Sustainable production of shaded coffee brings multiple benefits, including the conservation and increase of soil fertility. The objective of this study was to evaluate the capacity of biological N2 fixation of 30 different ...

A laboratory dryer was constructed and validated to simulate the drying process at various environmental conditions. The effect of the drying air temperature and specific humidity in the time and energy consumption of the ...

The objective of the investigation is to obtain information for the establishment of a vermicompost system for the coffee processing in Puerto Rico. A complete randomized block design was used with four treatments for a ...

Castañer es una comunidad en la zona central-oeste de Puerto Rico y se encuentra definida por su característica rural y agrícola, donde la actividad económica principal desde el siglo XIX ha sido la producción de café. El ...