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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... Theobroma grandiflorum. Stem growth of cocoa tree. Root development. The ideal cocoa plantation. Floral diagram of Theobroma cacao. A cocoa flower. Examples of pod shapes. Shapes of neck and point of pods. 3.1-11 Climatic data. \] o\o ...
... Theobroma grandiflorum. Stem growth of cocoa tree. Root development. The ideal cocoa plantation. Floral diagram of Theobroma cacao. A cocoa flower. Examples of pod shapes. Shapes of neck and point of pods. 3.1-11 Climatic data. \] o\o ...
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... cocoa. The world distribution of the genera of bryocorine mirids associated with cocoa. (A) Sahlbergella singularis Hagl. (B) Distantiella theobroma (Dist.). Monalonion annulipes Sign. Helopeltis clavifer Walk. Pseudodoniella laensis ...
... cocoa. The world distribution of the genera of bryocorine mirids associated with cocoa. (A) Sahlbergella singularis Hagl. (B) Distantiella theobroma (Dist.). Monalonion annulipes Sign. Helopeltis clavifer Walk. Pseudodoniella laensis ...
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... Theobroma, a group of small trees which occurs in the wild in the Amazon basin and other tropical areas of South and Central America. There are over twenty species in the genus but the cocoa tree, Theobroma cacao, is the only one ...
... Theobroma, a group of small trees which occurs in the wild in the Amazon basin and other tropical areas of South and Central America. There are over twenty species in the genus but the cocoa tree, Theobroma cacao, is the only one ...
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... Cacao and its allies. A taxonomic revision of the genus Theobroma. Contrib. U.S. Nat. Herb. 35. 6: 379-614. Galletti, R., Baldwin, K. D. S. and Dina, I. O. (1956) Nigerian Cocoa Farmers. Oxford Univ. Press, p. 149. Hill, Polly (1962) ...
... Cacao and its allies. A taxonomic revision of the genus Theobroma. Contrib. U.S. Nat. Herb. 35. 6: 379-614. Galletti, R., Baldwin, K. D. S. and Dina, I. O. (1956) Nigerian Cocoa Farmers. Oxford Univ. Press, p. 149. Hill, Polly (1962) ...
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G. A. R. Wood, R. A. Lass. Chapter. 2. Botany,. types. and. populations. Theobroma cacao was the name given to the cocoa tree by Linnaeus in the first edition of his Species Plantarum published in 1753. The genus Theobroma, together with ...
G. A. R. Wood, R. A. Lass. Chapter. 2. Botany,. types. and. populations. Theobroma cacao was the name given to the cocoa tree by Linnaeus in the first edition of his Species Plantarum published in 1753. The genus Theobroma, together with ...
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 |
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