Taxonomy and classification of cacao
Theobroma cacao is one of the most important cash crops in the world and is native to the tropical, humid forests of South America. This chapter discusses its origin and the taxonomy and classification of the varieties of Theobroma. It then reviews the characteristics of the three general groups of...
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| author | Bhattacharjee, Ranjana Akoroda, M.O. |
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| description | Theobroma cacao is one of the most important cash crops in the world and is native to the tropical, humid forests of South America. This chapter discusses its origin and the taxonomy and classification of the varieties of Theobroma. It then reviews the characteristics of the three general groups of Theobroma: criollo, forastero and trinitario. |
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| spelling | CGSpace975272024-05-01T08:17:51Z Taxonomy and classification of cacao Bhattacharjee, Ranjana Akoroda, M.O. taxonomy classification theobroma cacao economic value Theobroma cacao is one of the most important cash crops in the world and is native to the tropical, humid forests of South America. This chapter discusses its origin and the taxonomy and classification of the varieties of Theobroma. It then reviews the characteristics of the three general groups of Theobroma: criollo, forastero and trinitario. 2018-08-09 2018-09-27T14:20:25Z 2018-09-27T14:20:25Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97527 en Limited Access Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited Bhattacharjee, R. & Akoroda, M. (2018). Taxonomy and classification of cacao. In P. Umaharan, Achieving sustainable cultivation of cocoa. Cambridge, UK: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, (p. 3-16). |
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| title | Taxonomy and classification of cacao |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Taxonomy and classification of cacao |
| title_short | Taxonomy and classification of cacao |
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| topic | taxonomy classification theobroma cacao economic value |
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