Impact of insecticide and pollinator-enhancing substrate applications on cocoa (Theobroma cacao) cherelle and pod production in Côte d’Ivoire

•Providing banana pseudostems to cocoa plots enhances cherelle production.•Cherelle increase is only observed in plots treated with insecticides.•Pollination is only enhanced if banana pseudostems are provided

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Published in:Agriculture, ecosystems & environment ecosystems & environment, 2020-05, Vol.293, p.106855, Article 106855
Main Authors: Vanhove, Wouter, Yao, Raymond Karlhis, N’Zi, Jean-Claude, N’Guessan Toussaint, Luc Affoli, Kaminski, Alexandre, Smagghe, Guy, Van Damme, Patrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ceratopogonidae
Cherelle
Forcipomyia spp
Fruit set
Yield gap
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Summary:•Providing banana pseudostems to cocoa plots enhances cherelle production.•Cherelle increase is only observed in plots treated with insecticides.•Pollination is only enhanced if banana pseudostems are provided
ISSN:0167-8809
1873-2305
DOI:10.1016/j.agee.2020.106855