Growth and yield of coffee plants in agroforestry and monoculture systems in Minas Gerais, Brazil

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 75-82

  Campanha, Mônica Matoso ^a   Santos, Ricardo Henrique Silva ^b   De Freitas, Gilberto Bernardo ^b   Martinez, Hermínia Emília Prieto ^b   Garcia, Silvana Lages Ribeiro ^c   Finger, Fernando Luiz ^c  

^a Belo H ^*

^b Camp Univ Univ Estadual L   (Brazil)

^c Auton Consultant Travessa T   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Coffea arabica; Fruit development; Nutrient level; Shade; Yield

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; COFFEE; MONOCULTURE; YIELD;

BRAZIL; MINAS GERAIS; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

COFFEA; COFFEA ARABICA;

EID: 9644268171     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:AGFO.0000049435.22512.2d     Document Type: Article

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