Role of insects in the pollination of cocoa [Theobroma cacao] flowers

Theobroma cacao L. produces 4553 plus/minus 687 flowers over a six month period but relatively low percentage ( 1 percent) of these flowers attain pod maturity. The low pod production is due to poor fruit set and high cherelle wilt. The exclusion of insect pollinators by caging the cocoa flowers res...

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Main Authors: Abdul Ghani Ibrahim, Abdul Manab Hussein (Pertanian Malaysia Univ., Serdang, Selangor. Jabatan Perlindungan Tumbuhan)
Format: Journal Contribution
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://agris.upm.edu.my:8080/dspace/handle/0/2682
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