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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Coffee agroforestry systems capable of reducing disease-induced yield and economic losses while providing multiple ecosystem services
(2020)
Crop losses caused by pests and diseases decrease the incomes and threaten the livelihoods of thousands of families worldwide.During two years, in a research network of 61 coffee plots under a wide variety of shade and ...
Successional cocoa agroforests of the Amazon-Orinoco-Guiana shield
(2013)
Cocoa was used as a fruit in its native range. Cocoa fruits were harvested from “wild”
cocoa stands embedded into the forests growing on the high terraces of the Amazon and Orinoco river systems and in the Guiana shield. ...
Agroforestry in China: present state and future potential
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 1997)
In China, major agroforestry systems are estimated to cover 45 million ha. Agrosilviculture is a dominant practice. Aquasilvicultures, e.g. tree-fish-arable crop and tree-fish-livestock systems, are alternatives for land ...
Mineral deficiencies of forest trees in Yucatan (Mexico) and consequences for land-use
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), San José (Costa Rica), 1991-04)
En suelos al calcáreos pedregosos, derivados de caliza terciaria en la península de Yucatán, los árboles forestales desarrollan síntomas de deficiencia como crecimiento reducido, pérdida de hojas, marchitamiento de retoños ...