Growth and anatomical characteristics of coffee (Coffea arabica L.) and rubber (Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg.) trees cultivated in single and intercropped systems

This study aimed to evaluate the influence of the cropping system in anatomical characteristics and growth of the rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg.) and coffee (Coffea arabica L.), in the beginning of the cultivation period. It was evaluated the growth characteristics of rubber tree plants and the leaf structure in both species in single and intercropped cultivation. The results showed that the cropping system did not influence the rubber tree. In general, the cropping system did not influence the coffee leaf structure, in that developmental phase of cultivation.

Intercropping; coffee; rubber; growth; leaf structure