Agroforestry Shading Mitigates Light Stress in Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) by Improving Photosystem II Efficiency Assessed via Chlorophyll Fluorescence (Fv/Fm)
Guei Stéphane-Hubert, Sanogo Souleymane, M’bo Kacou A. Antoine, Droh Siguipouh Roselin, E. Diby Konan & CHÉRIF Mamadou · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2026
Background: Cocoa is a shade-tolerant species. Excessive light can induce photo-oxidative stress and photosystem II (PSII) photoinhibition in cocoa. In agroforestry, the tree canopy plays a key role in modulating the light microclimate and could therefore contribute to cocoa phot...
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10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i46027