African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6900

Full Length Research Paper

Stability of productivity parameters of six cocoa clones [Theobroma cacao (Malvaceae)] during the main production season in Côte d'Ivoire

M’BO Kacou Antoine Alban
  • M’BO Kacou Antoine Alban
  • African Center of Excellence for Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Agriculture (WASCAL/CEA-CCBAD), Félix Houphouët-Boigny University (UFHB), Cote d’Ivoire.
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AKOBE Luc Jocelin
  • AKOBE Luc Jocelin
  • African Center of Excellence for Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Agriculture (WASCAL/CEA-CCBAD), Félix Houphouët-Boigny University (UFHB), Cote d’Ivoire.
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GOLI Siagbé
  • GOLI Siagbé
  • World Agroforestry (ICRAF), Cote d’Ivoire.
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BÉNÉ Yéboi
  • BÉNÉ Yéboi
  • World Agroforestry (ICRAF), Cote d’Ivoire.
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S. Elain APSHARA
  • S. Elain APSHARA
  • Horticulture Section/ Cocoa Gene Bank, ICAR- Central Plantation Crops Research Institute- CPCRI, India.
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KOUAME Christophe
  • KOUAME Christophe
  • World Agroforestry (ICRAF), Cote d’Ivoire.
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  •  Received: 25 January 2022
  •  Accepted: 08 April 2022
  •  Published: 30 June 2022

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