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Modelling reinfection of replanted cocoa by swollen shoot virus in pandemically diseased areas.

Published online: 09 Mar 1995

Authors: Jeger, M. J. & Thresh, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Reinfection of healthy replanted cocoa by cacao swollen shoot badnavirus, was modelled. Much of the spread of disease in pandemically diseased areas s...

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Germination of seeds of five annual species of barley grass.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Popay, A. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the laboratory, seeds of Hordeum geniculatum, H. glaucum, H. leporinum, H. marinum and H. murinum showed some innate dormancy which was most eviden...

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Life-history studies of the coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei, Scolytidae) on coffee trees in southern Mexico.

Published online: 24 Mar 1995

Authors: Baker, P. S. & Barrera, J. F. & Rivas, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A series of experiments involving artificial infestation of coffee trees with Hypothenemus hampei was carried out in Chiapas, Mexico. Attacked berries...

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Relative distributions of ant species in cocoa plantations in Papua New Guinea.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Room, P. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In Papua New Guinea the most important cacao pest, Pantorhytes szentivanyi Mshl., is controlled by the ant Anoplolepis longipes (Jerd.) [cf. preceding...

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Seasonal differences in abundance and distribution of cocoa-pollinating midges in relation to flowering and fruit set between shaded and sunny habitats of the La Lola Cocoa Farm in Costa Rica.

Published online: 28 Jun 1988

Authors: Young, A. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The distribution and abundance of adults, larvae and pupae of ceratopogonid midges in shaded and sunny habitats was investigated in relation to phenol...

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Distribution and abundance of the cocoa shield bug, Bathycoelia thalassina (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Ghana.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Owusu-Manu, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bathycoelia thalassina (H.-S.) occurs in all cacao-growing regions of Ghana, and in large numbers where Amazon varieties and hybrid selections are cul...

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Dispersal and orientation of sterile Ceratitis capitata and Anastrepha ludens (Tephritidae) in Chiapas, Mexico.

Published online: 05 Aug 1986

Authors: Baker, P. S. & Chan, A. S. T. & Jimeno Zavala, M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The dispersal of marked, sterilized adults of Ceratitis capitata and Anastrepha ludens, which had been released on 6 occasions in coffee and mango pla...

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The maintenance of the ant mosaic in Ghana cocoa farms.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Majer, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The factors that maintain the mosaic distribution pattern of dominant ants in cacao plantations in Ghana were investigated in a series of observations...

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The ant mosaic in Ghana cocoa farms: further structural considerations.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Majer, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The distribution of ants in a Ghana cacao plantation [cf. preceding abstract] was investigated in order to gain information for an integrated control ...

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The influence of ants and ant manipulation on the cocoa farm fauna.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Majer, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Certain species of dominant ants were selectively eliminated from different subplots in order to elucidate the influence of ants and other factors on ...

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