GENTIL Coffee
GENTIL Coffee
GENTIL Coffee
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COFFEE (Coffea spp)
• Coffee belongs to the family Rubiaceae.
3. Coffea liberica:
• It is found in the lowlands of Guinea, Liberia,
Ghana and Gabon.
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Coffee Crop 10
Botany cont..
• Branching: dimorphic
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1. Filling of vacancies
2. Weed control
3. Intercropping
4. Mulching: very important in coffee cultivation. It is
done to cool the soil, reduce moisture loss and to
control weed growth.
5. Shading: this is essential for young trees, but not
advisable to leave permanent shade trees.
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After Planting Operations cont..
7. Disease and pest:notable diseases are brown eye leaf spot, fruit
spot, black berry disease of coffee and die back( physiological
disease where the tips of fruiting branches die and lose leaves
due to overbearing.
Harvesting
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Manual
Harvesting
• First fruits are produced 3-4 years after planting and full
bearing takes 6-8 years.
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Coffee Harvester
Machine Harvesting 22
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Processing
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Processing cont….
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Constraints :
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