Coffee cup quality is primarily determined by the type and variety of green beans chosen
and the roasting regime used. Furthermore, green coffee beans are not only the starting …

Coffee is an important crop that provides a livelihood to millions of people living in
developing countries. Production of genotypes with improved coffee quality attributes is a …

Summarizing landmark research, Volume 2 of this essential series furnishes information on
the availability of germplasm resources that breeders can exploit for producing high-yielding …

Accuracy in quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) requires the use of
stable endogenous controls. Normalization with multiple reference genes is the gold …

The aim of this study was to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying drought
acclimation in coffee plants by the identification of candidate genes (CGs) using different …

Caffeine is a metabolite of great economic importance, especially in coffee, where it
influences the sensorial and physiological impacts of the beverage. Caffeine metabolism in …

Polyploidy occurs throughout the evolutionary history of many plants and considerably
impacts species diversity, giving rise to novel phenotypes and leading to ecological …

Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica) has a small gene pool limiting genetic improvement.
Selection for caffeine content within this gene pool would be assisted by identification of the …

The genomic era facilitates the understanding of how transcriptional networks are
interconnected to program seed development and filling. However, to date, little information …

Background Drought is a widespread limiting factor in coffee plants. It affects plant
development, fruit production, bean development and consequently beverage quality …