A study case on coffee (Coffea arabica): Limu Coffe - IRD

Activities
Months
July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June
4.8 Mulching of dry cherry
(husk)
X X X X X X X
4.9 Cover – crop planting X X X X X
4.10 Shade regulation X X X
4.11 Trimming of shade trees X X X X X
4.12 Manual weed control
4.13 Chemical weed control
X X X X X X X X X X X X
- Annual weeds X X X X X X X X
- Perennial weeds X X X X X X X X
- Pre-emergence (residual) X X X
5 MAINTENANCE OF
MATURED COFFEE
5.1 Handling and desuckering X X X X X X
5.2 Pruning X X X
5.3 Reduce coffee tree
verticals
X X
5.4 Stumping X X
5.5 Hoeing X X X X
5.6 Mulching of red cherry
pulp
X X X X X
5.7 Mulching of dry cherry
(husk)
X X X X X X
5.8 Shade regulation X X X
5.9 Trimming of shade trees X X X X X
5.10 Manual weed control
5.11 Chemical weed control
X X X X X X X X X X X X
- Annual weeds X X X X
- Perennial weeds X X X X
- Pre-emergence (residual) X X X
5.12 Counting coffee tree
population every two years
X X X
5.13 Ridge maintenance X X X
5.14 Yield estimation X X X X X X X
5.15 Picking red cherry X X X X X X X
5.16 Preparation of washed
coffee
X X X X X X X X
5.17 Picking and drying dry
cherry
X X X X X X X X X X
5.18 Hulling of dry cherry X X X X X X
5.19 Pests and diseases followup
X X X X X X X X X X X X
5.20 Yield loss assessment
5.21 Fertilizer application
X X X X X X X
- Ground X X X X X X X