Advances in pest- and disease-resistant cocoa varieties

Advances in pest- and disease-resistant cocoa varietiesPlant parasitic nematodes cause cocoa yield losses, a sudden death of trees and retardation of seedling growth in nurseries. This chapter explains the hidden nature and the masking effects of these nematodes and how these have led to erroneous control measures. The chapter describes the nematode pests associated with cocoa and the symptoms of damage. It also addresses several available control options and outlines how nematode management is essential

and (4) indirect tactics for maintaining forest stand conditions that reduce susceptibility to insect attack

One of the greatest medieval drama cycles in England was mounted annually at Coventry at Corpus Christi until suppressed in 1579 and is of particular importance because it was almost certainly seen by William Shakespeare when he was a boy in nearby Stratford-upon-Avon

The best edition of the play in print

These pressure points are examined here in a number of comparative studies

1558-1939 puts forward a distinctive point of view on the many areas of controversy

Nutrient cycling is considered as a key agroecosystem service of Conservation Agriculture (CA)

This book challenges this widely held belief by demonstrating that the sūtra is a Chinese creative translation rather than an indigenous Chinese composition

This book investigates the literary role played by the Bible in Islamic sources

A regional survey was undertaken in the central part of the Mirabello Bay area: along the northeastern coast of Crete in the Gournia Valley and the northern half of the Isthmus of Ierapetra

Laird on ethics and suicide in Women in Love

the most populous Spanish-speaking city in the world and the richest city

Massimo Pinto considers the works of the 19th-century forger Constantinos Simonidis