Nonetheless, the area planted with coffee in Brazil has been on an overall decreasing trend throughout the past decade, compensated in recent years by an increase in average yield. Coffee varieties The Arabica variety, one of the first coffee species ever cultivated, and normally associated with...
The red fruits that we are so passionate about are born from the exotic tree Coffea Rubiaceae, these fruits that we have for you are from two of the most important species of coffee in the world: the Coffea arabica (Arabica coffee) and the Coffea canephora (Robusta coffee ). We have dif...
though the latter is a hardier plant and is thus cheaper to produce. It has twice the caffeine content of Arabica and is typically the bean of choice for inexpensive commercial coffee brands. Both coffee species are also grown in India, Indonesia, and other Asian countries. There are many ...
LONDON, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Wild coffee species are under threat, British researchers have found, with 60 percent of them facing possible extinction, including the wild relative of Coffea arabica, the world's favorite and most widely traded coffee. The findings, published Wednesday in leading ...
A survey for species of the genus Trichoderma occurring as endophytes of Coffea, and as mycoparasites of coffee rusts (Hemileia), was undertaken in Africa; concentrating on Cameroon and Ethiopia. Ninety-four isolates of Trichoderma were obtained during t
Long-term studies in Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, South India and Latin American countries have revealed that abundance of arthropod and species richness is higher in shaded coffee ecosystems than non-shaded. It is observed that several dominant predator groups such as spiders; tiger beetles; ...
And then there is the opportunity cost of the trees themselves. Adding them leaves less room for coffee plants, which was the reason farmers cut them down in the first place. On the other hand, several tree species that grow well on coffee plantations produce crops of their own, such as ...
If pet lovers do not want their hands or legs to get wet when sipping coffee or eating cupcakes in fish cafes, they can go to Tokyo Pet Center in the city's Phu Nhuan district, or the Pet Ideal Café in district No. 6, to cuddle various species of cats and dogs, both Vietnamese...
The two most commonly grown species are Coffea canephora (also known as Coffea robusta) and Coffea arabica; less popular species are Liberica, Excelsa, Stenophylla, Mauritiana, Racemosa. These are cultivated primarily in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Once ripe, coffee berries are ...
Coffee species are native to African tropical forests, which are characterized as shady and low-water-deficit environments. However, in most of the countries that grow coffee, the plants are cultivated under full sunlight when they are exposed to marked changes in light intensity and water supply...