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Research Project:
DEVELOP EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR TROPICAL TREE CROPS AND ASSESS GERMPLASM AND BIOCONTROL AGENTS TO IMPROVE CACAO SUSTAINABILITY
Location: Sustainable Perennial Crops
Project Number: 1275-22000-242-12
Project Type:
Specific Cooperative Agreement
Start Date: Aug 01, 2007
End Date: Aug 01, 2012
Objective:
1. Establish and evaluate different management systems to assess the production potentials of cacao and other commodity species in economically viable and environmentally sustainable manner.
2. Select, establish, and evaluate Peruvian Cacao germplasms for genetic and production potentials.
3. Develop and optimize strategies for biological control of cacao diseases caused by Moniliophthora spp.
Approach:
1. Establish field and controlled studies to assess the impact of different agroecosystem management practices, abiotic and biotic stresses and perennial legume cover crops on growth, development and production potentials of high value crops such as cacao.
2. Assess genetic diversity in wild populations and farmer selections using molecular markers. A core set of the germplasm then will be selected and evaluated in clonal garden and farmers¿ fields for agronomic traits.
3. A collection of isolates of Trichoderma from Peru will be characterized for their ability to control cacao diseases and Trichoderma formulations will be developed that increase coverage and persistence leading to improved biocontrol of cacao diseases in the field.
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Last Modified: 11/07/2008
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