Studies on the Manipulation of the Timing of Crop Maturity of Cocoa in Ecuador in Relation to Losses From Pod Diseases
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology
- Vol. 53 (3) , 243-254
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00221589.1978.11514825
Abstract
Summary Pod diseases, mainly Crinipellis perniciosa and Monilia roreri, reduce potential cocoa production in Ecuador by 60% to 70%. However, pods which develop and mature during the dry season escape heavy infection. Manipulating the timing of crop maturity, by supplementing natural pollination during the early dry season, reduced losses from pod diseases and gave economic yield increases. Controlled wounding of the trees to increase the availability of flowers for supplementary hand-pollination gave inconsistent results.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: