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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Page 316
... period in a 3 - ha experiment . The tree losses were 1.1 per cent when all infected trees were removed over a 9 - year period in a 13 - ha experimental plot at Tafo , Ghana . In both these plots there were a substantial number of new ...
... period in a 3 - ha experiment . The tree losses were 1.1 per cent when all infected trees were removed over a 9 - year period in a 13 - ha experimental plot at Tafo , Ghana . In both these plots there were a substantial number of new ...
Page 408
... period falls into three phases : an initial migratory period probably brief , from the egg to bud , a second period feeding in the bud and a third period of approximately equal length feeding on flush leaves , if present . If only ...
... period falls into three phases : an initial migratory period probably brief , from the egg to bud , a second period feeding in the bud and a third period of approximately equal length feeding on flush leaves , if present . If only ...
Page 444
... period of development to be 115-150 days in Nigeria , the shorter period during the dry season ( Waters and Hunter 1929 ) , and 170 days in Trinidad ( Humphries 1944 ) . Records taken in Papua New Guinea varied between 165-200 days with ...
... period of development to be 115-150 days in Nigeria , the shorter period during the dry season ( Waters and Hunter 1929 ) , and 170 days in Trinidad ( Humphries 1944 ) . Records taken in Papua New Guinea varied between 165-200 days with ...
Contents
Botany types and populations H Toxopeus | 11 |
Environment G A R Wood | 38 |
Planting material H Toxopeus | 80 |
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