MCB
Malaysian Cocoa Board
Malaysia ( Asia/Pacific )
National collections
Center for Cocoa Biotechnology Research (Photo: dfurtek - Panoramio)
COLLECTION INFORMATION
- Year of founding: 1992
- Role of collection: National collection
- Main objectives of the collection:
- To enrich and evaluate cocoa genetic materials for further breeding purposes.
- To conserve cocoa genetic materials in permanent living collection.
- To document information on cocoa genetic materials in databases.
CONTACT DETAILS
Collection Address
Malaysian Cocoa Board (MCB)
HQ, 5,6 & 7th floors, Wisma Sedco, Lorong plaza Wawasan, off coastal highway, locked bag no. 211,
88999 Kota Kinabalu Sabah
Malaysia
Haya Ramba
ACCESSION INFORMATION
| Total number of accessions: | - 2263 |
| Related Theobroma species | - 2 |
| Wild relatives of other genera (e.g. Herrania) | - 0 |
| Wild seedling accessions of T. cacao | - 0 |
| Wild clonal accessions of T. cacao | - 0 |
| Clonal accessions selected in farms | - 250 |
| Seedling accessions collected from farms | - 0 |
| Clonal accessions selected in breeding plots | - 1025 |
| Other | - |
Additional notes about the collection
Both the introduced and locally selected clones are important to Malaysia. However, accessions of our interest include those with high yield, good bean traits, pest and disease resistance, good flavour profile and unique agronomic characteristics.
More Information
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