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Released varieties
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Cocoa |
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Details of
recently released varieties of cocoa |
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NC-45/53
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Selection from Nigerian
clone
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Early, heavy bearer,
self and cross compatible
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Green (immature) to
Yellow (ripe) color pods
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Pods (no/tree/year) -75
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Pod weight (g)- 321,
Beans/ pod- 37, Single dry bean weight (g) - 1.05
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Average dry bean yield
(kg/tree/year) - 1.33
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Potential yield
(kg/tree/year) - 2.5
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Yield kg/ha - 911
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Fat content (%) - 52.5
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Shelling percentage -
12
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Recommended area -
areca and coconut gardens of Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
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II-67 x
NC-42/94
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Hybrid between
Malaysian and Nigerian clone
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Early, heavy bearer,
suitable for water limited conditions
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Red (immature) to Pink
(ripe) color pods
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Pods (no/tree/year)- 40
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Pod weight (g)- 429.5
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Beans/ pod- 43
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Single dry bean weight
(g)- 1.01
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Average dry bean yield
(kg/tree/year)- 1.25
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Yield kg/ ha- 856
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Shelling percentage- 12
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Fat content (%)- 45.95
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Stomatal resistance
(s/cm)- 2.41
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Recommended for rainfed
and irrigated areca, coconut gardens of Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil
Nadu, Andhra, Maharashtra, Goa
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