Comparative field pod value of West African amelonado and amazon cacao in Nigeria
1973
Atanda, O.A., Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, IbadanNigeria | Jacob, V.J., Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, IbadanNigeria
Pod value, the amount of dry peeled beans obtained per pod. and its attributes were investigated in open-pollinated West African Amelonado and bulk F2 Amazon Cacao at their peak values for fourteen weeks at weekly intervals between October 1968 and January 1969. in order to compare their pod value potentials under field conditions. The results showed that West African Amelonado was superior to bulk F2 Amazon in all the factors considered namely. number of beans per pod, mean dry peeled bean weight. wet to dry peeled bean weight conversion rate, pod value, efficiency of dry bean production and low percentage seed C0at. These observed superiorities were significant except for mean dry peeled bean weight. The calculated pod value and the percentage seed coat were. however. only just significant at P = 0.1. The effect of days of harvests was not significant on all the factors considered. It is concluded that the estimated higher pod value of Amelonado was mostly due to the greater number of beans per pod. Effect of self-compatibility on the number of beans per pod is discussed in relation to pod value. It is suggested that the desirable and superior pod value traits in Amelonado. particularly its high number of beans per pod. should be bred into newer cacao cultivars with a view to stepping up the pod value.
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