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Boron Nutrition of Amazon Cocoa (Cacao theobroma) in Nigeria. I. Early Results of Fertilizer Trials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

S. O. Ojeniyi ,
N. E. Egbe  and
T. I. Omotosho
S. O. Ojeniyi
Affiliation:
Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, PMB 5244, Ibadan, Nigeria
N. E. Egbe
Affiliation:
Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, PMB 5244, Ibadan, Nigeria
T. I. Omotosho
Affiliation:
Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, PMB 5244, Ibadan, Nigeria
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Summary

Boron treatment was superimposed on half of 48 Amazon cocoa NK-treated plots in four locations across Southern Nigeria. Boron was deficient in soil and leaves of untreated 12-year-old Amazon cocoa, but boron treatment increased bean yield from 13 to 70%. Application of N and K fertilizers reduced the impact of soil-applied boron.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 17 , Issue 4 , October 1981 , pp. 399 - 402
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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