3.2. Hand pollination of cocoa trees
During the period of hand pollination, flower production was
variableonthe cocoa trees while the control tree (H) produced more flowers. The peak for flower production was between April and September with limited number of flowers, or no flower production,around October and February. All the successful pollinations that resulted in pod formation occurred between May and September. Pollination outside this period at best resulted in cherelle formation which wilted later. Table 2 represents the outcome of hand pollination of cocoa trees.