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CC 102    Theobroma cacao

 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.

Derivation: Cacao Center.
Collected by Paredes (& others).
Location: La Lola, Cacao Center, Costa Rica.

Notes:  Costa Rica - CATIE, 1981 [ENG81A] Selections from various populations.
 

 PEDIGREE DETAILS

 Parents:
UF 667  x Unknown   Costa Rica - CATIE, 1981

 YIELD

 Costa Rica - CATIE, 1981
Seed Index: 86.9 (dried beans per 100g)
Productivity: very low - low
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 BEAN

 Costa Rica - CATIE, 1981
Colour Dark Purple: Present
Colour Light Purple: Present
Colour Grey: Absent
Colour White: Present
Colour Mottled: Absent
Number: 29.6
Maximum Number: 40
Cotyledon Wet Weight: 1.89 g
Cotyledon Dry Weight: 1.15 g
Cotyledon Length: 25.8 mm
Cotyledon Width: 14.3 mm
Cotyledon Thickness: 8.8 mm
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 FRUIT

 Costa Rica - CATIE, 1981
Basal Constriction: absent
Apex Form: obtuse
Rugosity: slight
Husk Thickness: 13.5 mm (15.5 - 11.5)
Length: 172.0 mm
Breadth: 98.0 mm
Colour: absent anthocyanin
Weight: 845.0 g
Pods Per Tree: 2
Hardness: soft
Length Breadth Ratio: 1.75
Note: ratio of distances between ridges within a pair and between ridges of two different pairs = 0.61
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 FLUSH

 Costa Rica - CATIE, 1981
Colour: reddish brown
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 FLOWER

 Costa Rica - CATIE, 1981
Ligule Colour: slight anthocyanin (apical)
Stamen Colour: anthocyanin absent
Sepal Colour: pastel green
Sepal Width: 1.99 mm
Sepal Length: 8.83 mm
Ligule Length: 7.70 mm
Ligule Width: 3.04 mm
Ovary Colour: anthocyanin absent (apical)
Ovary Width: 0.93 mm
Ovary Length: 1.02 mm
Style Length: 1.86 mm
Staminode Length: 6.51 mm
Pedicel Colour: reddish white
Note: Translation of Methuen colour codes.
 Reference

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.