPAMIG Sudeste, Campus UFV–Cx. P. 216, 36.571-000 Viçosa, MG, BrazilDepartment of Statistic, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Avenue PH Rolfs, 36.570-000 Viçosa, MG, BrazilTexas A&M Agrilife Research and Extension Center, Environmental Plant Physiology, 2415 East Business 83, Weslaco, TX 78596, USAMicronutrients perform specific and essential functions in plant metabolism, and their deficiency may lead to metabolic disturbances that affect coffee production and quality beverage. In Brazil, the B, Cu, and Zn are the main micronutrients, and these are provided by soil or foliar fertilization, frequently with low recovery efficiency. This work objected verifying the feasibility of supplying of B, Cu, and Zn via insertion of tablets in the orthotropic branch of Coffea arabica, as well as to evaluate the coffee plant response in terms of productivity and quality of the beverage. Adult plants received B, Cu, and Zn, each micronutrient alone or combined with the other two, by foliar fertilization or by tablets inserted in the trunk base. The productivity, cupping quality, and some chemical indicators of beans quality were evaluated in two crop seasons. Boron, copper, and zinc supplied by foliar spray or solid injections in the trunk influenced the chemical composition and quality of the coffee beans, characterized by the cupping test and the levels of caffeine, trigonelline, sucrose, glucose, arabinose, mannose, 3-caffeoylquinic acid, 5-caffeoylquinic acid, polyphenol oxidase activity, and total phenolic compounds. Copper and zinc were equivalent in either form of supply regarding the production and quality of coffee.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7960231 |
| spellingShingle | Junia Maria Clemente Herminia Emilia Prieto Martinez Adriene Woods Pedrosa Yonara Poltronieri Neves Paulo Roberto Cecon John Lonfover Jifon Boron, Copper, and Zinc Affect the Productivity, Cup Quality, and Chemical Compounds in Coffee Beans Journal of Food Quality |
| title | Boron, Copper, and Zinc Affect the Productivity, Cup Quality, and Chemical Compounds in Coffee Beans |
| title_full | Boron, Copper, and Zinc Affect the Productivity, Cup Quality, and Chemical Compounds in Coffee Beans |
| title_fullStr | Boron, Copper, and Zinc Affect the Productivity, Cup Quality, and Chemical Compounds in Coffee Beans |
| title_full_unstemmed | Boron, Copper, and Zinc Affect the Productivity, Cup Quality, and Chemical Compounds in Coffee Beans |
| title_short | Boron, Copper, and Zinc Affect the Productivity, Cup Quality, and Chemical Compounds in Coffee Beans |
| title_sort | boron copper and zinc affect the productivity cup quality and chemical compounds in coffee beans |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7960231 |
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