Shade trees decrease pest abundances on brassica crops in Kenya
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DOI: 10.1007/s10457-017-0159-5
Abstract: Agroforestry practices may mitigate the current loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services due to deforestation and agricultural intensification. To examine the effects of agroforestry on the ecosystem service of pest regulation, we assessed pest abundances… read more here.
Keywords: trees decrease; decrease pest; abundances brassica; pest abundances ... See more keywords
Shade Trees Spatial Distribution and Its Effect on Grains and Beverage Quality of Shaded Coffee Trees
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DOI: 10.1155/2018/7909467
Abstract: Shading coffee trees has gained importance, especially among smallholders, as an option to improve the products’ quality, therefore acquiring place at the specialty coffee market, where consumers are willing to give bonus for quality. This… read more here.
Keywords: quality; trees spatial; shade trees; spatial distribution ... See more keywords
Native Shade Trees Aid Bird Conservation in Tea Plantations in Southern India
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DOI: 10.18520/cs/v121/i2/294-305
Abstract: In the Western Ghats, India, we study how different intensities of tea cultivation influence birds. We com-pared bird communities in conventional monoculture tea and mixed-shade tea plantations, both of which use agrochemicals, with organic tea… read more here.
Keywords: tea plantations; tea; native shade; bird ... See more keywords
No Reduction in Yield of Young Robusta Coffee When Grown under Shade Trees in Ecuadorian Amazonia
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DOI: 10.3390/life12060807
Abstract: Little is known on what impact shade trees have on the physiology of Coffea canephora (robusta coffee) under tropical humid conditions. To fill this gap, a field experiment was conducted in the Ecuadorian Amazon to… read more here.
Keywords: coffee; robusta coffee; coffee shrubs; shade trees ... See more keywords