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Basic knowledge about coffee
What is coffee? Coffee is the fruit of a Rubiaceae plant grown at altitudes of about 6,000 feet and distributed along narrow subtropical axes around the world; the coffee tree is green all year round and can grow up to 20 feet tall, usually controlled to 8 to 10 feet tall for easy harvesting.
Where is coffee distributed all over the world?
Coffee is a kind of drink, which gives the public the impression that it is black, bitter, sleepless and excited. The coffee beans we see in the coffee shop are tea-brown, which belongs to roasted coffee beans, while the color of the coffee liquid is amber.
Technology and Environmental factors of growing Coffee in Coffee Garden
Coffee comes from Ethiopian curry. In Colombia, it was brought by a priest from the French Antilles via Venezuela in 1808. At present, Colombia is the fourth largest coffee producer in the world, behind Brazil, Vietnam and Indonesia. There are four types of coffee trees in the world, namely, ARABICA, ROBUSTA and LIBERICA.
The planting patterns of coffee trees in different areas
Coffee grown in different regions has different flavors-the unique soil, climatic conditions and planting methods of a country make the coffee produced in that country have a unique flavor.
Characteristics of small-grained coffee trees
Coffee is a shallow root crop, and the plants propagated by seeds are conic roots. From the point of view of varieties, the roots of small and medium grain species are shallow, while those of large grain species are deeper. Yunnan small grain coffee is a 3-year-old 4-year-old fruit tree with a deep main root of about 70cm.
Prevention and treatment of small Coffee Tree virus
Coffee rust is the main disease of coffee, the most harmful, the damaged plants, light reduced yield, serious death.
Sharing of planting techniques of Coffee trees
1. Cultivate strong coffee seedlings. 1. the choice of nursery land is close to water source, convenient for transportation, loam or sandy loam with loose and fertile soil, deep soil layer and good drainage, paddy field with PH value of 66.5 or early nursery land, and close to coffee garden. Turn over the depth of the ground by 0.200. 30 meters, after hoing and removing stones, the ridge soil moisture is 1.01.2 meters wide. 2 meters, about 10 meters long, and apply rotten and finely crushed soil moisture
Requirements of Ecological Environment for planting Coffee trees
Small seed coffee is native to the lower part of the Ethiopian rainforest in northern Africa. The temperature is relatively low, with an average annual temperature of 20 degrees. The origin of medium-grain coffee is near the equator. Therefore, small seed coffee has stronger cold tolerance and wider adaptability than medium grain coffee. Medium-grain coffee requires a slightly higher temperature.
Five characteristics of coffee trees
1. Roots: Coffee roots are conical roots. 2, stem: coffee stem is also known as the trunk, is from the development of straight branches. 3, leaves: simple opposite, green, elliptic to long elliptic. 4. Flowers: white and fragrant. Fruit: The fruit is a drupe, usually containing 2 seeds, but also single and 3 seeds.
Coffee cultivation requirements for the environment
Coffee cannot be grown in any environment, because it is originally a tropical rainforest plant, and in the development of the system, it develops habits that require calm wind, warm, shade or semi-shade and humid environments. Therefore, coffee has strict requirements for planting conditions. We call the strip of area on both sides of the equator, between 25 degrees north and south latitude, suitable for coffee growth, coffee belt.
What are the main ingredients in coffee beans?
The ingredients of coffee can be divided into the following categories: caffeine: it has a particularly strong bitter taste and stimulates the central nervous system, heart and respiratory system. The right amount of caffeine can reduce muscle fatigue and promote digestive juice secretion. It also promotes kidney function, has a diuretic effect, and helps the body expel excess sodium ions from the body, but eating too much can lead to caffeine poisoning. Tannic acid: boil
The planting characteristics of Coffee Bean in the World
Coffee beans from various countries, Asia, most of the Buddhist countries in Asia, the atmosphere of drinking coffee is generally not popular, so most of the coffee produced is exported to Europe and the United States. It is generally known that selected coffee is produced in countries such as Indonesia, Yemen and Papua New Guinea in Asia. In fact, as early as more than 100 years ago, the Chinese nation planted coffee. 1. At the end of the 18th century in Taiwan, coffee
The origin of coffee in Puerto Rico
In 1736, coffee trees were introduced from Martinique to PuertoRico.
Coffee producing areas in Indonesia
The first batch of coffee from Java was sold to Amsterdam in 1712. However, coffee trees in all plantations were destroyed by coffee rust in 1877, and Robart coffee trees had to be introduced from Africa to replace the original species. Today, only 6% of coffee beans and 10% of coffee beans are Arabian coffee beans. Indonesia is the main producer of Robbins coffee in the world, and most of the coffee comes from small plantations.
Coffee producing areas in Kenya
In 1878, the British landed coffee in Africa and set up a coffee plantation in Kenya in the 19th century, when Ethiopian coffee drinks were imported to Kenya through southern Yemen.
Growth characteristics of Coffee trees
Coffee trees belong to the evergreen family of Akanaceae. They are tropical plants and are not cold-tolerant. Most of them are planted in areas with elevations of 300,400m, and also in highlands with elevations of 2000-2500 meters. But those who plant on slopes above 1500 meters above sea level have better quality.
Kenya, a model coffee producer
Kenya, located in East Africa, is one of the countries in the world that attach importance to the production of high-quality coffee. The quality of coffee is managed by the government and technical guidance is its main feature. After the harvest of Kenyan coffee, it must be purchased and cup tested by Coffee Board of Kenya and CBK set up by the government, and the samples will be sent to the buyers.
Blue Mountain-Conastale Manor
The Resurrector of Coffee No. 1 in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica, Conastale Conastale Farm, existed from 1801 to 1842. From 1801 to 1825, the first generation farmer was Colin McClarty, and the second generation owner was his son Alexander McClarty. From 1825 to 1842, the management right of the farm was handed over to the third generation farmer Alexander Campbell. 1842
Maybis Coffee Manor
MAVIS BANK CENTRAL FACTORY in 1923, Mr. CECIL VICTOR MUNN started his business on five acres. In 1885, Mr CECIL VICTOR MUNN, an immigrant from England, began his coffee growing career in Stule Mountain in the Blue Mountains. His son Victor inherited his career and won a better sunshine than Mount Stuart. Now, from the beauty
Mohao Blue Mountain Coffee Manor
The name of Mohao Farm: It is named because of the rare species of native trees planted in Mohao of Blue Mountain. The advantage of this tree is that the wood is very hard and corrosion resistant.