The first public genome sequence for Coffea arabica, the species responsible for more than 70 percent of global coffee production, was released today by researchers at the University of California, Davis.
Biotechnology
Jan 13, 2017
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That coffee you slurped this morning? It's 600,000 years old.
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 20, 2024
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A study conducted by scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (UK), in collaboration with scientists in Ethiopia, reports that climate change alone could lead to the extinction of wild Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica) ...
Ecology
Nov 7, 2012
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Three in five species of wild coffee are at risk of extinction as a deadly mix of climate change, disease and deforestation puts the future of the world's favourite beverage in jeopardy, new research warned Wednesday.
Ecology
Jan 16, 2019
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Like its flavor profile, the genome of Arabica coffee is large and complex. This makes breeding and genetic survey work more difficult, but this diverse genetic background may have contributed to bean's popularity, practicality, ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 24, 2024
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Arabica coffee is the most economically important coffee globally and accounts for 60% of coffee products worldwide. But the plants it hails from are vulnerable to a disease that, in the 1800s, devastated Sri Lanka's coffee ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 21, 2024
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A new genetic map of the arabica coffee plant, Coffea arabica, could help breeders develop to more climate-proof brews.
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 17, 2024
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In Honduras and El Salvador, coffee (Coffea arabica) is one of the leading agricultural exports, and the share of specialty coffee is growing each year. However, despite the importance of specialty coffee production and exports, ...
Other
Nov 3, 2023
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The rubber-based agroforestry systems have been recently established to provide a promising solution for the sustainable development of rubber cultivation. However, the water relations between rubber trees and the intercrops ...
Ecology
Oct 27, 2020
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An article published in the journal ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering brings good news for coffee buffs: the plastic in used coffee pods can be recycled to make filament for 3D printers, minimizing its environmental ...
Materials Science
May 3, 2023
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