The objective of this study was to characterize the dry matter accumulation of Conilon (Coffea canephora Pierre) coffee plants. The experiment was conducted in Marilândia/ES, Brazil, in an orchard with the clone 02, from the clonal variety EMCAPA 8111, established in October 1995. The experiment was arranged in a randomized block design, with twenty-four treatments (date of sampling) and three repetitions. It was found that up to six years of cultivation, plants of Conilon coffee show a sigmoid growth pattern, with a continuous increase in dry matter accumulation. There was a decline in the absolute growth rate after 48 months of cultivation, whereas for the relative growth rate, the reductions were observed after only one month of cultivation.
Growth analysis; absolute growth rate; Coffea canephora; partition; relative growth rate