CRIN
Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria
Nigeria ( Africa/Europe )
National collections
CRIN HQ entrance. (Photo taken from http://www.africaninterest.com/)
COLLECTION INFORMATION
- Year of founding: 1948
- Role of collection: National collection
- Main objectives of the collection:
Conservation and breeding
CONTACT DETAILS
Collection Address
Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Crop Improvement Division
P.M.B. 5244, Idi-Ayunre, Ibadan
Nigeria
Daniel Adewale
ACCESSION INFORMATION
| Total number of accessions: | - 1100 |
| Related Theobroma species | - 5 |
| Wild relatives of other genera (e.g. Herrania) | - 1 |
| Wild seedling accessions of T. cacao | - 0 |
| Wild clonal accessions of T. cacao | - 0 |
| Clonal accessions selected in farms | - 240 |
| Seedling accessions collected from farms | - 0 |
| Clonal accessions selected in breeding plots | -0 |
| Other | - 0 |
Additional notes about the collection
An important part of this collection are the Trinidad introductions by Posnette through WACRI, Ghana to Nigeria. This collection was the basis for the Cocoa breeding programmes in Nigeria.
More Information
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