What is it about?
This study was undertaken to identify cacao types, conserved at the International Cocoa Genebank in Trinidad, which combined resistance to Black Pod disease, a serious biotic threat in many cocoa-growing countries with good yield potential.
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Why is it important?
Cacao genotypes of high potential value for cacao breeding were identified and their inclusion in working and core collections would be justified.
Perspectives
This work is of enormous value for improving cocoa production in a sustainable manner.
Dr. Frances Louise Bekele
The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, TRINIDAD
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This page is a summary of: , Euphytica, January 2003, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1023/a:1022855131534.
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