Coffee (Café arabica var. Bourbon) fruit growth and development under varying shade levels in the Soconusco region of Chiapas, Mexico

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-65

  Lin, Brenda B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b North Potomac Yard N 7837   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroforestry systems; Climate change; Crop production; Fruit development; Microclimate; Shade coffee

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449218978     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10440040802395007     Document Type: Article

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