Fuzzy logic for evaluation of the fertility of soil and productivity of conilon coffee

Authors

  • Samuel Silva Universidade Federal de Viçosa
  • Julião Lima Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
  • Gustavo Souza Universidade de Campinas
  • Rone Oliveira Universidade Estadual Paulista
  • Alexandre Xavier Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

Keywords:

Coffea canephora Pierre x Froenher, Fertility of the soil, Coffee growing, Geostatistics

Abstract

The objective of this study was to analyze, using the geoestatistic and a system of classification fuzzy, the fertility of an experimental area with base in chemical attributes of the soil and its relationship with the productivity of the conilon coffee. The study was accomplished in the experimental farm of the INCAPER - ES. The soil samples were collected in the depth of 0 – 0.2 m, being analyzed the attributes: matches, potassium, calcium and magnesium, aluminum, sum of bases, cation exchange capacity (pH 7), and saturation percentage. The data were submitted to a descriptive, exploratory, and geostatistical analysis. A system of fuzzy classification was applied using the attributes described to infer about the fertility of the soil and its relationship with the productivity of the culture. The fertility possibility presented positive spatial relationship with the productivity of the culture, with higher values of this where the possibility of fertile soil is superior.

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Published

2010-03-02

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Section

Soil Science