Determining Suitable Shade Trees, Panting Pattern and Spacing for Arabica Coffee Production in South and Southwestern Ethiopia

In an attempt to determine suitable shade trees, planting pattern and optimum population density that promote productivity of Arabica coffee, two separate field experiments were carried out in south and south western coffee growing tracts of Ethiopia. In experiment one, seeds of thirteen shade trees were collected and established at Jimma Agricultural Research Center. Coffee berry disease resistant cultivar was stripe planted and intercropped...