Cherry microbiota and metabolites with planting altitude of Coffea arabica in Baoshan of China (opens in new tab)

The planting altitude of coffee is one of the important influencing factors on coffee quality. The effects of four planting altitudes (1,000 m, AT1; 1,200 m, AT2; 1,400 m, AT3; and 1,600 m, AT4) on the microorganism community and the related metabolites in Coffea arabica cherries were investigated using Illumina-based amplicon sequencing and UPLC-MS/MS technologies, respectively. At tha same time, the contents of main flavor precursor substances (caffeine, trigonelline and chlorogenic acid) w...