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100			_aGopinathan R
245			_aEffect of shade and moisture regimes on the growth of cocoa seedlings
260			_aVellanikkara _bDepartment of Agronomy, College of Horticulture _c1981
502			_bMSc
520	3		_aAn experiment was conducted at the College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara during 1979-80 on the effect of shade and moisture regimes on the growth of cocoa Theobroma cacao L.) seedlings. The investigations were carried out to arrive at the optimum shade and moisture requirement for the growth of cocoa seedlings. The experiment was laid out in a completely randomised design with four levels of shade and three levels of moisture with four replications. The study revealed that cocoa seedlings must be shaded and well watered for their better growth. 50 – 55% shade and irrigation at 75% available moisture was found best. Death of all the seedlings in the open by the third month of observation stresses that, cocoa seedlings cannot be grown without any shade irrespective of the frequency of irrigation. Expect net assimilation rate (NAR) and leaf area ratio (LAR) all the growth characters were increasing with increasing shade (up to 50 – 55%) and increasing frequencies of irrigation.
700			_aVikraman Nair R (Guide)
856			_uhttps://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810154115
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