Shade tree species matter: Sustainable cocoa-agroforestry management
Shade trees are important components of cocoa-agroforestry systems because they influence yields, soil fertility and the occurrence of pests and diseases and may support adaptation to climate change. Based on a review of the existing literature and on primary data from field experiments, this chapter reports on the species-specific effects of shade trees in relation to the management of insect pests, black pod diseases and their impacts on cocoa yield. Shade tree species in cocoa systems impact soil available phosphorus differently and shade tree species such as Spanish cedar (Cedrela odorata), limba (Terminalia superba) and mahogany (Khaya ivorensis) increase cocoa yield compared with cocoa systems without shade trees. The architecture of shade tree species may influence below-canopy temperatures and relative humidity, which potentially affect pests such as mirids and black pod disease infections and ultimately cocoa yield. As farmers have local knowledge of and preferences for certain shade tree species, strengthening the combination of scientific and local knowledge can prove a powerful tool for the improved management of shade tree species, as well as cocoa pests and diseases.
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dig-cirad-fr-6113842024-12-17T11:03:20Z http://agritrop.cirad.fr/611384/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/611384/ Shade tree species matter: Sustainable cocoa-agroforestry management. Asitoakor Bismark Kwesi, Ræbild Anders, Vaast Philippe, Ravn Hans Peter, Owusu Kwadwo, Mensah Eric Opoku, Asare Richard. 2023. In : Agroforestry as climate change adaptation: The case of cocoa farming in Ghana. Olwig Mette Fog (ed.), Bosselmann Aske Skovmand (ed.), Owusu Kwadwo (ed.). Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 59-92. ISBN 978-3-031-45634-3https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45635-0_3 <https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45635-0_3> Shade tree species matter: Sustainable cocoa-agroforestry management Asitoakor, Bismark Kwesi Ræbild, Anders Vaast, Philippe Ravn, Hans Peter Owusu, Kwadwo Mensah, Eric Opoku Asare, Richard eng 2023 Palgrave Macmillan Agroforestry as climate change adaptation: The case of cocoa farming in Ghana Shade trees are important components of cocoa-agroforestry systems because they influence yields, soil fertility and the occurrence of pests and diseases and may support adaptation to climate change. Based on a review of the existing literature and on primary data from field experiments, this chapter reports on the species-specific effects of shade trees in relation to the management of insect pests, black pod diseases and their impacts on cocoa yield. Shade tree species in cocoa systems impact soil available phosphorus differently and shade tree species such as Spanish cedar (Cedrela odorata), limba (Terminalia superba) and mahogany (Khaya ivorensis) increase cocoa yield compared with cocoa systems without shade trees. The architecture of shade tree species may influence below-canopy temperatures and relative humidity, which potentially affect pests such as mirids and black pod disease infections and ultimately cocoa yield. As farmers have local knowledge of and preferences for certain shade tree species, strengthening the combination of scientific and local knowledge can prove a powerful tool for the improved management of shade tree species, as well as cocoa pests and diseases. book_section info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart Chapter info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://agritrop.cirad.fr/611384/1/611384.pdf text cc_by info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45635-0_3 10.1007/978-3-031-45635-0_3 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/978-3-031-45635-0_3 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/purl/https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45635-0_3 |
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Shade trees are important components of cocoa-agroforestry systems because they influence yields, soil fertility and the occurrence of pests and diseases and may support adaptation to climate change. Based on a review of the existing literature and on primary data from field experiments, this chapter reports on the species-specific effects of shade trees in relation to the management of insect pests, black pod diseases and their impacts on cocoa yield. Shade tree species in cocoa systems impact soil available phosphorus differently and shade tree species such as Spanish cedar (Cedrela odorata), limba (Terminalia superba) and mahogany (Khaya ivorensis) increase cocoa yield compared with cocoa systems without shade trees. The architecture of shade tree species may influence below-canopy temperatures and relative humidity, which potentially affect pests such as mirids and black pod disease infections and ultimately cocoa yield. As farmers have local knowledge of and preferences for certain shade tree species, strengthening the combination of scientific and local knowledge can prove a powerful tool for the improved management of shade tree species, as well as cocoa pests and diseases. |
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