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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... Ecuador. Pod rot caused by Trachysphaerafructigena, Ghana. Black. and. white. PI. PI. PI. PI. PI. P1. P1. 2. 2. 2 SAP!“ 1 Amelonado cocoa pods showing arrangement of beans. 13 2 Young cocoa plant showing jorquette. 14 .3 Young cocoa tree ...
... Ecuador. Pod rot caused by Trachysphaerafructigena, Ghana. Black. and. white. PI. PI. PI. PI. PI. P1. P1. 2. 2. 2 SAP!“ 1 Amelonado cocoa pods showing arrangement of beans. 13 2 Young cocoa plant showing jorquette. 14 .3 Young cocoa tree ...
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... Ecuador. A fermenting box showing'slatted floor. A cascade of boxes with moveable side wall, Malaysia. The start of a heap ferment, Ghana. A heap ferment uncovered. Basket fermentation, Ivory Coast. Fermenting tray with matting floor ...
... Ecuador. A fermenting box showing'slatted floor. A cascade of boxes with moveable side wall, Malaysia. The start of a heap ferment, Ghana. A heap ferment uncovered. Basket fermentation, Ivory Coast. Fermenting tray with matting floor ...
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... Ecuador. Yaounde, Cameroon. Tafo, Ghana. Gagnoa, Ivory Coast. Ondo, Nigeria. Lower Perak, Malaysia. Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia. Keravat, Papua New Guinea. Makanga, Malawi. Sunshine and radiation data, Ecuador. Sunshine and radiation data ...
... Ecuador. Yaounde, Cameroon. Tafo, Ghana. Gagnoa, Ivory Coast. Ondo, Nigeria. Lower Perak, Malaysia. Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia. Keravat, Papua New Guinea. Makanga, Malawi. Sunshine and radiation data, Ecuador. Sunshine and radiation data ...
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... Ecuador. Seasonal changes in bean weight in Nigeria. Seasonal changes in quality of beans from one area in India in 1978. Relation of temperature 4 months previously to hardness of cocoa butter. Manufacture of a typical European milk ...
... Ecuador. Seasonal changes in bean weight in Nigeria. Seasonal changes in quality of beans from one area in India in 1978. Relation of temperature 4 months previously to hardness of cocoa butter. Manufacture of a typical European milk ...
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... Ecuador. There have always been many wild cocoa trees in the Amazon basin and when exports began in the eighteenth century much of the cocoa was collected from wild trees known as cacao bravo. The planting of cocoa in the Amazon basin ...
... Ecuador. There have always been many wild cocoa trees in the Amazon basin and when exports began in the eighteenth century much of the cocoa was collected from wild trees known as cacao bravo. The planting of cocoa in the Amazon basin ...
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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