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. 2017 Jul 12;8:1196. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01196

Table 1.

Site and management information for farms employed in this study.

Site Country and Coordinates Elevation MAP/MAT Variety/shade tree (density) Management treatment Soil N Soil C Soil P Soil pH Soil moisture
Cool and wet (CW) Costa Rica 1020 3014/19.5 Caturra/E. poeppigiana (6300) Full sun 1.07 ± 0.04 10.53 ± 0.39 4.95 ± 0.59 4.23 ± 0.10 71.46 ± 2.90
09°56′19″ N
83°43′46″ W
Agroforestry 0.96 ± 0.08 9.47 ± 0.88 9.63 ± 1.93 4.00 ± 0.10 71.85 ± 7.30
Hot and wet (HW) Costa Rica 685 3200/23.4 Caturra/E. poeppigiana (5000) Full sun 0.43 ± 0.03 4.38 ± 0.38 11.19 ± 1.12 4.38 ± 0.08 35.01 ± 1.38
09°53′44″ N
83°40′7″ W
Agroforestry 0.37 ± 0.03 4.02 ± 0.30 7.74 ± 1.33 4.55 ± 0.13 36.45 ± 2.70
Cool and dry (CD) Costa Rica 1500 1491/18.7 Caturra/E. poeppigiana (6860) Full sun 0.26 ± 0.02 2.83 ± 0.25 4.98 ± 1.59 4.66 ± 0.08 13.39 ± 1.39
09°40′03″ N
83°06′32″ W
Agroforestry 0.41 ± 0.01 4.66 ± 0.17 6.56 ± 1.60 4.68 ± 0.05 17.16 ± 2.74
Hot and dry (HD) Nicaragua 455 1386/24.0 Pacas/I. laurina (4000) Full sun 0.54 ± 0.05 6.10 ± 0.55 4.39 ± 1.05 4.51 ± 0.15 22.84 ± 1.54
11°53′54″ N
86°08′56″ W
Agroforestry 0.57 ± 0.02 6.40 ± 0.20 3.35 ± 1.13 4.39 ± 0.19 23.28 ± 1.41

We show qualitative classifications of the different study sites that coarsely approximate the range of Coffea arabica growing conditions, country and coordinates, elevation (m), mean annual precipitation (MAP, mm)/mean annual temperature (MAT, °C), C. arabica variety, shade tree (Erythrina poeppigiana or Inga laurina) and density (stems ha-1), and soil metrics at the management treatment (full sun or agroforestry) level [soil N (%), soil C (%), soil P (mg kg-1), soil pH and soil moisture (%); n = 16)].