Claim · model-written summary
The combination with Jequitibá (Cariniana legalis) maintained more stable coffee yields.
- Taxon
- Coffea canephora
Coffea canephorat0 - Interactor
- Cariniana legalis
Cariniana legalise0other - Outcome
- yieldse4
- Direction
- maintained more stablee4
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Verbatim
t0“Agroecological Transition of Conilon Coffee ( Coffea canephora ) Agroforestry Systems”
e0“a field investigation that tested production of Coffea canephora with the shade trees Australian Cedar (Toona ciliata), Jequitibá (Cariniana legalis), and Teak (Tectona grandis)”
e4“Cedar was the shade tree that grew most and reduced coffee production, while the combination with Jequitibá maintained more stable yields”
Title
Eduardo Ferreira Sales; V. Ernesto Méndez; Francisco Roberto Caporal; et al. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems 2013. doi:10.1080/10440046.2012.712633
Other claims from this paper (5)
- Observation Of 58 interviewed farmers, 64% (37) were satisfied with the agroforestry systems.
- Observation Income from sources other than coffee was a main factor causing farmer satisfaction.
- Observation Unsatisfied farmers mentioned competition between shade trees and coffee shrubs.
- Association Australian Cedar (Toona ciliata) was the shade tree that grew most and reduced coffee production.
- Association The faster the growth rate of shade trees, the greater their negative impact on coffee production.