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Coffee: Genetic Diversity, Erosion, Conservation, and Utilization
The predominantly cultivated coffee, Coffea arabica, is characterized by low genetic diversity making it highly vulnerable to biotic and abiotic...
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Exploring genotype × environment interaction in Robusta coffee for growth and yield stability under tropical environments
Agronomic performance of Robusta coffee ( Coffea canephora ) is affected by genotype by environment interaction, which demands multi-environment...
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Spatial variability of leaf macronutrient concentration and fruit production of an Arabica coffee plantation using two sampling densities
The nutritional and productive attributes of Arabica coffee ( Coffea arabica L.) can vary spatially within cultivated areas. Precision farming...
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Searching for a Coffee variety with antibiosis effect to Hypothenemus hampei Ferrari (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Hypothenemus hampei Ferrari, commonly known as the coffee berry borer (CBB), causes the greatest economic losses to coffee crops worldwide. Five...
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Valorization of coffee leaves as a potential agri-food resource: bio-active compounds, applications and future prospective
Main conclusionThis article intends to summarize all the up-to-date information on coffee leaves, rendering it to be used as a potential agri-food...
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Multispectral images for monitoring the physiological parameters of coffee plants under different treatments against nematodes
The coffee crops are exposed to different pathogens that directly affect yield. These include nematodes, which attack the roots of plants and...
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Africa’s Premier Fiber Tree
Although the baobab can be described as a multipurpose tree wherever it grows, it is also true that different groups throughout its range emphasize...
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Making headway toward enduring changes: perspectives on breeding tree crops through genome editing
Tree crops are explored for food sources and raw materials for industrial sectors. However, breeding tree species to meet current economic demands...
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Insights for improving bacterial blight management in coffee field using spatial big data and machine learning
Pseudomonas syringae pv. garcae , the causal agent of coffee disease bacterial blight, causes losses in nurseries and coffee fields. In this work, the...
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Transcriptomic Data Analysis Using the Galaxy Platform: Coffee (Coffea arabica L.) Flowers as Example
CoffeeCoffee, an important agricultural product for tropical producing countries, is facing challenges due to climate change, including periods of...
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Forest top canopy bacterial communities are influenced by elevation and host tree traits
BackgroundThe phyllosphere microbiome is crucial for plant health and ecosystem functioning. While host species play a determining role in sha**...
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In vitro Protein Digestibility, Phenolic Contents and Antioxidant Capacities of Commercially Important Tree-nuts
The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the in vitro protein digestibility, phenolic contents, and antioxidant capacities of commercially...
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Conservation of native tree species in the agroforest of rice-based agroecosystems will contribute to sustainable agriculture
Traditional agriculture relies on ecosystem services for sustainable food production and is also identified as a climate-smart approach. The present...
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Antifungal activity of plant extracts against postharvest mould fungi associated with coffee (Coffea arabica L.) in Bale Zone, Ethiopia
Coffee is a major export commodity and a source of foreign currency for Ethiopia. Smallholder coffee growers are dominant in the Bale Zone and poor...
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In a nutshell: almond hull and shell organic matter amendments increase soil and tree potassium status
BackgroundCrop residues used as organic matter amendments have been shown to release potassium (K) into the soil, promoting K cycling in agronomic...
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Can Occurrence and Distribution of Ground Beetles (Carabidae) Be Influenced by the Coffee Farming System in the Mount Elgon Region of Uganda?
The Mount Elgon region of Uganda has coffee farmlands distributed along the slopes of the mountain, in a mosaic of differing crop combinations, and...
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Managing tree cover to restore farm productivity and build landscape and livelihood resilience in West Africa
Land restoration and sustainable natural resource use are critical societal concerns that impact both the health of ecosystems and human well-being....
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Predictors of tree damage and survival in agroforests after major cyclone disturbance in Fiji
This study explores the resilience and damage dynamics of agroforests, a critically important yet understudied agroecological system, in the...
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The SAUR gene family in coffee: genome-wide identification and gene expression analysis during somatic embryogenesis
BackgroundSmall auxin-up RNA ( SAUR ) genes form a wide family supposedly involved in different physiological and developmental processes in plants...
