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Was ist Kaffee? Ein belebendes Heißgetränk, Einkommensquelle für Millionen (reicher und armer) Menschen, Kulturgut oder gar Mittelpunkt einer religiösen Philosophie? In 40 Kapiteln, auf über 600 Seiten mit rund 900 hervorragenden Illustrationen beantworten Ihnen in diesem Band Fachleute aus der ganzen Welt alle Fragen rund um die aromatische Bohne. Anbau, Ernte, Verarbeitung, Lagerung und Transport werden ebenso besprochen wie spezifische Qualitätsmerkmale. Eine Datensammlung und ein Glossar ergänzen den Text.-Ein außergewöhnliches, am Markt bislang einmaliges Handbuch für Kaffee-Experten!
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A quick pick-me-up or a subtle beverage with an aroma that conjures up images of special moments shared with special people?There's more to coffee than that. Apart from being a beautiful tree with fragrant flowers, coffee is also a culture, practically a religion to a certain elite and certainly a source of income to millions of people, rich and poor alike.Coffee professionals around the world will find the specific information they need in this lavishly illustrated and practical work designed to answer all their questions about the coffee plant and how it is grown, harvested, processed and refined.Specialists and experienced professionals were consulted and some 40 renowned international experts have contributed their specific knowledge and expertise to this comprehensive handbook, covering such topics as: Growing Pests, diseases, and their control Harvesting and processing Storage, shipment, quality The latest economical and technological aspects.In addition, special indexes demystify such confusing data as information sources, conversion tables and other technicalities. With its 40 chapters, over 1000 pages and 900 superb illustrations, this is a universally reliable manual, providing basic guidelines and recommendations applicable everywhere, and not geared to any specific country.
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From the contents:
- Preface
- Introduction
PART I GROWING
- The Coffee Plant
- Botany & Genetics of Coffee
- Coffee Selection and Breeding
- Coffee Propagation
- Biotechnology Applied to Coffee
- Environmental Factors Suitable for Coffee Cultivation
- Establishing a Coffee Plantation
- Crop Maintenance
- Vermicomposting in Coffee Cultivation
- Organic Coffee
- Frost in Coffee CropsImportance of O.M and Biological Fertility in Coffee Soils
- Sustainable Coffee Production
- Shade Management and its Effect on Coffee Growth and Quality
- Diversification and Transition of Coffee Systems
- Growing Disorders in Coffee
PART II PESTS & DISEASES
- Coffee Pests in Tropical America
- Coffee Pests in Africa
- Coffee Pests Endemic in Asia & the Pacific Region
- Nematodes in Coffee
- Coffee DiseasesViral Diseases in Coffee
- Resistance to Coffee Leaf Rust and Coffee Berry Disease
- Spraying Equipment for Coffee
- Quarantine for Coffee
PART III HARVESTING & PROCESSING
- Production Cycle and Harvest PeriodsYield Estimation
- Harvesting and Field Processing
- Ecological Processing of Coffee
- Use of Coffee Waste
PART IV STORAGE, SHIPMENT, QUALITY
- Green Coffee Storage
- Shipment of Green Coffee
- Green Coffee Bean Classification
- Green Coffee Defects
- Factors Influencing the Quality of Green Coffee
- Coffee Bean Quality
PART V ECONOMICS
- Economical Aspects of Coffee Production
PART VI DATA & INFORMATION
- Units & Conversion Tables
- Infomation Sources
- Data on Coffee
- Acronyms
- Glossary
