CocoaThis text covers all aspects of cocoa production. Higher prices for cocoa have led to much new knowledge about the plant and changes to its methods of production. These are discussed, along with new problems that have occurred and the fresh research projects that have been needed. |
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... occur provided the two gametes are compatible . The fused gametes form the zygote , from which the seed develops . However , a certain minimum number of individual fertilisations must occur for a pod to be able to grow . This number is ...
... occur provided the two gametes are compatible . The fused gametes form the zygote , from which the seed develops . However , a certain minimum number of individual fertilisations must occur for a pod to be able to grow . This number is ...
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... occur in parts of the West Indies and some Pacific Islands . Of greater importance is the sensitivity of cocoa to steady winds such as occur in the trade wind belt . The cocoa leaf , particu- larly on young plants , can be physically ...
... occur in parts of the West Indies and some Pacific Islands . Of greater importance is the sensitivity of cocoa to steady winds such as occur in the trade wind belt . The cocoa leaf , particu- larly on young plants , can be physically ...
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... occur but they do not normally cause severe economic loss . When a chupon is attacked it generally dies back from the tip . The point of attack is usually in the axil of a leaf , although infection can first take place on a leaf - blade ...
... occur but they do not normally cause severe economic loss . When a chupon is attacked it generally dies back from the tip . The point of attack is usually in the axil of a leaf , although infection can first take place on a leaf - blade ...
Contents
Botany types and populations H Toxopeus | 11 |
Environment G A R Wood | 38 |
Planting material H Toxopeus | 80 |
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acid Agric Amazon Amelonado annum Anon application areas attack Bahia branches Brazil broom budding Bull Cameroon canker canopy capsids caused cent chupons clear-felling cocoa beans cocoa farms Cocoa Growers cocoa plants Cocoa Res cocoa swollen shoot Coconuts Colombia Conf Costa Rica Criollo crop cultivars damage dieback disease of cocoa dry season Ecuador effect Entwistle farmers fermentation fertiliser flavour forest fungicide fungus Ghana growth harvesting herbicides Itabuna Ivory Coast jorquette labour usage leaf losses Malaysia man-days mature cocoa mealybugs method mirids mistletoe Nigeria nursery nutrients old cocoa trees palmivora Papua New Guinea pathogen Peninsular Malaysia pesticides pests Phytophthora palmivora Phytophthora pod rot plantation Proc production pruning rainfall reduced rehabilitation removal replanting root Sabah seed seedlings shade trees soil SOURCE species spores spraying stem symptoms Table temperature Theobroma cacao tissue tonnes trials Trin Trinidad Turrialba vascular-streak dieback weed control West Africa wilt yield young cocoa