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Dung Beetle Assemblages Attracted to Cow and Horse Dung: The Importance of Mouthpart Traits, Body Size, and Nesting Behavior in the Community Assembly Process
(MDPI, Basel (Switzerland), 2021-08)
Dung beetles use excrement for feeding and reproductive purposes. Although they use a range of dung types, there have been several reports of dung beetles showing a preference for certain feces. However, exactly what ...
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 ...
Epidemics and the future of coffee production.
(2021-06)
In this perspective, we draw on recent scientific research on the coffee leaf rust (CLR) epidemic that
severely impacted several countries across Latin America and the Caribbean over the last decade, to
explore how the ...
Selecting a core set of nuclear SNP markers for molecular characterization of Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica L.) genetic resources
(Springer, Nueva York (Estados Unidos), 2021)
Coffee is one of the most economically important agricultural commodities in the world. Labeling accuracy and conservation efficiency are essential for coffee germplasm management and for the exchange and utilization in ...
Elucidating Pathways and Discourses Linking Cocoa Cultivation to Deforestation, Reforestation, and Tree Cover Change in Nicaragua and Peru
(2021-06-17)
Cocoa cultivation is labeled as a driver of both deforestation and reforestation, yet the extent of the phenomena varies at farm and landscape level and as a response to national and local contexts. In this study, we ...
Canopy Temperature as a Key Physiological Trait to Improve Yield Prediction under Water Restrictions in Potato
(2021-07-20)
Canopy temperature (CT) as a surrogate of stomatal conductance has been highlighted as an essential physiological indicator for optimizing irrigation timing in potatoes. However, assessing how this trait could help improve ...
Biomass of timber species in Central American secondary forests: Towards climate change mitigation through sustainable timber harvesting
(Elsevier, Ámsterdam (Países Bajos), 2021-06)
Sustainable management of secondary forests for timber production offers the opportunity to combine nature-based climate change mitigation with direct improvement of human livelihoods in the tropics, but this dual potential ...
Aportes a la investigación, fortalecimiento de capacidades y formulación de políticas para el sector cafetalero en 20 años de ensayos de sistemas agroforestales con café
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2021)
A finales de los años 1990 el CATIE, con apoyo de varias ins tituciones, inició una red de ensayos de largo plazo en sistemas
agroforestales con café. Los vacíos de información sobre las inte racciones agroecológicas en ...
Fortalecimiento de capacidades a extensionistas y familias productoras en el marco del Programa Centroamericano de Gestión Integral de la Roya del Café (CATIE-PROCAGICA-IICA-UE)
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2021)
Durante los años 70s y 80s, el extensionismo rural ofrecía su
oferta de capacitación para productores de granos básicos, algunos
monocultivos, café y la ganadería. Sin embargo, esta extensión o
transferencia tecnológica ...
Fortalecimiento de las capacidades regionales para la producción clonal de híbridos F1 de café
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2021)
Técnicos y profesionales en agricultura de América Central y
República Dominicana, participaron en un taller de capacitación
sobre técnicas de propagación vegetativa del café en el Centro
Agronómico Tropical de ...