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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... Colombia. Drying cocoa on a farm in the Cibao, Dominican Republic. Unloading a mule, Quevedo, Ecuador. xiii 373 373 373 381 384 395 402 403 406 426 426 448 450 464 464 465. 466. 467. 467. 468. 469. 469. 474. 475. 480. 481 481 486 488 489 ...
... Colombia. Drying cocoa on a farm in the Cibao, Dominican Republic. Unloading a mule, Quevedo, Ecuador. xiii 373 373 373 381 384 395 402 403 406 426 426 448 450 464 464 465. 466. 467. 467. 468. 469. 469. 474. 475. 480. 481 481 486 488 489 ...
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... Colombia. Production graph for the Dominican Republic. Production graph for Ecuador. Production graph for Mexico. Production graph for Trinidad and Tobago. Production graph for Venezuela. Production graph for Cameroon. Production graph ...
... Colombia. Production graph for the Dominican Republic. Production graph for Ecuador. Production graph for Mexico. Production graph for Trinidad and Tobago. Production graph for Venezuela. Production graph for Cameroon. Production graph ...
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... Colombia and the Philippines. Much has been written of the large quantities of chocolatl consumed by Montezuma and his court. It was made from beans sent as tribute to the capital, the crop being grown not by the Aztecs. who lived in an ...
... Colombia and the Philippines. Much has been written of the large quantities of chocolatl consumed by Montezuma and his court. It was made from beans sent as tribute to the capital, the crop being grown not by the Aztecs. who lived in an ...
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... Colombia — 3 12 39 Ecuador 5.5 23 14 81 Mexico — 1 2 30 Venezuela 5.4 9 17 14 Dominican Republic — 7 20 32 Grenada — 5 3 3 Trinidad 1.7 12 8 2 Cameroon — 1 23 120 Equatorial Guinea — 1 l3 8 Ghana — 1 241 258 Ivory Coast — — 43 403 ...
... Colombia — 3 12 39 Ecuador 5.5 23 14 81 Mexico — 1 2 30 Venezuela 5.4 9 17 14 Dominican Republic — 7 20 32 Grenada — 5 3 3 Trinidad 1.7 12 8 2 Cameroon — 1 23 120 Equatorial Guinea — 1 l3 8 Ghana — 1 241 258 Ivory Coast — — 43 403 ...
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... Colombian Criollo Pound (1938) described a green podded and a deep purple podded type, both smooth and each type quite uniform. Soria (1970) mentioned that very few plantings resembling Mexican Criollo remained in existence in Colombia ...
... Colombian Criollo Pound (1938) described a green podded and a deep purple podded type, both smooth and each type quite uniform. Soria (1970) mentioned that very few plantings resembling Mexican Criollo remained in existence in Colombia ...
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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