THE WATER RELATIONS AND IRRIGATION REQUIREMENTS OF COFFEE

• Published in: Experimental agriculture Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 1 - 36
• Main Author: CARR, M. K. V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 01.01.2001
• Subjects: Agricultural and forest climatology and meteorology. Irrigation. Drainage; Agricultural and forest meteorology; Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Biological and medical sciences; Coffea arabica; Coffee; Crop production; Crop yield; Crops; Cultivars; Drought; drought tolerance; Dry season; Equator; Evaporation; evapotranspiration; flowering; Fruits; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General agronomy. Plant production; Irrigation; Irrigation requirements; Irrigation systems; Irrigation water; Leaves; Moisture content; photosynthesis; Rain; Rainfall distribution; Rainy season; Saturation deficit; Seasons; Seeds; Soil types; Soil water; Sprinkler irrigation; Stomata; Temperature; Transpiration; Water balance and requirements. Evapotranspiration; Water requirements; Water stress; Water use; water use efficiency; yield components; Colombia; United Kingdom > UK; United States > US; Brazil; Hawaii; Kenya; Ethiopia; Irrigation; Coffea arabica; Tropical zone; Tropical crop; Stimulant plant; Review; Water use efficiency; Ecophysiology; Water stress; Water regime; Dicotyledones; Angiospermae; Rubiaceae; Evapotranspiration; Spermatophyta; Yield; Cultivar

The role of water in the development and yield of the coffee crop (Coffea arabica L.) is reviewed. A period of water stress, induced either by dry soil or dry air, is needed to prepare flower buds for blossoming that is then stimulated by rain or irrigation. Although attempts have been made to quant...