High Density Plantings of Coffee (I) Micro-Climatic and Related Changes

(Accepted for publication in February, 1983) Crop performance in relation to ecological zones characterizes micro-climates, in contrast to its interaction wih the immediate environment which constitutes micro-climate. Studies on micro-climate although important for the understanding of plant performance in relation to environment, has only recently received some attention. Micro-climate differences normally have a small effect on the plants' activities if they are grown under optimal conditions of growth, however, it becomes rather pronounced under the climatic stress.