Developing a core collection for the conservation of Theobroma cacao’s genetic diversity
This core collection will serve as a crucial genetic resource for the cacao community. Cultivating and maintaining the plants from this core collection will contribute to the preservation of genetic diversity within the population. Furthermore, this collection, when combined with appropriate phenotyping, will establish a foundation for novel breeding programs aimed at enhancing crop improvement in the future.
Authors
- Patrick Descombes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1274-247X)
- Audrey Fillodeau
- Eduardo Beche (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2318-3615)
- Laurence Bellanger
- Tony Lass
- Siela N. Maximova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6614-1058)
- Evelyn T. Todd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5885-754X)
- Maud Lepelley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7577-2839)
- Fabrizio Arigoni
- Mark J. Guiltinan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0018-9846)
- Mariela E. Leandro-Muñoz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6153-8662)
- James A. Holzwarth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2018-2112)
- Virginie Mérot
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- Foxconn (United States) (US)
- Nestlé (Switzerland) (CH)
- Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza Catie (CR)
- Nestlé (France) (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Genomics
- Published
- 2025-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-025-11882-6
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.74
Funders
- University of Reading