Caracterización fenotípica del germoplasma de Coffea canephora Pierre base para su mejoramiento en Ecuador

The agroecological diversity in which coffee bean production develops in Ecuador makes it possible to do research concerning the identification of more productive genotypes in specific production regions. The main objective of this study was to determine the agronomical, productive and sanitary characteristics of different genotypes from the Germplasm Bank of the Robusta coffee variety at EETP-INIAP. Statistical techniques were used for identifying more productive genotypes with the aim of selecting ‘clone heads’ inside and between genetically diverse accessions with features of commercial interest under environmental conditions of the humid tropic and rainfed settings. Our results showed a significant positive correlation (P