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Shade canopy density variables in cocoa and coffee agroforestry systems
(Springer Nature, 2023-12-18)
An estimated 3.4 million hectares of cocoa and 9.7 million hectares of coffee are cultivated, globally, under shade trees, i.e. in agroforestry systems. Shade canopies are characterized in terms of tree density (N, trees ...
Purification of the whitefly-transmitted bean golden mosaic virus
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 1976-04)
El virus del mosaico dorado del frijol es transmitido por la mosca blanca y es un virus no transportado por la semilla punto en este estudio se encontró que su punto de inactivación termal fue de 55 °C y su punto final de ...
Acrocarpus fraxinifolius Wight, especie de rápido crecimiento inicial, buena forma y madera de usos múltiples
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 1976-04)
Acrocarpus fraxinifolius, a leguminous Asian tree offers many advantages to plantation programs in the humid topics. Relatively little information is found in the literature regarding this species. Seren year old plantations ...
Turrialba; Vol. 26, no. 2
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 1976-04)
Light interception efficiency in contrasting sorghums
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 1976-04)
La intercepción de luz en bangalore India fue mayor en sorgo enanos que altos en densidades altas de población que en bajas en sembríos triangulares y cuadrados que en los rectangulares. El sembrío triangular fue menos ...
Key drivers of change that affect livestock systems and their impact on sustainability and resilience
(CATIE- Centro Agroaméricano Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, 2024)
The report delves into the key drivers impacting livestock systems and their implications for sustainability and resilience. The webinars, hosted by GASL and CATIE, aimed to address the challenges in the livestock sector, ...
Risk analysis and cacao pod survivorship curves to improve yield forecasting methods
(Frontiers, 2024-03-22)
Cocoa attainable yields are affected by a complex of pests and diseases in a particular agro-environment. Estimation of yield loss is critical for agronomic and economic decision-making at the farm level. For over 15 months, ...
Interactions between climate, shade canopy characteristics and cocoa production in Colombia
(Frontiers, 2024-02-09)
Properly designed agroforestry systems (AFS) can generate optimal cocoa bean (BC) yields, produce co-products and provide ecosystem services. This study analyzes the interactions between climate, AFS structure and BC yield ...
Cadmium concentration in cocoa beans produced in agroforestry systems of small producers in Panama
(CSIC, 2024-01-30)
Aim of study: To calculate Cd concentration in cocoa plants and evaluate its relationship with available Cd and other soil properties. Area of study: Almirante, Bocas del Toro province, Panama, in 2020-2021. Material and ...
Agroforestry at work
(2024)
This issue contextualizes agroforestry in four introductory articles in terms of economic viability and resilience, gender inclusiveness, interactions with climate change and biodiversity and barriers to adoption. We then ...