Weeds have always been considered an insidious enemy, capable of reducing crop production. Conversely, the agroecological vision attributes a key role to the spontaneous …
M De Beenhouwer, M Van Geel, T Ceulemans… - Soil Biology and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Coffee is the most important tropical agricultural commodity worldwide, cultivated in more than 70 countries. Despite the plant's huge economic importance, there is very limited …
Agroecology aims to maintain ecosystem services by minimizing the impact of agriculture and promoting the use of biological potential. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are …
Globally, coffee has become one of the most sensitive commercial crops, being affected by climate change. Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica) grows in traditionally shaded agroforestry …
Tropical forests account for about 50% of all world biodiversity, playing a key role in the functioning of the globe. These forests are divided into six natural vegetation formations …
Coffee is one of the most traded commodities world‐wide. As with 70% of land plants, coffee is associated with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, but the molecular bases of this …
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are essential for growth of coffee plants in acidic and phosphate deficient soils in Central and South America. We investigated the species …
The effects of the interaction between arbuscular mycorrhizal and phosphate-solubilizing (P- solubilizing) fungi on phosphorous availability, acid phosphatase activity, and the growth …
A Saucedo-Garcia, AL Anaya, FJ Espinosa-Garcia… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Over the past 20 years, the biodiversity associated with shaded coffee plantations and the role of diverse agroforestry types in biodiversity conservation and environmental services …