Indian Coffee is associated with the Agroforestry method of cultivating coffee along with multiple crops. Mechanization is to a bare minimum and when one visits the plantation one can see trees haphazardly arranged. The soil is virgin and no serious effort is made to mechanize the plantation for the sole purpose of retaining the sustainable […]
Role of Indigenous Microbes in Coffee Plantations.
Coffee Planters in India may be in for a rude shock after reading this article. But the focus should remain strong. And that is protecting, nurturing, and multiplying indigenous microflora that is unique to each plantation. The keyword here is indigenous, meaning originating or occurring naturally in a particular place. We are trying to highlight […]
Coffee Forests And Microbial Interactions
The earliest inhabitants of Planet Earth have undoubtedly been microorganisms. From primitive prokaryotic unicellular microorganisms, evolved the higher forms of life. Microorganisms have thus been the earliest participants in shaping various life processes. Microorganisms have been largely responsible in changing the primordial atmosphere resulting in the formation of gaseous oxygen needed for plant growth. The […]
Importance of Carbon: Nitrogen Ratio in Coffee
The carbon to nitrogen ratio is a very important indicator that signifies the health of the coffee ecosystem. carbon-to-nitrogen ratios are an indicator for nitrogen limitation of plants and other organisms. In simple words, the carbon-to-nitrogen ratio (C/N ratio or C: N ratio) is a ratio of the mass of carbon to the mass of […]
Soil Health And Microbes
Soil health reflects on many aspects of the Nations well-being and is a key factor in determining the food security of the globe. Yet this very important aspect of soil health is poorly understood. We have made an honest attempt to think out of the box, being fully aware, of the limitations, inside of the […]
Human Urine As A Microbial Stimulant
We had written an article, titled Stimulation of soil microflora inside coffee plantations in the year 2009. (March 1, 2009). In this article, we had mentioned the results of our experiments conducted for over a 5 year period on the effect of human urine on the growth and development of the coffee bush. A one-acre […]