Achieving sustainable cultivation of cocoa (Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science)

Cocoa cultivation faces a number of significant challenges, including stagnating yields, a narrow genetic base, vulnerability to pests and diseases and environmental impact. This volume reviews how research is addressing these challenges in areas such as breeding and agronomy, understanding and managing the range of diseases affecting cocoa, as well as ways of measuring and improving the sustainability of cocoa cultivation.

• | Author: Pathmanathan Umaharan, Prof. Pathmanathan Umaharan
• | Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
• | Publication Date: Aug 09, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 588 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1786761688
• | ISBN-13: 9781786761682