CocoaThe fourth edition of this highly regarded book has been considerably enlarged to cover 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 xi
... from a fan cutting. 15 5 A cocoa farm in West Africa. 25 1 Comum cocoa pod from Bahia, Brazil. 85 1 Plastic tube covering a flower bud for handpollination. 97 P1. P1. P1. Pl. Pl. P1. P1. P1. P1. P1. Plates. Cocoa: LIST OF PLATES.
... from a fan cutting. 15 5 A cocoa farm in West Africa. 25 1 Comum cocoa pod from Bahia, Brazil. 85 1 Plastic tube covering a flower bud for handpollination. 97 P1. P1. P1. Pl. Pl. P1. P1. P1. P1. P1. Plates. Cocoa: LIST OF PLATES.
Page xv
... flower. Examples of pod shapes. Shapes of neck and point of pods. 3.1-11 Climatic data. \] o\o\ OLIIUJ wwoaoapapapapapatnpapa i- 'tpiu l-'l-'l-fl Hit-'\DOOflOfih-BUJNH Ln N>~Q >1 i9 Itabuna, Brazil. Ouro Preto, Rondonia, Brazil ...
... flower. Examples of pod shapes. Shapes of neck and point of pods. 3.1-11 Climatic data. \] o\o\ OLIIUJ wwoaoapapapapapatnpapa i- 'tpiu l-'l-'l-fl Hit-'\DOOflOfih-BUJNH Ln N>~Q >1 i9 Itabuna, Brazil. Ouro Preto, Rondonia, Brazil ...
Page 11
... flowers sparsely and bears only a few pods. Cuatrecasas (1964) divided the genus Theobroma into six sections containing twenty-two species. Theobroma cacao is the only species which is cultivated widely, the other better known species ...
... flowers sparsely and bears only a few pods. Cuatrecasas (1964) divided the genus Theobroma into six sections containing twenty-two species. Theobroma cacao is the only species which is cultivated widely, the other better known species ...
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... Flowers The flowers are formed on the trunk and branches, a habit referred to as cauliflorous or truncate. The flowers are only produced on wood of a certain minimum physiological age, which is usually two or three years old under good ...
... Flowers The flowers are formed on the trunk and branches, a habit referred to as cauliflorous or truncate. The flowers are only produced on wood of a certain minimum physiological age, which is usually two or three years old under good ...
Page 19
... flowers. The inflorescence primordia arise from old leaf axils and it takes about thirty days from initiation for ... flower. SOURCE: van Hall (1932). Botany, types and populations 19.
... flowers. The inflorescence primordia arise from old leaf axils and it takes about thirty days from initiation for ... flower. SOURCE: van Hall (1932). Botany, types and populations 19.
Contents
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4 Planting material | 80 |
5 Propagation | 93 |
6 Establishment | 119 |
7 Shade and nutrition | 166 |
8 Maintenance and improvement of mature cocoa farms | 195 |
13 From harvest to store | 444 |
14 Quality and inspection | 505 |
15 Marketing | 528 |
16 Production | 543 |
17 Consumption and manufacture | 587 |
APPENDIX 1 Visual symptoms of mineral malnutrition | 598 |
APPENDIX 2 International Cocoa Standards | 601 |
APPENDIX 3 Conversion factors | 607 |
9 Replanting and rehabilitation of old cocoa farms | 210 |
10 Labour usage | 234 |
11 Diseases | 265 |
12 Insects and cocoa | 366 |
APPENDIX 4 Publications on cocoa | 608 |
INDEX | 610 |
Common terms and phrases
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