[Potential yield of Macadomia integrifolia maiden & betche in the coffee growing region of Atoyac, Veracruz] (Essay) | Rendimiento potencial de Macadamia integrifolia maiden & betche en la region cafetalera de Atoyac, Veracruz (Ensayo)

English. As a result of the freeing of internacional grain coffee (Coffea arabica L.) prices, new production strategies are required which could off er a better economic stability. The coffee-macadamia (Macadomia integrifolia Malden & Betche) system is one of the best alternativas for financial benefits. For this reason, the potencial production of macadamia was analyzed for the coffee producing region of Atoyac, Veracruz, located at a similar latitude as the Hawaii an islands, the largest producing area in fhe world for macadamia. The climatic and edaphic conditions for macadamia development were determined by reviewing phenological studies performed in Hawaii, and the conditions present in the production areas of those islands. The results showed that the macadamia crop in the Atoyac region has a potencial yield 40 % lower than that in Hawaii

Spanish; Castilian. Ante la liberalizacion de los precios internacionales del grano de cafe (Coffea arabica L.) se requieren nuevas estrategias productivas con mayor estabilidad economica. El sistema cafe-macadamia (Macadomia integrifolio Maiden & Betche) es una de las alternativas con mejores beneficios financieros, por lo que se analizo el potencial productivo de la macadamia en la region cafetalera de Atoyac, Veracruz, que se ubica en una altitud similar a la de la isla de Hawai, principal area productora mundial. Las condiciones cismaticas y edaficas para el desarrollo de la macadamia se determinaron mediante la revision de los estudios fenologicos hechos en Hawai, y de las condiciones presentes en las localidades productoras de esa isla. Los resultados mostraron que el cultivo de la macadamia en la region de Atoyac tiene un potencial de rendimiento 40 % menor que en Hawai