Review of Cacao Explorations and Germplasm Movements by Lambert A. Motilal

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Collectors, conservation specialists, scientists and students will find this review useful as a first and expert guide into cacao germplasm exploration.

Get full digital access to Lambert A. Motilal's 289 page literary Review of Cacao Explorations and Germplasm Movements.

"This is a synthesis of available information gathered from scientific and non-scientific sources including direct feedback from persons on the ground about the distribution, genetic background and flavour of cacao in over 60 countries.

It is a useful, digestible and convenient compilation for anyone interested in historic cacao introductions, genetics and conservation as well as for those seeking new areas to discover hidden pools of cacao germplasm." - Lambert A. Motilal

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Cacao is an important tree crop impacting on livelihoods of millions of farming families in tropical and sub-tropical countries worldwide. This review serves to help conserve cocoa genetic diversity by identifying places for in situ collection and germplasm collection for ex situ genebanks.

The review will facilitate the identification of new HCP designations using complementary information that was obtained from a germplasm questionnaire that was delivered online to cocoa experts worldwide.

Future collection expeditions are based on the advice of these experts in conjunction with the literature analysis and represent a unified best approach to source cacao germplasm.