Is productivity of cacao impeded by epiphytes? An experimental approach

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 490-493

  Sporn, S Goda ^a   Bos, Merijn M ^b   Gradstein, S Robbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b STAATLICHES MUSEUM FÜR NATURKUNDE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Biodiversity conservation; Bryophytes; Fruit set success; Pollination; Theobroma cacao

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; BIODIVERSITY; BRYOPHYTE; COFFEE; EPIPHYTE; FRUIT SET; FUNGAL DISEASE; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT;

ASIA; CENTRAL SULAWESI; EURASIA; INDONESIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 34447251326     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2007.02.009     Document Type: Article

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