Pruning in Theobroma cacao L. as alternative to increase yields.

Abstract

The experiment was carried out in the municipality Acevedo of Miranda State, through two consecutive production cycles for the years 2011 and 2012. This experiment was designed randomized block with three replications each were distributed where the eight treatments were: T₀-Witness + 30 permanent shadow trees, T₁- intensive rehabilitation pruning + 30 permanent shadow trees, T₂-rehabilitation pruning by crowning height reduction + 30 permanent shadow trees, T₃-consensual rehabilitation pruning + 30 permanent shadow trees, T₄-Witness + 60 permanent shadow trees, T₅- intensive rehabilitation pruning + 60 permanent shadow trees, T₆- rehabilitation pruning by crowning height reduction + 60 permanent shadow trees T₇-consensual rehabilitation pruning + 60 permanent shadow trees. The results indicated that treatments lightly pruned with thinning of permanent shadow to 30 trees.ha-¹, they showed better results, in special the treatment T₃. Principio del formulario.