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Author Wood, Gar

Title Cocoa
Edition 4th ed
Published Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, 2001

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Description 1 online resource (649 pages)
Contents Cocoa; Contents; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; NOTE ON TERMINOLOGY; LIST OF PLATES; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF MAPS; GLOSSARY; 1 History and development; 2 Botany, types and populations; 3 Environment; 4 Planting material; 5 Propagation; 6 Establishment; 7 Shade and nutrition; 8 Maintenance and improvement of mature cocoa farms; 9 Replanting and rehabilitation of old cocoa farms; 10 Labour usage; 11 Diseases; 12 Insects and cocoa; 13 From harvest to store; 14 Quality and inspection; 15 Marketing; 16 Production; 17 Consumption and manufacture; APPENDIX 1 Visual symptoms of mineral malnutrition
APPENDIX 2 International Cocoa StandardsAPPENDIX 3 Conversion factors; APPENDIX 4 Publications on cocoa; INDEX
Summary The fourth edition of this highly regarded book has been considerably enlarged to cover all aspects of cocoa production. Higher prices for cocoa have led to much new knowledge about the plant and changes to its methods of production. These are discussed, along with new problems that have occurred and the fresh research projects that have been needed
Notes Print version record
Subject Cacao.
Cocoa.
Cacao
Cacao.
Cocoa.
Form Electronic book
Author Lass, R
ISBN 9780470698426
047069842X