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Effects of Rainfall on Yield of Cocoa in Ghana

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

Faisal M. Ali
Faisal M. Ali
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Botany, University of Aberdeen
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Summary

Effects of rainfall on yield of cocoa from a large-scale experiment has been investigated at 10 and 12 sites, over seven years, in the Eastern and Ashanti regions of Ghana. There was a positive association between yield and rainfall at certain times of year, but a negative association at other times. Variation due to the regression of yield on monthly rainfall varied up to 23 per cent, while a maximum variation of 31 per cent accounted for the regression of yield on the total rainfall of February to April in the Eastern region.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 5 , Issue 3 , July 1969 , pp. 209 - 213
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1969

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