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Do Coffee Agroforestry Systems Always Improve Soil Carbon Stocks Deeper in the Soil?—A Case Study from Turrialba, Costa Rica by Nilovna Chatterjee, P. K. Ramachandran Nair, Vimala D. Nair, Abhishek Bhattacharjee, Elias de Melo Virginio Filho, Rheinhold G. Muschler, Martin R. A. Noponen

“…Shaded perennial agroforestry systems (AFS) are regarded as desirable land-use practices that improve soil carbon sequestration. However, most studies assume a…”
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Intraspecific trait variation across multiple scales: the leaf economics spectrum in coffee by Martin, Adam R., Rapidel, Bruno, Roupsard, Olivier, Van den Meersche, Karel, de Melo Virginio Filho, Elias, Barrios, Mirna, Isaac, Marney E.

“…Summary Understanding species differences in plant functional traits has been critical in developing a mechanistic understanding of terrestrial ecological…”
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Discovering weather periods and crop properties favorable for coffee rust incidence from feature selection approaches by Lasso, Emmanuel, Corrales, David Camilo, Avelino, Jacques, de Melo Virginio Filho, Elias, Corrales, Juan Carlos

“…•Coffee rust monitoring is the most important predictor for future incidences.•Temperature is a determining driver in days 9 to 6 and 4 to 1 before the…”
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Leaf functional traits and pathogens: Linking coffee leaf rust with intraspecific trait variation in diversified agroecosystems by Gagliardi, Stephanie, Avelino, Jacques, Martin, Adam R, Cadotte, Marc, Virginio Filho, Elias de Melo, Isaac, Marney E

“…Research has demonstrated that intraspecific functional trait variation underpins plant responses to environmental variability. However, few studies have…”
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Intraspecific Trait Variation and Coordination: Root and Leaf Economics Spectra in Coffee across Environmental Gradients by Isaac, Marney E, Martin, Adam R, de Melo Virginio Filho, Elias, Rapidel, Bruno, Roupsard, Olivier, Van den Meersche, Karel

“…Hypotheses on the existence of a universal "Root Economics Spectrum" (RES) have received arguably the least attention of all trait spectra, despite the key…”
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Shade trees: a determinant to the relative success of organic versus conventional coffee production by Schnabel, Florian, de Melo Virginio Filho, Elias, Xu, Su, Fisk, Ian D., Roupsard, Olivier, Haggar, Jeremy

“…Greater understanding of the influences on long-term coffee productivity are needed to develop systems that are profitable, while maximizing ecosystem services…”
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Effects of agro-forestry systems on the physical and chemical characteristics of green coffee beans by Xu, Su, Liu, Yuze, Sun, Zhenchun, Chen, Guangjing, Ma, Fengwei, Yang, Ni, de Melo Virginio Filho, Elias, Fisk, Ian D

“…Twenty agroforestry systems consisting of different management practices (conventional and organic) and shade types were set up for coffee plantations in 2,000…”
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Shade Effects on the Dispersal of Airborne Hemileia vastatrix Uredospores by Boudrot, Audrey, Pico, Jimmy, Merle, Isabelle, Granados, Eduardo, Vílchez, Sergio, Tixier, Philippe, Filho, Elías de Melo Virginio, Casanoves, Fernando, Tapia, Ana, Allinne, Clémentine, Rice, Robert A, Avelino, Jacques

“…Hemileia vastatrix caused a severe epidemic in Central America in 2012-13. The gradual development of that epidemic on nearly a continental scale suggests that…”
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No evidence of foliar disease impact on crop root functional strategies and soil microbial communities: what does this mean for organic coffee? by Gagliardi, Stephanie, Avelino, Jacques, Fulthorpe, Roberta, Virginio Filho, Elias de Melo, Isaac, Marney E.

“…Global climate change is increasing pest and pathogen pressures on plant communities, deteriorating optimal plant functioning. In plant communities, root…”
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Shade trees have higher impact on soil nutrient availability and food web in organic than conventional coffee agroforestry by Sauvadet, Marie, den Meersche, Karel Van, Allinne, Clémentine, Gay, Fréderic, de Melo Virginio Filho, Elias, Chauvat, Matthieu, Becquer, Thierry, Tixier, Philippe, Harmand, Jean-Michel

“…Conventional, intensively managed coffee plantations are currently facing environmental challenges. The use of shade trees and the organic management of coffee…”
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Shade tree traits and microclimate modifications: Implications for pathogen management in biodiverse coffee agroforests by Gagliardi, Stephanie, Avelino, Jacques, Virginio Filho, Elias de Melo, Isaac, Marney E.

“…Diversified coffee agroforests modify microclimate conditions in comparison with monocultures, impacting the success of significant plant pathogens, such as…”
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Assessing the accuracy and robustness of a process-based model for coffee agroforestry systems in Central America by Ovalle-Rivera, Oriana, Van Oijen, Marcel, Läderach, Peter, Roupsard, Olivier, de Melo Virginio Filho, Elias, Barrios, Mirna, Rapidel, Bruno

“…Coffee is often grown in production systems associated with shade trees that provide different ecosystem services. Management, weather and soil conditions are…”
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Unraveling the Complexity of Coffee Leaf Rust Behavior and Development in Different Coffea arabica Agroecosystems by Merle, Isabelle, Pico, Jimmy, Granados, Eduardo, Boudrot, Audrey, Tixier, Philippe, Virginio Filho, Elías de Melo, Cilas, Christian, Avelino, Jacques

“…Crop health management systems can be designed according to practices that help to reduce crop losses by restricting pathogen development and promoting host…”
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Agroecosystem diversification with legumes or non-legumes improves differently soil fertility according to soil type by Sauvadet, Marie, Trap, Jean, Damour, Gaëlle, Plassard, Claude, Van den Meersche, Karel, Achard, Raphaël, Allinne, Clémentine, Autfray, Patrice, Bertrand, Isabelle, Blanchart, Eric, Deberdt, Péninna, Enock, Séguy, Essobo, Jean-Daniel, Freschet, Grégoire T., Hedde, Mickaël, de Melo Virginio Filho, Elias, Rabary, Bodovololona, Rakotoarivelo, Miora, Randriamanantsoa, Richard, Rhino, Béatrice, Ripoche, Aude, Rosalie, Elisabeth, Saj, Stéphane, Becquer, Thierry, Tixier, Philippe, Harmand, Jean-Michel

“…Plant diversification through crop rotation or agroforestry is a promising way to improve sustainability of agroecosystems. Nonetheless, criteria to select the…”
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Concurrent starch accumulation in stump and high fruit production in coffee (Coffea arabica) by Cambou, Aurélie, Thaler, Philippe, Clément-Vidal, Anne, Barthès, Bernard G, Charbonnier, Fabien, Van den Meersche, Karel, Aguilar Vega, Maria E, Avelino, Jacques, Davrieux, Fabrice, Labouisse, Jean-Pierre, de Melo Virginio Filho, Elias, Deleporte, Philippe, Brunet, Didier, Lehner, Peter, Roupsard, Olivier

“…Abstract In coffee, fruit production on a given shoot drops after some years of high yield, triggering pruning to induce resprouting. The timing of pruning is…”
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Root biomass, turnover and net primary productivity of a coffee agroforestry system in Costa Rica: effects of soil depth, shade trees, distance to row and coffee age by Defrenet, Elsa, Roupsard, Olivier, Van den Meersche, Karel, Charbonnier, Fabien, Pérez-Molina, Junior Pastor, Khac, Emmanuelle, Prieto, Iván, Stokes, Alexia, Roumet, Catherine, Rapidel, Bruno, de Melo Virginio Filho, Elias, Vargas, Victor J., Robelo, Diego, Barquero, Alejandra, Jourdan, Christophe

“…Background and Aims In Costa Rica, coffee (Coffea arabica) plants are often grown in agroforests. However, it is not known if shade-inducing trees reduce…”
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Measuring and modelling energy partitioning in canopies of varying complexity using MAESPA model by Vezy, Rémi, Christina, Mathias, Roupsard, Olivier, Nouvellon, Yann, Duursma, Remko, Medlyn, Belinda, Soma, Maxime, Charbonnier, Fabien, Blitz-Frayret, Céline, Stape, José-Luiz, Laclau, Jean-Paul, de Melo Virginio Filho, Elias, Bonnefond, Jean-Marc, Rapidel, Bruno, Do, Frédéric C., Rocheteau, Alain, Picart, Delphine, Borgonovo, Carlos, Loustau, Denis, le Maire, Guerric

“…•The 3D process-based ecophysiological MAESPA model was modified.•It now integrates a calculation of foliage water evaporation at voxel scale.•A computation of…”
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Growth and Productivity of Coffea arabica var. Esperanza L4A5 in Different Agroforestry Systems in the Caribbean Region of Costa Rica by Morales Peña, Victor Hugo, Mora Garcés, Argenis, Virginio Filho, Elias De Melo, Villatoro Sánchez, Mario

“…This study focused on evaluating the growth and productivity of Coffea arabica var. Esperanza L4A5 in different agroforestry systems in the Caribbean region of…”
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Impact of agro-forestry systems on the aroma generation of coffee beans by Xu, Su, Liu, Yuze, Ma, Fengwei, Yang, Ni, Virginio Filho, Elias de Melo, Fisk, Ian Denis

“…A long experiment has been established since 2000 at CATIE (Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center), Turrialba, Costa Rica. Twenty…”
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Population dynamic and management of Pinus oocarpa and Tabebuia rosea within silvopastoral systems in Central America by de Sousa, Kauê, Detlefsen, Guillermo, Tobar, Diego, de Melo Virginio Filho, Elias, Casanoves, Fernando

“…Silvopastoral systems—the management of trees within pastures from natural regeneration or planting—are a strategy to promote sustainable livestock systems and…”
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