II . The effect of shade trees . Tropical Agriculture 40 : 42-48 . LEITE , J. de O. 1972. Medida de densidade de sombramento em cacausais com base em fotografías aéreas . In International Cocoa Research Conference ( 4. , 1972 , Tri . ) ...

Sombra y barreras rompevientos ( Shade and windbreakers ) AHENKORAH , Y. Amazon cocoa ( Theobroma cacao L. ) shade and manurial experiment ( K2-01 ) at Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana . ... W.S. Dual purpose shade trees for cocoa .

Despite the long history of cultivating cacao together with accompanying trees , the shade strata of cacao plantations throughout the world are sub - optimally designed and managed . For example : shade is not homogenously distributed ...

Replacing non - commercial shade trees with timber species in mature cocoa fields is economically productive under the trial conditions . Conclusions 1. Using timber species as shade trees for cocoa is an investment with high economic ...

PONCIN , L. The use of shade at Lukolela plantations . ... QUANSAH , S. T. Progress in shade studies : recent yield trends on unshaded cocoa in Ghana . ... ( 2217 THOROLD , C. A. Observations on a trial of trees as shade for cacao .

PETIT , J. First results of an experiment on artificial shade for cocoa trees at Yangambi . In Cocoa , Chocolate and Confectionery Alliance , Ltd. Report of the Cocoa Conference , 1957. London , 1958. pp . 227-241 .

gradual complete removal of shade trees . ... Interestingly , the variable amount of shade between plots ( tree and / or cocoa self - shading which varied due to the different cocoa growth rates ) had no correlation with the incidence ...

THOROLD , C. A. Observations on a trial of trees as shade for cacao . Tropical Agriculture ( Trinidad ) 22 ( 11 ) : 203-206 . 1945 . 11. TOPPER , B. F. Use of shade trees in Mexico and Guatemala . In Confe- rencia Interamericana de ...

... ROLE OF SHADE Introduction Physiological effects Relation with diseases MATERIALS AND METHODS Selection of sites Measurements cocoa shade trees Calculations RESULTS Shade patterns Dieback Monilia Survey DISCUSSION Simulated shade ...

The growth , shade type and management of the canopies of the trees influences the microenvironment of the cocoa plantations , and probably the development and incidence of Monilia . It is important to study these interactions in order ...