Aims: This experiment aimed to determine whether the soil application of organic fertilizers can help the establishment of cacao and whether shade alters its response to fertilizers. Study Design: The 1.6 ha experiment was conducted over a period of one crop year (between April 2...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/15206
Aim: To investigate the long term benefit of intercropping cocoa with some food crops with no fertilizer input. Study Design: Randomized complete block design with four replicates. Place and Duration of Study: Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana Substation at Bunso, between June 19...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2012/1015
An experiment was carried out at the nursery of the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana, Tafo, to determine the influence of nut weight and depth of sowing on the emergence and viguor of cashew seedlings. The factorial experiment was laid out in a split plot with four replications....
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/9656
Patricia Adu-Yeboah, F. M. Amoah, A. O. Dwapanyin, K. Opoku-Ameyaw, M. O. Opoku-Agyeman, K. Acheampong, M. A. Dadzie, J. Yeboah & F. Owusu-Ansah·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2015
Cashew cultivation in Ghana has been seriously hampered by high cost of production. This necessitated investigation into practices that will reduce establishment cost and improve field performance of cashew transplants. An experiment was conducted at Cocoa Research Institute of G...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/16122