What is it about?
This chapter provides an overview of global cocoa breeding. The advent of breeding with genomics and the unravelling of the cacao genome portend unprecedented advancements in cocoa breeding. This chapter explores the past, present and future prospects of cacao breeding, and describes how the use of traditional breeding allied with molecular and genomic approaches can empower cocoa breeders to meet the need for improved planting material with high productivity and yield efficiency, disease resistance, climate change adaptations, nutraceutical value and superior flavour and quality attributes.
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Why is it important?
There is still much scope to quickly advance progress in cacao/cocoa breeding since current planting stocks are mostly based on unimproved material. It is necessary to address the need to improve yield, yield efficiency and quality in the face of biotic (such as diseases and pests) and abiotic (such as climatic) stresses.
Perspectives
The information provided can assist in strategy planning by all stakeholders in a cohesive and effective manner.
Dr. Frances Louise Bekele
The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, TRINIDAD
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This page is a summary of: Cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) Breeding, January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-23265-8_12.
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