Agronomic research on arabica coffee in Papua and New Guinea - Progress report
In the last twenty years, Arabica coffee has grown from negligible production to be second largest earner of export income for New Guinea, with exports in 1965-1966 in excess of 10,000 tons. About half is produced on estates and the other half on small holdings. The crop is singularly free from pests, disease and other serious problems. Twelve years ago, the Territory Department of Agriculture, Stock, and Fisheries began to lay down extensive agronomic trials, covering varieties, shade, spacing, pruning, mulching, fertilizing and cover cropping. The main trials are at the Highlands Agricultural Experiment Station, Aiyura, with subsidiary trials in other parts of the coffee growing area with markedly different environmental conditions. Interim results can now be interpreted with some confidence and are discussed fully
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1966
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| Subjects: | COFFEA ARABICA, CULTIVO, FITOMEJORAMIENTO, PODA, APLICACION DE FERTILIZANTES, SOMBRA, PAPUA NUEVA GUINEA, |
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