Pattern of light interception by canopies in a coconut-cacao crop combination
| dc.contributor.author | Nair, P.K.R. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Balakrishnan, T.K. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-09-09T11:01:07Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-09-09T11:01:07Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1976-10 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The intensity of light falling on the ground at different times of the day in a coconut-cacao crop mix was measured during different seasons of the year. During the peak bright hours of the day (10.00-14.00 hr) an average of 44% light was intercepted by coconut in a pure palm stand. Of the 56 %_ sunlight available for cacao, the crop was able to intercept 63% when it was planted in single hedge only, and at least 76% when planted in double hedges as a mixed crop with coconut. But the light available for cacao on a per-plant basis was less in double hedge, and this could be one of the reasons for less yield/plant in double hedge than in single hedge. (Coconut, Cocos nucifera L.; cacao, Theobroma cacao L.) | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Indian J. agric. Sci. 46(10): 453-62, October 1976 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5552 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.title | Pattern of light interception by canopies in a coconut-cacao crop combination | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |