some studies (Ahenkorah et al.1987; Armengot et al.2016) have reported higher cocoa yields under cocoa monoculture systems but with high inputs (fertilizers and agrochemicals). Grant et al. (2022) identified excessive shade cover in cocoa agroforestry farms, poor canopy architecture of shade tr...
TheTheobroma cacaobotanical, better known as the Cacao Tree, is indigenous to South America’s Amazon basin where it thrives in the hot, damp, still air characteristic of tropical climates. It can be found growing in the rainforest’s understory layer of vegetation among the shrubs, seedlings,...
Recognizing that in order to implement Colombia's commitment to zero net deforestation in the Amazon by 2020, the Government of Colombia – with the support of Norway, Germany, the United Kingdom and the Global Environment Facility, among other partners – created the Amazon Vision Program in 20...
Cocoa is the second important cash crops, after oil palm, in Indonesia. The plant origin is tropical Amazon forest and it requires shade tree for commercial plantings. In the plantations, fertiliser application is utmost important to achieve high production and profit. The cocoa response to ...
Effects of canopy size on numbers of mealybugs Experimental Agriculture (1975) J.W. Blencowe Future plans for cocoa breeding in Ghana A.A. Brunt The effects of cocoa swollen-shoot virus on the growth and yield of Amelonado and Amazon cocoa (Theobroma cacao) in Ghana Annals of Applied ...
Tropical systems in Asia and the Amazon exhibit higher gastropod diversity, reflecting differences in humidity and organic matter levels. The relatively low diversity but high density of soil macro-fauna in cocoa-based agroforests highlights the potential for optimizing ecosystem services. Practices such...
(Bermeo et al.2022). Its geographical position as a transition between the foothills of the eastern Andes mountain range and the Amazon biome makes it a water-producing region for the Amazon River basin (Ciro2018). Cocoa plantations are generally found planted in mountainous areas, given that ...
At the end of the process, both cocoa bean varieties were dried in a lab drier and canopy in the field. From the sixth day of drying, the percentage of humidity was monitored with Aqua-Boy equipment. The optimal humidity rate (7 %) was reached on the eighth day for both treatments. ...
Seedings of Amelonado Cocoa and of two progenies obtained by crossing Iquitos (Upper Amazon) parents were infected with three strains of cocoa swollen-shoot virus (CSSV) and with cocoa mottle-leaf virus (CMLV). CSSV strain I A had the most severe effects on the growth and canopy ...
Agroforestry systems in the Ecuadorian Amazon play a vital role in environmental conservation and the promotion of sustainable agriculture. Therefore, it is crucial to demonstrate the benefits of the associated species within these production systems. This study aimed to assess the impact of agroforestry...