Paper · 2004 · Tropical Science

Use of sodium chloride to control epiphytes on cocoa in Ghana

K Acheampong; K Ofori Frimpong

5
claims
10
verbatim quotes
2
citations
2
research areas
—
Not open access

Abstract

Abstract Sodium chloride solution controlled five epiphytes often encountered on cocoa in Ghana, Bulbophyllum sp., mosses, Angraecum birrimense , Platycerium stemaria and Asplenium africanum , but not Rhipsalis cassutha . Bulbophyllum sp. and mosses were killed by 2% NaCl, and 4% killed A. africanum and P. stemaria , but 6% was needed for A. birrimense . Copyright © 2004 Whurr Publishers Ltd

Abstract from the paper’s OpenAlex record, shown for indexing and research. Copyright remains with the authors or the publisher. Read at the source ↗

The text the model read, with the source record’s inline markup (italics, sub- and superscripts) rendered and its character entities decoded; quote offsets refer to the raw text.

Claims 5

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Sodium chloride solution controlled five epiphytes on cocoa.

Treatment
Sodium chloride solutione0
Outcome
five epiphytese0
Direction
controllede0
Qualifier
Bulbophyllum sp., mosses, Angraecum birrimense , Platycerium stemaria and Asplenium africanume0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Theobroma cacao
Theobroma cacao · TaxonLuisovalles · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

t0

“Use of sodium chloride to control epiphytes on cocoa in Ghana”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 0–61 · show in text ↑
e0

“Sodium chloride solution controlled five epiphytes often encountered on cocoa in Ghana, Bulbophyllum sp., mosses, Angraecum birrimense , Platycerium stemaria and Asplenium africanum , but not Rhipsalis cassutha”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–219 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Sodium chloride solution did not control Rhipsalis cassutha on cocoa.

Treatment
Sodium chloride solutione0
Outcome
Rhipsalis cassuthae0
Direction
but note0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Theobroma cacao
Theobroma cacao · TaxonLuisovalles · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

t0

“Use of sodium chloride to control epiphytes on cocoa in Ghana”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 0–61 · show in text ↑
e0

“Sodium chloride solution controlled five epiphytes often encountered on cocoa in Ghana, Bulbophyllum sp., mosses, Angraecum birrimense , Platycerium stemaria and Asplenium africanum , but not Rhipsalis cassutha”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–219 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

A 2% NaCl solution killed Bulbophyllum sp. and mosses on cocoa.

Treatment
2% NaCle1
Interactor
Bulbophyllum sp.Bulbophyllume1other
Second interactor
mossesBryophytae1other
Outcome
killede1

Not reportedComparatorDirection

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Theobroma cacao
Theobroma cacao · TaxonLuisovalles · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Bulbophyllum
Bulbophyllum · InteractorRomer N. Rabarijaona · CC0 · iNaturalist ↗

Verbatim

t0

“Use of sodium chloride to control epiphytes on cocoa in Ghana”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 0–61 · show in text ↑
e1

“Bulbophyllum sp. and mosses were killed by 2% NaCl, and 4% killed A. africanum and P. stemaria , but 6% was needed for A. birrimense”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 222–354 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

A 4% NaCl solution killed Acanthophippium-like epiphytes A. africanum and P. stemaria on cocoa.

Treatment
4%e1
Interactor
A. africanumAsplenium africanume1other
Second interactor
P. stemariaPlatycerium stemariae1other
Outcome
killede1

Not reportedComparatorDirection

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Theobroma cacao
Theobroma cacao · TaxonLuisovalles · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Platycerium stemaria
Platycerium stemaria · Second interactorStan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

t0

“Use of sodium chloride to control epiphytes on cocoa in Ghana”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 0–61 · show in text ↑
e1

“Bulbophyllum sp. and mosses were killed by 2% NaCl, and 4% killed A. africanum and P. stemaria , but 6% was needed for A. birrimense”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 222–354 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

A 6% NaCl concentration was needed to control A. birrimense on cocoa.

Treatment
6%e1
Interactor
A. birrimenseEichlerangraecum birrimensee1other
Outcome
needede1

Not reportedComparatorDirection

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Theobroma cacao
Theobroma cacao · TaxonLuisovalles · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Eichlerangraecum birrimense
Eichlerangraecum birrimense · InteractorOrchi · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

t0

“Use of sodium chloride to control epiphytes on cocoa in Ghana”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 0–61 · show in text ↑
e1

“Bulbophyllum sp. and mosses were killed by 2% NaCl, and 4% killed A. africanum and P. stemaria , but 6% was needed for A. birrimense”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 222–354 · show in text ↑