Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Cocoa (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781786761682)

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
ISBN-10: 1786761688
ISBN-13: 9781786761682
Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Ltd
Language: English
Published: 08/09/2018
Pages: 590
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.10lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.25d