ICQC
International Cocoa Quarantine Centre
United Kingdom ( Africa/Europe )
International cocoa quarantine center
University of Reading cocoa exhibit (Photo taken from http://cocoasustainability.com)
COLLECTION INFORMATION
- Year of founding: 1983
- Role of collection: International quarantine centre
- Main objectives of the collection:
The objective of the collection is to provide intermediate quarantine in a temperate country for the safe movement of cacao germplasm between producing countries.
CONTACT DETAILS
Collection Address
International Cocoa Quarantine Centre (ICQC)
School of Biological Sciences,
Plant Science Laboratories,
University of Reading,
Whiteknights, Reading
United Kingdom
Andrew Daymond
ACCESSION INFORMATION
| Total number of accessions: | 395 (338 available for distribution; 57 passing through quarantine) |
| Related Theobroma species | 2 |
| Wild relatives of other genera (e.g. Herrania) | 1 |
| Wild seedling accessions of T. cacao | - |
| Wild clonal accessions of T. cacao | - |
| Clonal accessions selected in farms | - |
| Seedling accessions collected from farms | - |
| Clonal accessions selected in breeding plots | - |
| Other | - |
Additional notes about the collection
The collection at ICQC is unique in that it represents the only Centre for international movement of germplasm worldwide.
More Information
| International Cocoa Quarantine Centre http://www.icgd.reading.ac.uk/quarantine.php | View | |
| International Cocoa Germplasm Database http://www.icgd.rdg.ac.uk/ | View |