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PMCT 58    Theobroma cacao

 Morera, J., Paredes, A. & Mora, A. (1991)
Germoplasma de cacao en el CATIE entre 1947 y 1991, Programa II: Generacion y transferencia de tecnologia. IICA, San Jose, Costa Rica, pp. 49.

Derivation: Programa Mejoramiento de Cultivos Tropicales.
Location: CATIE, Costa Rica.

Notes:  Programa Para el Mejoramiento de Cultivos Tropicales.

Morera et al., 1991a [MOR91A]. Selections from Costa Rica, Belize, Honduras & Nicaragua.


 

 NOTES

Trinitario hybrid of unknown parents.   Wilbert Phillips-Mora et al., 2013

Trees of intermediate size, but with a lot of variation. Their branches are open.   Wilbert Phillips-Mora et al., 2013

 RECOMMENDED PLANTING MATERIAL    Disclaimer

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Recommended clone in:
Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama
Recommended by: Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), Costa Rica
Note: Recommended for commerial planting in Central America.
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 DISEASE

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 Frosty Pod Rot
26.00 % Infection (Field reaction).
Note: Natural incidence of the disease over 11 years..
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35.00 % Infection (Field reaction).
Note: Natural incidence of the disease over last 5 years (6 to 11)..
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Moderately Susceptible (Pod).
Note: Artificial innoculation..
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 Phytophthora
2.00 % Infection, sp. P. palmivora (Field reaction).
Note: Natural incidence of the disease over last 5 years (6 to 11)..
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4.00 % Infection, sp. P. palmivora (Field reaction).
Note: Natural incidence of the disease over 11 years..
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Susceptible, sp. P. palmivora (Pod).
Note: Paper disk method.. Described as Highly Susceptible.
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 FLAVOUR

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Roast: 149 °C for 13 mins
Flavour: Mild acidity early on that gives way to definite browned, dried fruit, leathery, dark raisin-like notes. Clean flavor. Has low astringency and only mild bitterness. Some chocolate flavor, but is mild. Very interesting flavor profile. Based on the end taste, the end bitterness is coming from the roast rather than from the beans.
Note: Provided by Ed Seguine
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 YIELD

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Pod Index: 27.0 (pods per kg dried beans)
Yield: 1036 kg ha-1 yr-1
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 BEAN

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Colour: Purple
Shape: Oval
Number: 37.0
Length: 23.0 mm
Width: 8.0 mm
Thickness: 11.0 mm
Total Wet Weight: 93.1 g
Dry Weight: 1.15 g
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 BUTTERFAT

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Butterfat Content: 59.10 %
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 FRUIT

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Shape: amelonado
Basal Constriction: slight
Apex Form: obtuse
Rugosity: slight
Length: 138.0 mm
Breadth: 88.0 mm
Colour: Purple with light green
Weight: 441.1 g
Hardness: soft
Length Breadth Ratio: 1.60
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 FLUSH

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Colour: Red with intense brown
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 LEAF

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Shape: Elliptic
Distance from Base to Widest Part: 164 mm
Length: 380.0 mm
Width: 125.0 mm
Basal Form: Obtuse
Apex Form: Aristate
Petiole Length: 21 mm
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 FLOWER

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Sepal Width: 2.60 mm
Sepal Length: 9.70 mm
Ligule Length: 6.20 mm
Ligule Width: 2.50 mm
Ovary Width: 1.00 mm
Ovary Length: 2.70 mm
Ovule Number: 39
Style Length: 1.70 mm
Staminode Length: 6.70 mm
Pedicel Length: 28.60 mm
Self Compatibility: self incompatible
 Reference

Morera, J., Paredes, A. & Mora, A. (1991) Germoplasma de cacao en el CATIE entre 1947 y 1991, Programa II: Generacion y transferencia de tecnologia. IICA, San Jose, Costa Rica, pp. 49.
Wilbert Phillips-Mora, Adriana Arciniegas-Leal, Allan Mata-Quirós & Juan Carlos Motamayor-Arias (2013) Catalogue of Cacao Clones Selected by CATIE for Commercial Plantings. Technical series. Technical manual/CATIE no.105