Hello, how are you? Wish you good health always. After some time offline I finally get to meet again with steemian. In this post I will write about the very high valued cacao or brown plant. Well just go ahead .....
Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) is one of the mainstay commodities of plantation whose role is quite important for the national economy, especially as a provider of employment, sources of income and foreign exchange. Besides, cocoa also plays a role in encouraging regional development and agro-industry development.
Cocoa is more commonly referred to as a brown fruit because of cocoa beans that have undergone a series of processing processes can be produced cocoa powder. Chocolate in the form of powder is widely used as an ingredient to make various kinds of food and beverage products, such as milk, jam, bread, and others. In addition to food and beverages, chocolate also has many health benefits.
The area of origin of the cocoa plant is the tropical rain forest of Central America, precisely between 18 ° N and 15 ° C. Cocoa plants have been known in Indonesia since 1560, but only became an important commodity starting in 1921.
Scientific classification
| kingdom | Plantae |
| ordo | malvales |
| Famili | Malvaceae |
| genus | Theobroma |
| Genus | Theobroma |
| Species | Theobroma cacao L. |
In cocoa plant care techniques there are some important things that we must apply in order to increase production and not attacked by pests, plant diseases. That is :
1. Cocoa plant protector
This cocoa cultivator is quite important role in increasing cocoa production, considering that this new cacao plant can be stable growth if it is between 8 ° C - 30 ° C, cocoa farmers are encouraged to plant protection crops, at least 15 meters X 20 meters. Then what kind of protective plants are suitable for this cocoa plant ... ??? Areca plant is very suitable for the cocoa farmers to make crops
2. Pruning cacao plants
pruning on cocoa plants is an effort to increase production and maintain the economic life of the plant. Pruning of cocoa plants is the activity of cutting or disposing of parts of plants in the form of branches, twigs and leaves that are not desirable or necessary for the growth of plants and the formation of fruit. In general, cacao pruning for :
Form a basic framework of a balanced cocoa plant.
Set the sun exposure.
Encourage the formation of new leaves.
Stimulate flowering and formation of cocoa fruit.
Throw away unwanted crops.
Reduce the risk of pests and diseases.
Facilitate plant maintenance.
3. Fertilize cocoa plants
Fertilization in Cocoa plant is very needed because to improve and fulfill the nutrient elements on the soil available for the plant, thus the productivity of cocoa plants can be optimal.
4. Pest control
Pests are cultivators of cultivated plants that can reduce the productivity of cacao plants.
Cacao pest or Helopeltis spp, one of the pests that damage cocoa fruits quickly. Helopeltis app, Cocoa plant pest that you should consider and need Control quickly, because it can reduce the production to 60% of the production that should get.
Control can be by natural control that is by maintaining ants.
field survey location
village seuneubok baro, pante bidari district, east aceh district
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