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POUND 15    Theobroma cacao

 Pound, F.J. (1943)
Cacao and witches' broom disease. Report on a recent visit to the Amazon territory of Peru, September 1942-February 1943. Archives of Cocoa Research 1: pp. 73-91.

Derivation: POUND (collector).
Collected by Pound.
Location: Peru.

Notes:  Chalmers, 1968 [CHA68A] Trees were marked and initial collections made in 1968. Chalmers revisited the area in 1970 (Chalmers, 1970a [CHA70A]), recollecting from some trees and making new collections from newly marked trees. Further collections were made in 1972 (Chalmers, 1972b [CHA72B]).
 

Synonyms: PERU 15 [POU], P 15 [POU]

Location: R. Nanay, Loreto, Peru
Date: 1942
Coordinates: 73.10 W, 3.45 S
Material collected: Budwood
Notes: river bank
Expedition Code: 42PO
   Pound, F.J., 1943

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 Ghana, Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG)
List received in 2012   Reference
• Local Name: POUND15
   - Year of Accession: 1970
List received in 1990   Reference
• Local Name: P 15 [POU]
List received in 1991   Reference
• Local Name: POUND 15 [POU]

Moderate Resistance
 Lockwood, G., 1986

Seed Index: 106.3 (dried beans per 100g)
Productivity: medium
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Colour Dark Purple: Present
Colour Light Purple: Absent
Colour Grey: Absent
Colour White: Absent
Colour Mottled: Absent
Number: 34.2
Maximum Number: 41
Cotyledon Wet Weight: 1.49 g
Cotyledon Dry Weight: 0.94 g
Cotyledon Length: 20.6 mm
Cotyledon Width: 12.2 mm
Cotyledon Thickness: 8.2 mm
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Size: medium
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Basal Constriction: moderate
Apex Form: slightly acute
Rugosity: slight
Husk Thickness: 7.95 mm (9.5 - 6.4)
Length: 131.0 mm
Breadth: 77.0 mm
Colour: absent anthocyanin
Weight: 432.0 g
Pods Per Tree: 5
Hardness: moderate
Length Breadth Ratio: 1.70
Note: ratio of distances between ridges within a pair and between ridges of two different pairs = 0.56
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Colour: light brown
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Self Compatibility: self incompatible
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Ligule Colour: slight anthocyanin (apical)
Stamen Colour: anthocyanin absent
Sepal Colour: greyish green
Sepal Width: 2.40 mm
Sepal Length: 7.98 mm
Ligule Length: 6.26 mm
Ligule Width: 2.29 mm
Ovary Colour: anthocyanin absent (apical)
Ovary Width: 0.98 mm
Ovary Length: 1.26 mm
Style Length: 2.14 mm
Staminode Length: 7.52 mm
Pedicel Colour: yellowish white
Self Compatibility: self incompatible
Note: Translation of Methuen colour codes.
 Reference

Pound, F.J. (1943) Cacao and witches' broom disease. Report on a recent visit to the Amazon territory of Peru, September 1942-February 1943. Archives of Cocoa Research 1: pp. 73-91.
CRIG (2012) Cocoa accessions held in the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG). Francis Kwame Padi, personal communication, February 2012.
Malaysia - ARC Tuaran (1990) List of clones held in the Dept. of Agriculture's collection, at Sabah, Tuaran, Malaysia. E.B. Tay, Malaysian Cocoa Board, Malaysia. Personal Communication.
Togo - IRCC Togo (1991) Collection des clones de cacaoyers presents au Togo. Unpublished report, IRCC Togo, p.1.
Lockwood, G. (1986) Report on cocoa breeding & seed production. Unpublished report for the Government of Ghana, Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana, CDC (UK.). pp. 23.
Costa Rica - CATIE (1981) Genetic Resources of Cacao. A Catalogue of the CATIE Collection. J.M.M. Engels, Tropical Agricultural Research and Training Centre, CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica. Technical Bulletin No. 7: pp. 191.
Bartley, B.G.D. (1970) A preliminary catalogue of the cacao germplasm held at the University of the West Indies, Trinidad. University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad.