Growth, Physiological, Nutrient-Uptake-Efficiency and Shade-Tolerance Responses of Cacao Genotypes under Different Shades

Cacao is an understory plant cultivated in full-sun monocultures, multistrata agroforestry systems, where cacao trees are planted together with fruit, timber, firewood, and leguminous trees, or within thinned native forests. In agroforestry systems of cultivation, cacao is subjected to excess shade...

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Main Authors: Enrique Arévalo-Gardini, Abel Farfán, Fiorella Barraza, César O. Arévalo-Hernández, Luis B. Zúñiga-Cernades, Julio Alegre, Virupax C. Baligar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Agronomy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/8/1536