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Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Cocoa
There is a growing demand for cocoa. However, cultivation is dependent on ageing trees with low yields and increasing vulnerability to disease. There is growing concern about the environmental impact of cultivation in areas soil health and biodiversity. There is therefore an urgent need to make cocoa cultivation more efficient and sustainable to ensure a successful future.

Volume 1 focuses on breeding and cultivation. Part 1 reviews the critical issue of enhancing genetic diversity. Building on this foundation, Part 2 summarises the latest research on breeding improved varieties. The third part of the book assesses improvements in cultivation techniques to make the most of these new varieties. The final part of the book considers safety and quality issues.

With its distinguished editor and international range of expert authors, this volume will be a standard reference for cocoa scientists, growers and processors. It is accompanied by a companion volume which focuses on pest, disease and sustainability issues.

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Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Cocoa
There is a growing demand for cocoa. However, cultivation is dependent on ageing trees with low yields and increasing vulnerability to disease. There is growing concern about the environmental impact of cultivation in areas soil health and biodiversity. There is therefore an urgent need to make cocoa cultivation more efficient and sustainable to ensure a successful future.

Volume 1 focuses on breeding and cultivation. Part 1 reviews the critical issue of enhancing genetic diversity. Building on this foundation, Part 2 summarises the latest research on breeding improved varieties. The third part of the book assesses improvements in cultivation techniques to make the most of these new varieties. The final part of the book considers safety and quality issues.

With its distinguished editor and international range of expert authors, this volume will be a standard reference for cocoa scientists, growers and processors. It is accompanied by a companion volume which focuses on pest, disease and sustainability issues.

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Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Cocoa

Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Cocoa

Overview

There is a growing demand for cocoa. However, cultivation is dependent on ageing trees with low yields and increasing vulnerability to disease. There is growing concern about the environmental impact of cultivation in areas soil health and biodiversity. There is therefore an urgent need to make cocoa cultivation more efficient and sustainable to ensure a successful future.

Volume 1 focuses on breeding and cultivation. Part 1 reviews the critical issue of enhancing genetic diversity. Building on this foundation, Part 2 summarises the latest research on breeding improved varieties. The third part of the book assesses improvements in cultivation techniques to make the most of these new varieties. The final part of the book considers safety and quality issues.

With its distinguished editor and international range of expert authors, this volume will be a standard reference for cocoa scientists, growers and processors. It is accompanied by a companion volume which focuses on pest, disease and sustainability issues.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781786761682
Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Ltd
Publication date: 07/31/2018
Series: The Chronicles of Katrina Two , #43
Pages: 530
Product dimensions: 5.98(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Professor Umaharan is Director of the Cocoa Research Centre and Professor of Genetics at the University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago. Professor Umaharan has published extensively in the areas of plant genetic resources, genetic analysis and cocoa crop improvement.

Professor Umaharan is Director of the Cocoa Research Centre and Professor of Genetics at the University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago. Professor Umaharan has published extensively in the areas of plant genetic resources, genetic analysis and cocoa crop improvement.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Plant physiology and genetic resources
1.Taxonomy/classification of cocoa: Ranjana Bhattacharjee, IITA, Nigeria;
2.Conserving and exploiting cocoa genetic resources: the key challenges: Brigitte Laliberté, Bioversity International, France;
3.The role of gene banks in preserving the genetic diversity of cocoa: Lambert Motilal, Cocoa Research Centre, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad;
4.Exploiting the genetic diversity of cocoa: Chris Turnbull, University of Reading, UK;
5.Safe handling and movement of cocoa germplasm for breeding: Andrew Daymond, University of Reading, UK;

Part 2 Breeding new varieties
6.Developments in breeding programmes for cocoa: Dario Ahnert, State University of Santa Cruz (UESC), Brazil;
7.Mapping the cocoa genome: Karina Gramacho, CEPLAC, Brazil;
8.Developments in marker-assisted breeding of cocoa: Pathmanathan Umaharan, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago;
9.Propagation methods for supplying new cocoa planting material to farmers: Siela Maximova, Penn State University, USA;

Part 3 Cultivation techniques
10.Advances in understanding of cocoa plant physiology and growth: Paul Hadley, University of Reading, UK;
11.Cocoa plant propagation techniques: Michelle End, Cocoa Research Association Ltd, UK;
12.Good cultivation practices in cocoa cultivation: Richard Asare, Sustainable Tree Crops Project (STCP), Ghana;
13.Improving soil and nutrient management: O Akanbi, Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Nigeria;

Part 4 Safety, nutritional and sensory quality
14.Monitoring and reducing pesticide residues in cocoa: Julie Flood, CABI, Malaysia
15.Mycotoxins in cocoa: causes, detection and control: Mary Egbuta, North West Univ, South Africa;
16.Nutraceutical properties of cocoa: Davide Grassi, UNIVAQ, Italy;
17.Analysing sensory/processing quality of cocoa: Darin Sukha, University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“This collection is a welcome addition to the rather scarce number of textbooks dealing with sustainable cultivation of cacao. Dealing with the basics of cacao physiology and genetic resources through to cacao breeding, cultivation and sustainability issues, the collection has many highly relevant chapters authored by experts in their field. This should be of great interest to researchers, development agencies, governments, industry specialists, and NGOs, in short anyone who is trying to improve the sustainability of this important crop”.
Martin Gilmour, CocoaSustainability R&D Director, Mars Global Chocolate

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