IJAER

International Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Research™

ISSN 2455-6939

Title:
THE ROLE OF GENETIC DIVERSITY ON CACAO SUSTAINABILITY IN CENTRAL SULAWESI

Authors:
Muslimin , Zaenuddin Basri , Alam Anshary , I Nengah Suwastika

Abstract:
The genetic of cacao clones have many various of diversity in area cacao farm, that are showed on morphology of its fruit. Commonly, development of cacao in Central Sulawesi using national varieties or clones from Coffee and Cacao Research Institute in Jember were RCC 70, RCC 73, ICS 13, ICS 60, TSH 858, Pa 300, UIT 1, GC 7, and Hybrid Cacao. Also, the clones from local farming exploration were sulawesi 1, sulawesi 2, MCC 01, MCC 02, ICCRI, Panther, Irian, and Medan has began to develop in Central Sulawesi. This study was aimed to determine the percentage of resistance to Cocoa Pod Borer (CPB), pytoptora palmivora disease, and Vascular Streak Dieback (VSD) disease on eleven cacao clones which have been developed in Central Sulawesi. That clones were S1, S2, MCC01, MCC02, Irian, ICCRI 1, GC7, RCC 72, RCC 73, SCA 6, TSH 858. The result showed that S1, S2, MCC 01, MCC 02, Irian, and ICCRI 1 were potential clones to developed on the future. MCC02 clone was the best potential genetic compared other clones which observed and it would need studied and developed to be a superior clone that expected have resistance on pest and disease of CPB, phytoptora and VSD with high production

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