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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... cocoa nursery in West Africa. A cocoa nursery in Malaysia under rubber trees. A cocoa nursery in Sabah, Malaysia. A seedling ready for planting. Rooted stem cutting. A simple propagating bin for cuttings, Nigeria. Budstock from fan ...
... cocoa nursery in West Africa. A cocoa nursery in Malaysia under rubber trees. A cocoa nursery in Sabah, Malaysia. A seedling ready for planting. Rooted stem cutting. A simple propagating bin for cuttings, Nigeria. Budstock from fan ...
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... 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 ... beans are smaller and flatter and the cotyledons are. Cocoa: 1 History and development.
... 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 ... beans are smaller and flatter and the cotyledons are. Cocoa: 1 History and development.
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... cocoa began to be grown and used. The first countries to produce Forastero cocoa were Brazil and 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 ...
... cocoa began to be grown and used. The first countries to produce Forastero cocoa were Brazil and 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 ...
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... cocoa tree and five fan branches, bearing cherelles grown from a fan cutting ... trees is stimulated by environmental factors. At one time it was thought ... Cocoa trees which are unshaded flush more intensively than shaded cocoa and this ...
... cocoa tree and five fan branches, bearing cherelles grown from a fan cutting ... trees is stimulated by environmental factors. At one time it was thought ... Cocoa trees which are unshaded flush more intensively than shaded cocoa and this ...
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... trees (Posnette 1950, Voelcker 1940). The effect of applying pesticides to cocoa trees on the population of pollinating midges has been studied several times and the general conclusion is that any reduction of the population is short ...
... trees (Posnette 1950, Voelcker 1940). The effect of applying pesticides to cocoa trees on the population of pollinating midges has been studied several times and the general conclusion is that any reduction of the population is short ...
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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