Agronomic performance and beverage quality of the arabica coffee cultivar MGS Catucaí Pioneira
César Elias Botelho, Juliana Costa de Rezende Abrahão, Denis Henrique Silva Nadaleti, André Dominghetti Ferreira, Antônio Alves Pereira, Antônio Carlos Baião de Oliveira, Flávia Maria Avelar Gonçalves, Gladyston Rodrigues Carvalho, Marcelo Ribeiro Malta, Vinicius Teixeira Andrade and Vanessa Castro Figueiredo
Abstract: The MGS Catucaí Pioneira cultivar stands out for its yield, rust resistance, and beverage quality. Evaluated over four harvest seasons in ten municipalities of southern Minas Gerais, it demonstrated excellent agronomic performance and a sensory profile with floral and sweet notes, making it suitable for both mechanized and non-mechanized production systems.