Shade tree timber as a source of income diversification in agroforestry coffee plantations, Peru

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Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.19182/bft2019.342.a31812" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.19182/bft2019.342.a31812</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.19182/bft2019.342.a31812" target="_blank" >10.19182/bft2019.342.a31812</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Shade tree timber as a source of income diversification in agroforestry coffee plantations, Peru

Original language description

Coffee is traditionally grown in agroforestry systems. Shade trees in coffee plantations provide important ecosystem services, and their timber may also be a good source of income for coffee growers. However, key information on the value of shade tree timber and its potential contribution to the income of coffee growers based on empirical data is lacking. The income that could be obtained from shade trees was estimated for three coffee plantations with different shade tree species. To estimate the marketable timber volume of standing trees, allometric equations were developed. Our results showed that the value of the shade tree timber varied significantly. It represented only 2-3% of the annual coffee farm income on the coffee plantation dominated by native Inga spp. On the other hand, the plantation predominantly shaded by Eucalyptus trees had high potential annual (50-68% of plantation income) and total (92-96% of plantation income) timber value, followed by the plantation shaded predominantly by Pinus (32-49% of plantation income for annual timber volume and 89-94% of plantation income for total timber volume). It is evident that shade trees may be a good economic reserve for coffee growers when exotic Eucalyptus or Pinus tree species are planted. However, using individual-tree data, it was found that the relatively rare native shade tree Retrophyllum rospigliosii, which was found in almost all plantations, has a high timber value and a large timber supply, making it a shade species with high potential for agroforestry.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

40102 - Forestry

Project

<a href="/en/project/LG15034" target="_blank" >LG15034: The active involvement of Czech scientists in international research activities of the IALE - International Association for Landscape Ecology</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2019

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Bois et Forets des Tropiques

ISSN

0006-579X

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

342

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

FR - FRANCE

Number of pages

11

Pages from-to

93-103

UT code for WoS article

000510458800008

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85077679298