A coffee farmer harvesting robusta coffee at a coffee farm in Pacet, Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia. The tropical soils coffee calls home are naturally acidic and low in the minerals calcium and magnesium, a publication in AZO Life Sciences has revealed on Aug 12, 2021. Adding fertilizer to the soils adds to its acidity. This all adds up to lower yields for coffee plants.
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The tropical soils coffee calls home are naturally acidic and low in the minerals calcium and magnesium, a publication in AZO Life Sciences has revealed on Aug 12, 2021. Adding fertilizer to the soils adds to its acidity. This all adds up to lower yields for coffee plants. So, what can we do about it? Put limestones, the report said, quoting a research paper first published by American Society of Agronomy.. Limestone is a source of calcium and magnesium. The research, which was conducted in Brazil--the biggest coffee producer--has showed that adding limestone making the soil less acidic, allowing fertilizer to be more effective. Crops will perform better and be more economically viable. "Fixing soil acidicity and providing calcium and magnesium is critical, " said Rogerio P. Soratto, a researcher, as quoted in the publication.