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 157
... trials comparing the two systems , as there have been from pruning trials as a whole . Trials in Sabah have not shown any advantage for a multi - stem system ( Armstrong 1976 , Wyrley - Birch 1977 ) but in a trial in Peninsular Malaysia ...
... trials comparing the two systems , as there have been from pruning trials as a whole . Trials in Sabah have not shown any advantage for a multi - stem system ( Armstrong 1976 , Wyrley - Birch 1977 ) but in a trial in Peninsular Malaysia ...
Page 180
... trials require much space , especially as double guard rows are needed . Variability of yields is often a problem , especially when trials are conducted in small- holder's cocoa fields , which often consist of randomly planted trees of ...
... trials require much space , especially as double guard rows are needed . Variability of yields is often a problem , especially when trials are conducted in small- holder's cocoa fields , which often consist of randomly planted trees of ...
Page 181
... Trials on mature cocoa Systematic research on fertiliser requirements of mature cocoa started some fifty years ago in Trinidad . In a large number of trials carried out between 1932 and 1939 , spectacular increases in yield were ...
... Trials on mature cocoa Systematic research on fertiliser requirements of mature cocoa started some fifty years ago in Trinidad . In a large number of trials carried out between 1932 and 1939 , spectacular increases in yield were ...
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Botany types and populations H Toxopeus | 11 |
Environment G A R Wood | 38 |
Planting material H Toxopeus | 80 |
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