UNSAAC
Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco
Peru ( Americas )
National collections
COLLECTION INFORMATION
- Year of founding: 2000
- Role of collection: National collection
- Main objectives of the collection:
- To conserve selected clones from “Cacao chuncho” type.
- Superior clones selection from performance and quality.
- Distribution of “Cacao chuncho élite” to cacao farmers.
CONTACT DETAILS
Collection Address
Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco (UNSAAC)
Av. De La Cultura 743
Cusco
Peru
Wilton Henry Céspedes Del Pozo
ACCESSION INFORMATION
| Total number of accessions: | - 72 |
| Related Theobroma species | - |
| Wild relatives of other genera (e.g. Herrania) | - |
| Wild seedling accessions of T. cacao | - |
| Wild clonal accessions of T. cacao | - |
| Clonal accessions selected in farms | - |
| Seedling accessions collected from farms | - 72 |
| Clonal accessions selected in breeding plots | - |
| Other | - |
Additional notes about the collection
All accessions are “native” and unique genetic material. We also have registered several clones in the field that will soon be part of our collection.
More Information
http://www.unsaac.edu.pe/ | View |