Brazil: Ceplac tests cocoa clones in neighboring countries against moniliasis

Published 2024년 10월 28일

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The Executive Committee of the Cocoa Crop Plan (Ceplac) in Brazil is working with institutions in Ecuador and Costa Rica to test 128 cocoa clones for resistance to moniliasis, a disease that poses a threat to cocoa trees in Latin America. The clones have been quarantined for five years to ensure agricultural safety. This is part of a research program aimed at developing resistant varieties of cocoa to moniliasis and other diseases. The program also involves studying the genomic knowledge of the fungus, developing genomic kits for rapid detection of the disease, testing biological control agents, and obtaining information on successful control measures from other countries.

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As part of the strategies to protect the national cocoa industry against moniliasis, the Executive Committee of the Cocoa Crop Plan (Ceplac) sent cocoa clones for testing in Ecuador and Costa Rica. The action is carried out in partnership with the National Institute of Agricultural Research of Ecuador (Iniap) and the Agronomic Center for Tropical Research and Education of Costa Rica (Catie) and is part of a research program that aims to reduce the impacts of the presence of moniliasis in Brazil. Developed over the last 15 years by Ceplac, involving sources of resistance to moniliasis introduced from Ecuador, Costa Rica, Peru and Trinidad and Tobago, and to other diseases, the 128 clones were sent for testing in areas where the disease is highly severe. To ensure agricultural safety, the samples were quarantined for approximately five years by the National Center for Genetic Resources (Cenargem) of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa). Considered one of the ...

Source: Mercado Do Cacau