Evaluation of edaphic fertilizers on physical and organoleptic characteristics of the fruit of the hybrid Sarchimor 4260 (Coffea arabica L.) in three processing methods

Abstract

The research objective was to determine the incidence of edaphic fertilization on the physical and organoleptic quality of Sarchimor 4260 coffee (Coffea arabica L.) in three different processing methods; wet (BH), dry (BS) and semi-humid (SH). A randomized complete block design was applied with a factorial arrangement of 3² with three replications, where the factors under study were a) mycorrhizal fertilizers (M), humus (H) and urea (U), and b) the beneficiation methods. The results determined that in the variables length, diameter and thickness of the fruit, all treatments were equal; regarding the percentage of empty kernels, T5 (H BS) was the best performing with 3%; in terms of snail kernels, the highest percentage was recorded by the treatment T6 (H SH) with 13.5%. The granulometric analysis determined statistical differences between treatments only in sieve 14, where treatments T5 (H BS) and T1 (M-BH), reached the highest percentage; while T6 (H-SH) was the lowest in sieve 15; the best performance is T2: (M BS) and sieve 17 the best is T8 (U BS). The evaluation of fruit characteristics such as fruit color and shape, disk shape and presence of limbo in the calyx, did not present significant statistical differences, and the sensory tests determined that the best cup score was obtained in the sample of T6 (H - SH) with 82.75 points, corresponding to the wet benefit.