Arabic coffee (Coffea arabica L.) originates in the high lands of Southern Ethiopia, close to the equator, at latitudes 6 to 9° N, longitudes of 34 to 40° E and altitudes of 1400 and 1800 m. This region has a dry season that lasts for 3–4 months, and the annual precipitation ranges from 1200 to 2000 mm throughout the year. Temperature varies from 18°C to 22°C. In this area, coffee plants always grow under conditions of shade in the tropical forest (Krug, 1959; Kumar, 1979).
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Righi, C.A., Lunz, A.M.P., Bernardes, M.S., Pereira, C.R., Dourado-Neto, D., Favarin, J.L. (2008). Radiation Availability in Agroforestry System of Coffee and Rubber Trees. In: Jose, S., Gordon, A.M. (eds) Toward Agroforestry Design. Advances in Agroforestry, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6572-9_15
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