Cacao fruitvariety

PMCT-58

PMCT-58 is a cacao selection from Costa Rica, part of CATIE's six-clone commercial release of 2007.

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Released 2007

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Origin & family

Where PMCT-58 began

Recorded origin

Costa Rica

Released
2007

Field notes

Original source notes
catie selection observations
trial site
La Lola Farm, Matina canton, Limón province, Costa Rica
catalog name
PMCT-58
agronomic observation
scope
Historical La Lola trial and processing protocol, not expected farm yield everywhere.
pod index
27
observation years
11-year series reported in the 2013 catalog; not current yield
yield estimation basis
method
Fresh seed mass multiplied by 0.38 to estimate dry-cocoa yield; not direct weighing of dried harvests.
conversion factor
0.38
seed index g dried fermented bean
1.2
dry cocoa kg per hectare per year 11 year average
789
dry cocoa kg per hectare per year last 5 year average
1036
self compatibility observation
method
Manual pollination; 30 flowers in three replicates; compatibility threshold at least 30% success.
self compatible
false
country and institution
country
Costa Rica
institution
CATIE
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