Re: Coffee growth: seedling vs propagation from cuttings
The largest coffee producer in the world do not use cuttings. The only
commercial propagation method known is using seeds.
Angelo
in Brazil
Glider Onair wrote:
> Although I have no personal experience I've never saw that as a reason to
> remain quiet....
>
> I suspect that seed grown plants would take a little longer to reach
> fruiting age. I've heard it said (note: hearsay) that commercial South
> American coffee plantations prefer to plant new fields with cuttings, and
> that they consider the 4th year of producation after planting a field to
> produce the highest quality coffee beans.
>
> Glider
>
> At 06:58 PM 2/11/2000 -0500, you wrote:
> >RE: Coffee plant
> >============
> >
> >After root initation and early growth,
> >is there a difference in overall plant growth comparing
> >plants established from seed
> >vs
> >plants established from cuttings
> >
>
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