Prior to the trials all sites were managed as traditional cacao - intercropping systems . ... AND DISCUSSION 50-60 15-35 25 ASPECT 1100 SE1900 S 140 SE2200 NW 300-3400 NW The winter season for harvesting cacao arrived late in 1993.

This method of crop establishment is not restricted to solely to annuals but also to perennials , such as cocoa intercropped with coconut , or coffee with banana . There many benefits associated with intercropping as listed below : are ...

Prior to the trials all sites were managed as traditional cacao - intercropping systems . ... SLOPE ( ૪ ) 50-60 15-35 25 ASPECT 1100 SE1900 S 140 SE220 ° NW 300-3400 NW The winter season for harvesting cacao arrived late in 1993.

Harvesting Harvesting is done both by hand - picking , or with the aid of a short bamboo pole with a small denim or jute ... Most are planted as shade for cocoa , or as an intercrop in the nutmegcocoa - banana mix common to the island .

The variables evaluated were the yield / crop as monoculture and as intercropping , agronomic characteristics of plantain plants : bunch weight , length and diameter of plantain fruit and flowering and harvest time .

Intercrop : Agriculture in most of the Caribbean islands is characterized by multi - cropping systems . ... With cocoa and coffee care should be taken not to over - shade the carambola tree since the yield and quality of the fruit may ...

Banana is by far the most common crop which is intercropped with fruit trees . Others include cocoa , coconut and , par- ticularly in St. Vincent , various food crops . In general , fruits receive beneficial effects from intercropping ...

Many crops found as intercrops encourage pests and diseases which affect the main crop . One glaring example is the presence of cocoa , a well known attractant to rats . Banana plants serve as good nurse plants for young cocoa and ...