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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Page 24
... dry weight of the bean is mainly determined by the tree that produces it, but the pollen-parent also affects weight ... season has been shown to be higher than that of beans of the same size produced in the wet season (Toxopeus and ...
... dry weight of the bean is mainly determined by the tree that produces it, but the pollen-parent also affects weight ... season has been shown to be higher than that of beans of the same size produced in the wet season (Toxopeus and ...
Page 39
... dry season is not as distinct as in West Africa and monthly rainfall in the cocoa zone rarely falls below 60 mm. Monthly mean temperatures vary considerably as might be expected at 15° from the Equator and are on average rather lower ...
... dry season is not as distinct as in West Africa and monthly rainfall in the cocoa zone rarely falls below 60 mm. Monthly mean temperatures vary considerably as might be expected at 15° from the Equator and are on average rather lower ...
Page 47
... season with two peaks and a dry season of up to four months. The dry season in West Africa is only relatively dry, some rain falling on average every month. Defining a dry month as one with less than 100 mm rain, there are four dry ...
... season with two peaks and a dry season of up to four months. The dry season in West Africa is only relatively dry, some rain falling on average every month. Defining a dry month as one with less than 100 mm rain, there are four dry ...
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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 |
Common terms and phrases
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