ALPHEUS, OLUYEMI SIMON2026-09-222026-09-222025-10-15https://ir.funaab.edu.ng/handle/123456789/714A Thesis Submitted to the Department of Horticulture, College of Plant Science and Crop Production, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of Doctor of Philosophy in Horticulture.enEFFECTS OF SHADE DENSITY AND ORGANIC FERTILIZER RATE ON GROWTH AND EARLY FIELD ESTABLISHMENT OF SOME COCOA (Theobroma cacao Linn.) VARIETIESThesis