Shade tree species matter: sustainable cocoa-agroforestry management

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Ghanaen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Copenhagenen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research, Ghanaen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversité Montpellieren_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agricultureen_US
cg.contributor.crpClimate Change, Agriculture and Food Securityen_US
cg.coverage.countryGhanaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2GHen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierBismark Kwesi Asitoakor: 0000-0002-6507-6706en_US
cg.creator.identifierAnders Ræbild: 0000-0002-8793-5663en_US
cg.creator.identifierPhilippe Vaast: 0000-0002-2971-3210en_US
cg.creator.identifierHans Peter Ravn: 0000-0001-5090-3273en_US
cg.creator.identifierKwadwo Owusu: 0000-0003-1322-0566en_US
cg.creator.identifierEric Opoku Mensah: 0000-0002-7964-5180en_US
cg.creator.identifierRichard Asare: 0000-0001-6798-7821en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45635-0_3en_US
cg.identifier.iitathemeNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTen_US
cg.isbn978-3-031-01329-4en_US
cg.placeLondon, UKen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.actionAreaSystems Transformationen_US
cg.subject.iitaAGRONOMYen_US
cg.subject.iitaCLIMATE CHANGEen_US
cg.subject.iitaCOCOAen_US
cg.subject.iitaFARMING SYSTEMSen_US
cg.subject.iitaFOOD SECURITYen_US
cg.subject.iitaFORESTRYen_US
cg.subject.iitaSMALLHOLDER FARMERSen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaClimate adaptation and mitigationen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate actionen_US
dc.contributor.authorAsitoakor, B.K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRabild, A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorVaast, P.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRavn, H.P.en_US
dc.contributor.authorOwusu, K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMensah, E.O.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAsare, R.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-19T12:00:22Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-03-19T12:00:22Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/140509en_US
dc.titleShade tree species matter: sustainable cocoa-agroforestry managementen_US
dcterms.abstractShade trees are important components of cocoa-agroforestry systems because they influence yields, soil fertility and the occurrence of pests and diseases and may support adaptation to climate change. Based on a review of the existing literature and on primary data from field experiments, this chapter reports on the species-specific effects of shade trees in relation to the management of insect pests, black pod diseases and their impacts on cocoa yield. Shade tree species in cocoa systems impact soil available phosphorus differently and shade tree species such as Spanish cedar (Cedrela odorata), limba (Terminalia superba)and mahogany (Khaya ivorensis) increase cocoa yield compared with cocoa systems without shade trees. The architecture of shade tree species may influence below-canopy temperatures and relative humidity, which poten-tially affect pests such as mirids and black pod disease infections and ultimately cocoa yield. As farmers have local knowledge of and prefer-ences for certain shade tree species, strengthening the combination of scientific and local knowledge can prove a powerful tool for the improved management of shade tree species, as well as cocoa pests and diseases.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAsitoakor, B.K., Raebild, A., Vaast, P., Ravn, H.P., Owusu, K., Mensah, E.O. & Asare, R. (2024). Shade tree species matter: sustainable cocoa-agroforestry management. In M.F. Olwig, A.S. Bosselmann and K. Owusu, Agroforestry as climate change adaptation: the case of cocoa farming in Ghana. London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, (p. 59-92).en_US
dcterms.extent59-92en_US
dcterms.issued2024en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherPalgrave Macmillanen_US
dcterms.subjectpests of plantsen_US
dcterms.subjectplant diseasesen_US
dcterms.subjectmiridaeen_US
dcterms.subjectsoil fertilityen_US
dcterms.subjectyieldsen_US
dcterms.subjectclimate changeen_US
dcterms.typeBook Chapteren_US

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