Brinjal, Solanum melongena L. is one of the commercial annual vegetables grown all over India for its edible fruits. Heterosis in vegetable crops helps to exploit the superior hybrids based on its phenotypic superiority over their parents and indicates predominance of non-additiv...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i64664
An experiment investigating the impact of different cocoa densities on leaf macro and micronutrient levels within a coconut ecosystem was conducted at the Coconut Farm of the Horticultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore. The study e...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i72556
The experiment titled "Effect of different spacing levels on yield and yield contributing characters in cocoa" was conducted at the Coconut Farm of the Horticultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore. Utilizing a Randomized Block Desig...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i62085
High-density planting (HDP) maximizes land productivity. Optimizing cocoa spacing under coconut trees enhances physiological traits and yield potential. Despite cocoa's integration into coconut agroforestry, spacing's impact on cocoa physiology is unclear. Studying this influence...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2024/v24i9889
Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) is a globally important commercial crop prized for its delicious and versatile beans used in chocolate production. However, cocoa cultivation faces significant challenges, including pest and disease outbreaks that can devastate yields and farmer livelihood...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i71031
An experiment was conducted to investigate the impact of planting density on vegetative and flowering characteristics of cocoa (Theobroma cacao) during its initial growth stage at the Coconut Farm of the Horticultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural Univer...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i62091