Dwarfism
Plant growth disorder characterized by a size smaller than normal.
Coffee packing
Wrap or frame materials can be used for packing coffee. For green coffee: henequen, sisal, fique, jute, and polypropylene. For roasted or ground coffee: paper, cans, mylotene, hard polyethylene, aluminum foil, and cardboard. For soluble and/or freeze-dried coffee: thick polyethylene, glass, or cardboard.
Elba or Helda
Coffee dryer made of wood and covered with a zinc roof. It consists of a floor built at low height from the ground, with wooden drawers that slide on rails leading them under the roof.
El Niño event
Natural weather event produced by the interaction of the atmosphere with the ocean. Its main characteristic is increased temperature in surface waters of the Pacific Ocean in a large area of the equatorial region. As a result of this oceanic warming, terrestrial climate is affected, with less rainfall in some regions and more in others, associated with […]
Virtual or online education
Learning based on the use and appropriation of the new Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), adapting to the needs of students and facilitating information management.
Non-formal education
That provided to update or supplement knowledge and train in academic or labor aspects, without being subject to the system of levels and grades established by the law for formal education.
Formal education
Education taught in approved institutions, in a regular sequence of school cycles, subject to progressive curricular programs, and leading to grades and degrees.
Sweetness
Basic descriptor of flavor that derives from sucrose or fructose solutions, normally associated with descriptors of sweet aromas such as fruity, chocolate or caramel. It is commonly used to describe coffee that is free of rancid odors.
COD
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) is the parameter used to characterize organic pollution of wastewater, measured as the amount of dissolved oxygen needed for chemical degradation of the organic pollutants.
CBB infestation level determination
For integrated CBB management, it is necessary to measure the number of CBB-attacked fruits in the plots, doing the evaluation monthly and per plot after harvesting.