Changes in coffee that can not be easily drunk due to climate change Ali, change in flavor as well

BySpcbrass

There are not many people who drink coffee as a break in the morning or as a break between work, but from now on, due to the climate change of the earth, it may become impossible to drink coffee easily as it is now. According to researchers at the Royal Botanic Gardens in the UK (Queen Gardens), there seems to be a possibility that wild species of Arabica species, which is the mainstream of current coffee beans, will be extinct by 2080.

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Located in southwestern London cu QueenRoyal Botanical Garden (Queen Garden)The research team of the company announced the research result that "coffee is in danger of extinction". The research report was issued on November 7PLOS ONEIt is published in.

Currently, 70% or more of the coffee beans, which is the raw material of coffee, are Arabica species, the remaining 20 to 30% are Robusta species. Besides this, there are Liberica species and many variants, but the share is less than 1% each. Of these, robusta species are frequently drunk as freeze-dried coffee in Turkey and Greece, but they are not mainstream because they contain a lot of caffeine and taste is also astringent.

ByPuuikibeach

According to research, most of the land in which Arabica species are cultivated will become inappropriate for cultivation by 2080 due to temperature rise and climate change. Prediction using three kinds of climate change patterns shows that at least 65% of the cultivated land is unsuitable for cultivation, and in the worst case all the land becomes inappropriate. In fact, the Boma Plateau in South Sudan, one of the land where arabica species is currently cultivated, has harvested and flowering rates declining compared to the data from 1941, and in 2020 it is "inappropriate It is supposed to be "here."

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According to Aaron Davis, who is the leader of the coffee research team, temperature is an important point to grow Arabica species. Not only the high and low of the temperature but also the periodicity of the season, such as keeping a certain temperature even in the rainy season, will also be involved, so that it is possible to grow in a limited area.

Of course, in places where people are cultivating hands, it is possible to sprinkle water and adjust the temperature artificially, so the situation that "all arabica species will not be taken" will not come , Since wild species have genetic diversity to combat pests and diseases, producers have been successfully using wild species.

"The worst scenario is that wild Arabica species will be destroyed by 2080," said Justin Mort, one who produced this report. "Warning should be issued to people who can make decisions about species vulnerability," it is essential to find places where Arabica species can grow, outside of the origin, such as Ethiopia and South Sudan, to prevent seed extinction We insist.

By the way, even if the wild Arabica species will not perish, the yield and flavor of the coffee will be affected.


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