The story of coffee: legend and truth

A J Muñoz-Pajares; Vitor Várzea; Maria do Céu Silva

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2023.02.012

The story of coffee: legend and truth

Trends Plant Sci. 2023 May;28(5):501-504. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2023.02.012. Epub 2023 Mar 14.

Authors

A J Muñoz-Pajares¹, Vitor Várzea², Maria do Céu Silva²

Affiliations

¹ CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal; Departamento de Genética, Universidad de Granada, Campus Fuentenueva, 18071 Granada, Spain; Research Unit Modeling Nature, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain. Electronic address: ajesusmp@ugr.es.
² CIFC - Centro de Investigação das Ferrugens do Cafeeiro, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Quinta do Marquês, 2784-505 Oeiras, Portugal; LEAF - Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal.

PMID: 36925356
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2023.02.012

Abstract

When we think about coffee, exotic tropical countries such as Colombia, Brazil, and Ethiopia first come to mind. However, the crucial contribution of Portugal and its scientists to each cup of coffee we drink remains either poorly known or overlooked.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Brazil
Coffee* / history
Colombia
Ethiopia
Portugal

Substances

Coffee