date:Nov 05, 2012
of their quality.
According to Coffee Board of India, India cultivates all its coffee under a well-defined two-tier mixed shade canopy, comprising evergreen leguminous trees. Coffee plantations have almost fifty different varieties of shade trees. Shade trees not only prevent soil erosion on a sloping terrain, but also enrich the soil by recycling nutrients from the deeper layers, protect the coffee plant from seasonal fluctuations in temperature, and provide a natural habitat for many species