Desenvolvimento inicial do cafeeiro (Coffea arabica L.) transplantado em campo, com e sem sacolas de polietileno.

Coffee planting is an extremely important stage and requires care that directly influences the initial development and longevity of the plant, which can determine the success of the crop. Planting is most often done with seedlings produced in polyethylene bags, popularly known as sachets. At this time, it is traditionally recommended to remove this bag, this practice requires care so that there are no injuries to the root system of the seedlings. However, more and more initiatives have emerged in the sense of carrying out planting without removing the bag, aiming at greater quality and operational yield, in addition to reducing the risk of damage to the root system by crushing the seedling. In this sense, the present study aimed to evaluate the initial development of coffee plants planted in the field with and without bag. The experiment was carried out in an area of the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Minas Gerais (IFMG) - Campus Bambuí, in which a randomized block design (DBC) was adopted, consisting of two treatments, characterized by the use of seedlings planted with and without bag and 10 replications, totaling 20 plots with 6 plants each. The coffee plants were submitted to evaluation 6 months after planting. The data of the evaluated variables were submitted to the analysis of variance (ANOVA) by the F test at the level of 5% of probability. The results obtained showed that there were no significant differences regarding the evaluated characteristics, namely, plant height, number of pairs of leaves, number of plagiotropic branches and percentage of live plants.