Evaluating coffee yield gaps and important biotic, abiotic, and management factors limiting coffee production in Uganda

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 63, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-11

  Wang, N ^a,b   Jassogne, L ^b   van Asten, P J A ^b   Mukasa, D ^b   Wanyama, I ^b   Kagezi, G ^c   Giller, K E ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Uganda)

^c National Coffee Research Inst (NACORI) of the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO)   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Boundary line analysis; Mulching; Plant density; Production constraints; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC FACTOR; BOUNDARY LINE; COFFEE; CROP RESIDUE; CROP YIELD; FARMERS ATTITUDE; GROWING SEASON; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MULCHING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NUTRIENT;

UGANDA;

COFFEA ARABICA; COFFEA CANEPHORA;

EID: 84920090380     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2014.11.003     Document Type: Article

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