Observations on cocoa planting under thinned jungle shade in Sabah
1986
Chok, D.K.K. | Khoo, K.Tl.
Case studies and large-scale development programmes indicated that the advantages of planting cocoa under thinned jungle shade out-weighed those of planting under Gliricidia shade. Where the jungle had been extensively logged and regenerating jungle trees afford ideal shade for cocoa, it was advisable not to clear the jungle to plant Gliricidia. In remote areas and when the development programme was extensive and time a factor and where Gliricidia supply was a problem, the argument becomes more convincing. Such constraints as uncertainty of weather conditions, soil type and terrain lend further weight to the findings. The attractiveness of using jungle shade to establish cocoa was further enhanced when the financial advantage of lower initial cost outlay creating favourable cash flow was considered. Additional advantages included a greater certainty of meeting targets in the planting schedule and a generally long term agronomic benefit of a more vigorous initial growth of the cocoa plant
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