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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... canker, West Africa. Vascular-streak dieback, Papua New Guinea. Pods attacked by Phytophthora spp. Nigeria. Attack by Crinipellis perniciosa on pods. Pod attacked by Moniliophthora pod rot, Ecuador. Pod rot caused by ...
... canker, West Africa. Vascular-streak dieback, Papua New Guinea. Pods attacked by Phytophthora spp. Nigeria. Attack by Crinipellis perniciosa on pods. Pod attacked by Moniliophthora pod rot, Ecuador. Pod rot caused by ...
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... canker (Phytophthora spp) and Ceratocystis and will not survive persistent attack on their foliage by mirid bugs. The Criollos were probably domesticated by the Mayas and can now be subdivided into two geographical groups: (a) Central ...
... canker (Phytophthora spp) and Ceratocystis and will not survive persistent attack on their foliage by mirid bugs. The Criollos were probably domesticated by the Mayas and can now be subdivided into two geographical groups: (a) Central ...
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... canker, and cocoa swollen shoot virus has been found. Good vigour is generally encountered but even crosses between populations collected in places not far apart have shown hybrid vigour. The tropical part of Central America qualifies ...
... canker, and cocoa swollen shoot virus has been found. Good vigour is generally encountered but even crosses between populations collected in places not far apart have shown hybrid vigour. The tropical part of Central America qualifies ...
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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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acid Agric Amazon Amelonado attack Bahia branches Brazil broom budding Cameroon canker canopy capsids cause cent chocolate chupons cocoa areas cocoa beans cocoa butter cocoa farms Cocoa Growers cocoa plantings Cocoa Res cocoa trees Coconuts Colombia Conf Criollo crop cultivars damage deficiency dieback difficult dry season dryer Ecuador effect farmers fermentation fertiliser field figures first five flavour flowers forest fungicide fungus G. A. R. Wood Ghana growth harvesting infected influence Itabuna Ivory Coast jorquette labour usage leaf Malaysia man-days mature cocoa mealybugs method mirids moisture Nigeria nursery nutrients old cocoa palmivora Papua New Guinea pathogen Peninsular Malaysia pesticides pests Phytophthora palmivora Phytophthora pod rot plantation Proc pruning rainfall removal replanting root Sabah seed seedlings shade significant soil species spraying symptoms Table temperature Theobroma cacao tissue tonnes trials Trin Trinidad Trinitario vascular-streak dieback virus weed West Africa xx xx xx yield young cocoa