Double sigmoidal models describing the growth of coffee berries

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to verify if the growth pattern of coffee berries, considering fresh mass accumulation over time, is double sigmoid and to select the most suitable nonlinear model to describe such behavior. Data used consisted of fourteen longitudinal observations of average fresh mass of...

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Main Authors: Tales Jesus Fernandes, Adriele Aparecida Pereira, Joel Augusto Muniz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782017000800401&lng=en&tlng=en