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Timber yield from smallholder agroforestry systems in Nicaragua and Honduras
The importance of tropical timber is increasing worldwide. However, the timber supply of tropical forests has been greatly impacted by growing deforestation associated with complex and restrictive timber harvest laws. In ...
Baseline soil characteristics of a humid tropical silvopastoral system and changes in selected soil properties
(IICA, San José (Costa Rica), 1993-01)
We established fast-growing leguminous trees (Erythrina berteroana Urban) in native grass pastures in Costa Rica's Atlantic region to determine the effects of tree pruning and cattle grazing on soil phosphorus availability ...
Unraveling the Complexity of Coffee Leaf Rust Behavior and Development in Different Coffea arabica Agroecosystems
(2020)
Crop health management systems can be designed according to practices that help to reduce crop losses by restricting pathogen development and promoting host plant growth. A good understanding of pathogen and host dynamics, ...
Effects of trees on infiltrability and preferential flow in two contrasting agroecosystems in Central America
(2014)
We tested the hypothesis that trees have measurable effects on infiltrability, macroporosity, and pref-erential flows in agrosilvopastoral systems. Managing agricultural systems for water conservation is acritical component ...
Control of lateral root extension of fast-growing timber species using grasses as biological barriers
(1999)
Se investigó el potencial de cinco especies de gramíneas como barreras biológicas para reducir la competencia radicular en asociaciones agroforestales con árboles maderables de crecimiento rápido como Eucalyptus deglupta ...
Service functions of agroforestry systems
(2003)
This article presents a brief review of the main environmental service functions that are provided by agroforestry systems (AFS): 1) maintenance of soil fertility/reducing erosion via organic matter inputs to the soil, N ...
Transformation of coffee-growing landscapes across Latin America. A review
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2021-09)
In Latin America, the cultivation of Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica) plays a critical role in rural livelihoods, biodiversity
conservation, and sustainable development. Over the last 20 years, coffee farms and landscapes ...
Natural resource conservation with peoples' participation in the uplands of the Maribios Volcanic Ranges of Nicaragua. II. Adaptation of conservation technology to farmers
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), San José (Costa Rica), 1993-07)
Con el método del reconocimiento rápido de áreas rurales, se estudiaron las prácticas agrícolas tradicionales en la cuenca alta de los Maribios en Nicaragua, para adaptar técnicas conocidas de manejo y uso de la tierra ...
Shade and Agronomic Intensification in Coffee Agroforestry Systems: Trade-Off or Synergy?
(2021)
Despite many years of research, there is still a lack of consensus as to the nature of the relationship between shade trees and agronomic intensification in coffee agroforestry systems. While some studies find unshaded ...
Cordia alliodora with Theobroma cacao: a traditional agro-forestry combination in the humid tropics
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica). Programa de Recursos Naturales Renovables, 1981)