Altering the chemical and microbial root zone area of coffee such that the root exudates may inhibit the establishment, multiplication and spread of the pathogenic strain.
Shade grown ecofriendly coffee plantations house a variety of forest and introduced trees which in turn provide biomass in the form of dead wood, leaf litter, plant and other residues.
The coffee farm is a self contained eco system. Large trees shade smaller trees and the coffee bush in turn shades the soil system from direct sunlight. The biomass accumulated on the forest floor brings about energy transformations and energy exchanges within and between living things and the coffee environment.
