Management of Phytophthora pod rot disease on cocoa farms in Ghana

Crop Protection

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 469-477

  Akrofi, A Y ^a   Appiah, A A ^b   Opoku, I Y ^a  

^a New Tafo   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultural practices; Farmer participation; Phytophthora pod rot; Profitability

Indexed keywords

COCOA; DISEASE CONTROL; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGICIDE; PROFITABILITY;

GHANA;

PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA MEGAKARYA; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 0242668405     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(02)00193-X     Document Type: Article

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