The cocoa tree(Theobroma cacao) is a tropical evergreen from central and northern South America. Chocolate comes from the cocoa beans and is considered a treat in many cultures. The cocoa tree grows in tropical regions near the equator, where temperatures range from 65 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit....
In the dynamic socioeconomic landscape of Côte d’Ivoire, a fast-growing developing country, the economy is heavily dependent on the export of agricultural products. Among these products, cocoa occupies a prominent place [1]. Cocoa (Theobroma cacaoL.) is indispensable to the confectionery indust...
A legal protection and management status will be given by Government to the remaining forests of Côte d'Ivoire in the Rural Zone, in particular to the sacred forests by 30 June 2018. These commitments will be supported by the following actions: A. Up-to-date maps on forest cover and ...
resistance to Phytophthora pod rot; genetic manipulation of abscission zone formation in pods; and development of an artificial diet for cocoa pod borer (... L Johnsiul,R Kasran,CL Tan,... 被引量: 5发表: 2000年 Insecticides resistance in cocoa pod borer, Conopomorpha cramerella Snellen and...
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The edaphoclimatic characteristics of each zone are described in Table 2. The purpose was to compare and determine the effect of edaphoclimatic conditions and genetic material on the final quality of cocoa. To achieve this objective, a representative farm was selected in each agroecological zone,...
The majority of Ghana's cocoa is grown in the semi-deciduous forest agroecological zone on six soil classes recognised as suitable for cocoa production; Acrisols (66%), Lixisols (18%) and Luvisols (7%) and about 7.5% on Nitisols, Ferralsols and Fluvisols combined [89] (Table 1). Co...
Research has recommended the prevention measures: (i) cordon sanitaire (leaving 10-m-wide cocoa-free zone around cocoa), (ii) barrier cropping, (iii) using partly tolerant hybrids, and (iv) removing specific alternative host tree species. Here, we evaluate the current adoption of these ...
(Ghana Statistical Services2014). The highest mean temperature of the District is about 30 °C which occurs between March and April and the lowest about 26.1 °C in August. The District lies in the sub-humid zone (with annual total rainfall of 800–1200 mm) and has a bimodal rainfall ...
Contrary to this view, in the forest鈥搒avannah interface area in Cameroon, farmers have planted cocoa agroforestry systems on Imperata cylindrica grasslands, a soil-climate zone generally considered unsuitable for cocoa cultivation. We undertook a survey to understand the agricultural and ecological ...