The coffee rust crises in Colombia and Central America (2008–2013): impacts, plausible causes and proposed solutions

Coffee rust is a leaf disease caused by the fungus, Hemileia vastatrix. Coffee rust epidemics, with intensities higher than previously observed, have affected a number of countries including: Colombia, from 2008 to 2011; Central America and Mexico, in 2012–13; and Peru and Ecuador in 2013. There are...

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Main Authors:	Avelino, Jacques, Cristancho, Marco, Georgiou, Selena, Imbach, Pablo, Aguilar, Lorena, Bornemann, Gustavo, Läderach, Peter R.D., Anzueto, Francisco, Hruska, Allan J, Morales, Carmen
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Springer 2015
Subjects:	hemileia vastatrix coffea arabica crop losses food security crop management climate change smallholders pérdidas de la cosecha seguridad alimentaria manejo del cultivo cambio climático development food science
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/57487