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Potting mix and phosphate fertilization for production of rooted Cocoa cuttings

José Olimpio de Souza Júnior, Quirino Augusto de Camargo Carmello, George Andrade Sodré

01/Feb/2011

The effect of potting mix and phosphate fertilization on the production of rooted cocoa tree cuttings was evaluated and recommended rates and critical foliar P levels were determined based on a factorial 5 x 5 + 1 experiment: five potting medium (coconut fiber CF and Plantmax® mix), five P rates at planting (0 to 800 mg dm-3) and an additional P treatment (applied on the 30th day). Each plot contained 27 cuttings, of which 12 rooted cuttings were evaluated. From […]