Essays about: "Coffea canephora"

Found 2 essays containing the words Coffea canephora.

  1. 1. Black coffee twig borer, Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) on robusta coffee in Uganda : impact of shade level on abundance of BCTB and knowledge levels about BCTB

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Christina Hultman; [2016]
    Keywords : agroforestry; canopy cover; Coffea canephora; host trees; natural enemies; shade trees;

    Abstract : The Black Coffee Twig Borer (BCTB), (Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff)) is a devastating pest on robusta coffee in Uganda. The coffee in Uganda grows mostly in agroforestry systems where trees and crops are combined and interact with each other. READ MORE

  3. 2. What is the view of the black coffee twig borer (Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff)) among farmers, advisers and experts, and is the infestation on robusta coffee trees (Coffea canephora) higher or lower when grown close to a Ficus natalensis?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Julia Dahlqvist; [2016]
    Keywords : Xylosandrus compactus; black coffee twig borer; robusta coffee; Coffea canephora; Uganda; Ficus natalensis; Natal fig;

    Abstract : The coffee industry in Uganda employs over 3.5 million families, and the exportation of coffee generates about 20 % of the foreign exchange earnings. Over the course of the past two decades a pest called the Black Coffee Twig Borer, Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff), has invaded the coffee plots. READ MORE