Role of insects in the pollination of cocoa Theobroma cacao flowers

Abdul Ghani Ibrahim, . and Abdul Manab Hussein, . Role of insects in the pollination of cocoa Theobroma cacao flowers. pp. 103-106. ISSN 0126-6128

Theobroma cacao L. produces 4553 plus/minus 687 flowers over a six month period but relatively low percentage ( 1 percent) of these flowers attain pod maturity. The low pod production is due to poor fruit set and high cherelle wilt. The exclusion of insect pollinators by caging the cocoa flowers resulted in no pollination. Those insects which mainly visit the flowers from 0800 to 1600 h are the cecidomyiids and Forcipomyia spp.

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Theobroma cacao L. produces 4553 plus/minus 687 flowers over a six month period but relatively low percentage ( 1 percent) of these flowers attain pod maturity. The low pod production is due to poor fruit set and high cherelle wilt. The exclusion of insect pollinators by caging the cocoa flowers resulted in no pollination. Those insects which mainly visit the flowers from 0800 to 1600 h are the cecidomyiids and Forcipomyia spp.

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Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	1 ill. 2 tables; 9 ref. Summaries (En Malay)
AGROVOC Term:	THEOBROMA CACAO
AGROVOC Term:	FLORES
AGROVOC Term:	FRUCTIFICACION
AGROVOC Term:	FORCIPOMYIA/ POLINIZADORES
Depositing User:	Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:54
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18993

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