CIRAD
Station Cirad de Paracou-Combi
French Guiana ( Americas )
National collections
Cacao pods of different varieties of the Paracou-Combi collection of Sinnamary; (Photos: P. Lachenaud - CIRAD)
COLLECTION INFORMATION
- Year of founding: 1980
- Role of collection: National collection
- Main objectives of the collection:
Collection, conservation, characterization and dissemination of wild local cacaos to producing countries.
CONTACT DETAILS
Collection Address
Station Cirad de Paracou-Combi,
à Sinnamary Cirad.
BP 701. 97398 KOUROU cedex,
France
Philippe Lachenaud
ACCESSION INFORMATION
| Total number of accessions: | 508 |
| Related Theobroma species | 11 |
| Wild relatives of other genera (e.g. Herrania) | 2 |
| Wild seedling accessions of T. cacao | 122 |
| Wild clonal accessions of T. cacao | 187 |
| Clonal accessions selected in farms | 29 |
| Seedling accessions collected from farms | 28 |
| Clonal accessions selected in breeding plots | 8 |
| Other | 121 |
Additional notes about the collection
This collection contains wild germplasm of the Guiana genetic group (about 310 accessions).
More Information
| Website CIRAD-Guyane (in French) http://antilles-guyane.cirad.fr/aux_antilles_et_en_guyane/guyane | View | |
| Website CIRAD-Guyane Cacao collection page (in French): http://antilles-guyane.cirad.fr/recherche_en_partenariat/centres_de_ressources_biologiques/crb_plantes_perennes_en_guyane/collection_cacaoyers | View | |
| "Fighting Pests And Diseases Organically With Help From Wild Cocoa Trees In French Guiana" in ScienceDaily (May 14, 2008). http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080514094245.htm | View | |
| Les mondes du caco Information about the history and production of cacao (in French): Les mondes du caco (PDF 3.58 Mb) 1999, Brochure produced by CIRAD | View |