Journal of
Horticulture and Forestry

  • Abbreviation: J. Hortic. For.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9782
  • DOI: 10.5897/JHF
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 314

Full Length Research Paper

Influence of root and shoot pruning on field establishment and growth of overgrown cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) seedlings

Patricia Adu-Yeboah*
  • Patricia Adu-Yeboah*
  • Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana, P. O. Box 8, New Tafo-Akim, Ghana.
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Julius Yeboah
  • Julius Yeboah
  • Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana, P. O. Box 8, New Tafo-Akim, Ghana.
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Frank Owusu-Ansah
  • Frank Owusu-Ansah
  • Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana, P. O. Box 8, New Tafo-Akim, Ghana.
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Andrews Yaw Akrofi
  • Andrews Yaw Akrofi
  • Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana, P. O. Box 8, New Tafo-Akim, Ghana.
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Kwabena Opoku-Ameyaw
  • Kwabena Opoku-Ameyaw
  • Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana, P. O. Box 8, New Tafo-Akim, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 25 May 2016
  •  Accepted: 05 September 2016
  •  Published: 31 October 2016

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