Claim · model-written summary
Canarium schweinfurthii association did not improve cocoa soil fertility compared with unshaded cocoa.
- Taxon
- Cocoa
Theobroma cacaoe0 - Treatment
- Canarium schweinfurthiie0
- Interactor
- Canarium schweinfurthii
Canarium schweinfurthiie0other - Outcome
- soil fertilitye0
- Direction
- did not improvee0
- Comparator
- unshaded cocoae0
Verbatim
e0“Cocoa association with the fruit trees Canarium schweinfurthii and Dacryodes edulis did not improve soil fertility compared with unshaded cocoa”
Title
Harmand, J-M.; Nijmeijer, A.; Sauvadet, M.; et al. Agritrop (Cirad) 2023. doi:10.5281/zenodo.10213230
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- Observation Measured cocoa agroforestry variables in savannah and forest systems tended toward comparable levels after several decades.
- Observation Savannah cocoa agroforestry increased most ecosystem services, including soil fertility and plant diversity.
- Observation Cocoa yield did not vary between monoculture and agroforestry systems.
- Observation Soil phosphorus availability improved in cocoa agroforestry relative to monoculture.
- Observation Unshaded cocoa had the lowest soil functions within agroforestry systems.
- Intervention effect Dacryodes edulis association did not improve cocoa soil fertility compared with unshaded cocoa.
- Intervention effect Albizia adianthifolia association significantly improved soil nitrogen and phosphorus availability.
- Intervention effect Milicia excelsa association significantly improved soil nitrogen and phosphorus availability.
- Intervention effect Ceiba pentandra association significantly improved soil nitrogen and phosphorus availability.
- Association Lower litter recalcitrance was strongly associated with increased soil nitrogen and phosphorus availability.
- Association Soil pH and carbon content increased with litter calcium restitution from C. pentandra.
- Recommendation The authors conclude that specific trees selected for soil quality and goods can support cocoa agroforestry multifunctionality and sustainability.