The successful cultivation of the coffee plant is determined by the quality of the seed . Therefore select seeds from plants that have been selected so that the primacy of uncontaminated nature . Not recommended taking the seeds of the coffee plant that lead unpredictable .
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In general , there are two kinds of ways to multiply coffee plants , namely multiplication generative and vegetative propagation . Generative propagation is done by means of sow seed or seeds . Whereas vegetative propagation is done by cuttings , grafting , grafting and tissue culture .
Coffee plants reproduce generative quite easy and simple . The advantages of this technique is practical , easy to perform mass , the seed is to be distributed and stored . Another advantage tunjang root propagated seed will grow perfectly that coffee plants produced more robust . The disadvantage is the nature of the coffee plant produced less uniform and began to plant a period of relatively longer to bear fruit .
Selecting the coffee plant seed
Good seed can be obtained by buying in store seeds or study hall plantation which has a collection of coffee plant breeding . If not possible we can select their own seeds . To select seeds of coffee starts with selecting the parent plant , select the most productive plants . They must be in good health , resistant to pests and disease . Parent plant should be taken from the plants from crosses first .
From the parent plant crops that have been chosen , picking cherries red and ripe . Unripe fruit to perfection will be at risk of not grow because it has not had sufficient nutrient reserves for germination process . After fruit picking, sorting is done by simply selecting the superior fruit that has been cooked perfectly , smooth , no defects , no disease and have a normal size .
