Coffee production, timber, and firewood in traditional and Inga-shaded plantations in Southern Mexico

Peeters, L.; Soto‐Pinto, Lorena; Perales, Hugo; Montoya, Guillermo; Ishiki, Mario

doi:10.1016/s0167-8809(02)00204-9

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“…Although the variation in production of shaded coffee is more influenced by factors like management practices or the intensity of inputs applied than by the available radiation for the trees (Romero-Alvarado et al, 2002), one must consider the yield level of the studied sites. A report of no effect of shading by Inga on coffee yield cited productivity of 725 kg ha -1 (Peeters et al, 2003). In an on-farm study in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, the yields of high-shaded coffee (60-80%) and medium-shaded coffee (30-50%) were similar, around 1600 kg ha -1 , although data were taken for just one year (Lin, 2009).…”

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Production and vegetative growth of coffee trees under fertilization and shade levels

Jaramillo-Botero¹,

Santos²,

Martínez³

et al. 2010

Sci. agric. (Piracicaba, Braz.)

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It is difficult to separate the effects of light reduction versus nutrient and water competition in agroforestry systems. The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effect of shading and fertilizer supply on the vegetative development and yield of Coffea arabica over six years. The coffee trees were covered with shade screens (photosynthetically active radiation reduction up to 48%) and fertilized from 100 to 40% of the recommended amount from 2001 on. Leaf area, number of leaves, number of nodes, leaf area per branch and, yield were determined. Although no effect of fertilization was found, shading influenced the number of nodes, leaf area and production from the third year on. The number of nodes and yield decreased as shading increased. The effect of the yield bienniallity was more evident in the unshaded trees, which yielded an average of 2,646 kg ha -1 . The trees under 48% shading yielded an average of 2,094 kg ha -1 . After 2004 the leaf area per branch increased as the shade increased, at the end of both the maximum and minimum growth periods. During the first three years, the coffee trees do not change their vegetative or productive characteristics as a response to shading. The shade effects become more intense after the beginning of the higher yield period. The shaded coffee trees have a larger leaf area and a smaller number of nodes than the coffee trees under full sun. The yield decreases as photosynthetically active radiation limitation increases, and yield bienniallity is less intense in shaded trees. Key words: Coffea arabica, bienniallity, plant growth and development, yield Produção e crescimento vegetativo de cafeeiros sob fertilização e sombreamento RESUMO: Em sistemas agroflorestais é difícil separar os efeitos da competição por luz daquela por água e nutrientes. O objetivo do experimento foi avaliar o efeito do sombreamento e do fornecimento de fertilizantes sobre o desenvolvimento vegetativo e a produtividade de cafeeiros arábica ao longo de seis anos. Os cafeeiros foram cobertos com telas sombreadoras (redução da radiação fotosinteticamente ativa em até 48%) e fertilizados de 100 até 40% da recomendação. Foram determinados a área da folha, o número de folhas, o número de nós, a área foliar por ramo e a produtividade dos cafeeiros. Embora não houvesse efeito da fertilização, o sombreamento influenciou o número de nós, a área da folha e a produção a partir do terceiro ano. O número de nós e a produtividade reduziram conforme aumentou o sombreamento. Cafeeiros sob pleno sol apresentaram maior bienalidade da produção e produtividade média de 2646 kg ha -1 . Cafeeiros sob 48% de sombreamento produziram em média 2094 kg ha -1 . Após três anos a área foliar aumentou com o aumento do sombreamento, tanto no final do período de maior quanto de menor crescimento. Nos três primeiros anos, os cafeeiros não diferiram nas características vegetativas ou reprodutivas devido ao sombreamento. Os efeitos do sombreamento tornam-se mais intensos após o início do período de altas produtividad...

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Production and vegetative growth of coffee trees under fertilization and shade levels

Jaramillo-Botero¹,

Santos²,

Martínez³

et al. 2010

Sci. agric. (Piracicaba, Braz.)

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“…Complementary research has focused mainly on improving agroforestry management practices to increase the compatibility of shade coffee production with shade trees that provide provisioning services (e.g., timber, fruit, and firewood) and supporting ecosystem services (e.g., shade, N-fixation, and organic matter contribution ;Beer 1987;Somarriba 1990;Beer et al 1998;Peeters et al 2003). Recent work has also highlighted the desirability to explicitly combine C sequestration with biodiversity conservation in agroforestry systems (Kirby and Potvin 2007).…”

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Cooperative management and its effects on shade tree diversity, soil properties and ecosystem services of coffee plantations in western El Salvador

2009

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We compared how management approaches affected shade tree diversity, soil properties, and provisioning and carbon sequestration ecosystem services in three shade coffee cooperatives. Collectively managed cooperatives utilized less diverse shade, and pruned coffee and shade trees more intensively, than individual farms. Soil properties showed significant differences among the cooperatives, with the following properties contributing to differentiation: N, pH, P, K, and Ca. Higher tree richness was associated with higher soil pH, CEC, Ca, and Mg, and lower K. Higher tree densities were associated with lower N, K, and organic matter. Although we found differences in the incidence of provisioning services (e.g., fruit), all plantations generated products other than coffee. No differences were observed between C-stocks. The history and institutional arrangements of cooperatives can influence management approaches, which affect ecosystem properties and services. Our study corroborates that interdisciplinary investigations are essential to understand the socioecological context of tropical shade coffee landscapes.

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“…Previous evaluations by El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR) have shown that agroforestry systems provide multiple environmental services and can increase productivity, land and labour worth in relation to conventional land uses, such as extensive cattle farming and maize crops without trees (Soto-Pinto et al, 2010; Soto-Pinto, submitted). Coffee cultivation under the shade of trees conserves at least 40% of the total woody plant www.intechopen.com diversity in scarce neighbouring forests (Soto-Pinto et al, 2000;Romero-Alvarado et al, 2002;Peeters et al, 2003). Organic coffee cultivation translates into a higher carbon content in the upper soil layer (0-30 cm) than non-organic coffee systems, being able to store between 129.8 and 215.6 Mg C ha -1 in their components, including soil C (Soto- Pinto et al, 2010).…”

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Agroforestry Systems and Local Institutional Development for Preventing Deforestation in Chiapas, Mexico

Pinto¹,

Castillo-Santiago²,

Jiménez‐Ferrer³

2012

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Coffee production, timber, and firewood in traditional and Inga-shaded plantations in Southern Mexico

Cited by 92 publications

References 7 publications

Production and vegetative growth of coffee trees under fertilization and shade levels

Production and vegetative growth of coffee trees under fertilization and shade levels

Cooperative management and its effects on shade tree diversity, soil properties and ecosystem services of coffee plantations in western El Salvador

Agroforestry Systems and Local Institutional Development for Preventing Deforestation in Chiapas, Mexico

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