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Shade effect on the Coffea canephora diameter increment in the Mondulkiri province, Cambodia
Garcia Cano, Yessika Alejandra
Agroforestry systems with Coffee are very frequent, and, ecological benefits for the soil, water conservation, biodiversity, and quality have been well documented. It was hypothesized that shade practices might have influence on growth of C. canephora, therefore the increment of coffee shrubs and its relationship with environmental condi-tions like air humidity, temperature and soil moisture were studied. Three different Cof-fee plots in the province of Mondulkiri were selected. From the results, the statistical significance of the differences between the two main conditions, shade and full-sun was not clear, however it was assumed that other conditions besides microclimatic can have influence, like phenological stages of the coffee plant and source-sink relationships. Soil moisture remained higher under shaded conditions.
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