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Nutritional survey of coffee and cacao groves in Sierra Leone

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10.1080/00103628009367056

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A nutritional survey was conducted by collecting coffee and cacao leaf samples from various ecological zones in Sierra Leone and analysing for various elementst Data obtained were compared with established leaf analysis standards used for assessing nutrient status of coffee and cacao leaves. Varying degrees of deficiencies of N, P, K, Mg, Mn and Cu were observed but excess levels of Fe were also recorded. Zinc and Ca levels were in the adequate range in coffee and cacao groves respectively.

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Haque, I., & Godfrey‐Sam‐Aggrey, W. (1980). Nutritional survey of coffee and cacao groves in Sierra Leone. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 11(5), 485–505. https://doi.org/10.1080/00103628009367056

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