Preliminary observations on the effects of bryophytes, lichens and other trunk infestations on flowering of cocoa

This paper reports the results of preliminary agronomic investigation into the effects of trunk infestation by bryophytes, lichens, mosses, bacteria, fungi, algae, ferns and small orchids on the flowering of cacao cushions. A plot of F3 Amazon cacao located in the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) was used for the study. Trunk infestation by organisms such as those mentioned above depressed activity of flower production in flour out of twelve months. The intensity of these effects however vary from month to month, thus appearing to be seasonal. The seasonal factor can be attributed to variations in rainfall and relative humidity.

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Main Authors:	40126 Adenikinju, S.A., 40849 Akinfenwa, F.O. autores/as
Format:	biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	Francia: Institut francais du cafe, 1991
Subjects:	THEOBROMA CACAO, BRYOPHYTA, LIQUENES, PARASITOS, TALLOS, FLORACION, PRECIPITACION ATMOSFERICA, HUMEDAD RELATIVA, NIGERIA,
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