Intercropping cocoa and oil palm
The hedge planting of oil palm has not resulted in any depression of its yield. The yield of cocoa on the other hand corresponds almost proportionally to its respective planting density in the various treatments. A simple cost-benefit analysis based on coservative prices of the two commodities (ex-farm price of $1.50/Kg raw cocoa bean; $333/t palm oil and $319/t kernel) indicates that monocropping of cocoa gives a better return than monoculture oil palm, but the returns can be comparable when the latter is suitably intercropped with cocoa. The trial has, however, entered only its seven year. It is therefore not known whether this performance can be sustained in view of the possible increase in competition for light, nutrients and water as the trees grow older. Intercropping of cocoa with coconuts has been proven to be a highly profitable venture.
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| Format: | biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
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Kuala Lumpur (Malasia): Incorporated Society of Planters,
1978
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| Subjects: | THEOBROMA CACAO, ELAEIS GUINEENSIS, CULTIVO INTERCALADO, RENDIMIENTO, SISTEMA RADICULAR, MALASIA, |
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