Table 2 Edaphoclimatic characteristics of the three study locations.
From: Dynamics of cocoa fermentation and its effect on quality
Edaphoclimatic characteristics | San Vicente de Chucuri (Santander) | Maceo (Antioquia) | Rivera (Huila) |
|---|---|---|---|
Average annual temperature | 12– > 28 °C | 20–26 °C | 16–28 °C |
Average total annual rainfall | 1500–3000 mm | 2500–3000 mm | 1000–2000 mm |
Potential monthly evapotranspiration | 1400–1600 mm | 1400–1600 mm | 1200–1600 mm |
Relative humidity | 80–85% | 80–85% | 70–75% |
Thornthwaite water index | Humid | Humid | Subhumid humid |
Pluviometric Regime | Bimodal 2 | Bimodal 2 | Bimodal 6 |
Average soil moisture (Thornthwaite water index) | Humid (80 > = hi > 60) | Humid (80 > = hi > 60) | Subhumid humid (20 > = hi > 0) |
Soils | Troporthents, Dystropets, and Eutopepts. Deep to shallow soils with organic matter adequate content, medium natural fertility, topography strongly sloping to steep (25%, 50% and up to 100%), medium to high susceptibility to erosion | Dystropepts and Troporthent, medium to very deep soils, low natural fertility, undulating to severely broken topography (12–75% slopes), and high erosion susceptibility | Troporthents, Ustorthents, Dystropepts. Medium to shallow soil depth; from clayey textures and sandy in granite areas; stony in the profile, medium to low content of organic matter, pH from 4.5 to 5.0; strongly undulating topography (25%—60% slope), alternating with abrupt sectors (100% slope), susceptibility to high to medium erosion |
Rainfall Pattern | Bimodal 2: Rainy season from March to May and September to November The mid-year dry season is not very marked | Bimodal 2: Rainy season from March to May and September to November The mid-year dry season is not very marked | Bimodal 6: Two rainy seasons at the beginning and the middle of the year; Dry season between June and August is much more deficient than that of the first quarter |
