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Diversity of cacao trees in Waslala, Nicaragua: associations between genotype spectra, product quality and yield potential.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Trognitz Bodo, Cros Emile, Assemat Sophie, Davrieux Fabrice, Forestier-Chiron Nelly, Ayestas Eusebio, Kuant Aldo, Scheldeman Xavier, Hermann Michael
Abstract excerpt
The sensory quality and the contents of quality-determining chemical compounds in unfermented and fermented cocoa from 100 cacao trees (individual genotypes) representing groups of nine genotype spectra (GG), grown at smallholder plantings in the municipality of Waslala, Nicaragua, were evaluated for two successive harvest periods. Cocoa samples were fermented using a technique mimicking recommended on-farm...
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