Conservation and use of genetic resources of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) by gene banks and nurseries in six Latin American countries
Cacao (Theobromacacao L.) is among the most important cash crops in tropical countries. The existing cacao genetic diversity represents a key resource to ensure the long-term sustainability of cacao cultivation but it remains vastly underused. The objective of this paper is to describe the current s...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Artículo |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
2022
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/11584 |
| id |
RepoCATIE11584 |
|---|---|
| record_format |
dspace |
| spelling |
RepoCATIE115842024-06-17T17:25:38Z Conservation and use of genetic resources of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) by gene banks and nurseries in six Latin American countries Ceccarelli, Viviana Lastra, Sphyros Loor Solórzano, Rey G Wenceslao Chacón, Walter Nolasco, Mario Sotomayor Cantos, Ignacio A Plaza Avellán, Luis F López, Diana A Fernández Anchundia, Fabian M Dessauw, Dominique Orozco-Aguilar, Luis Thomas, Evert THEOBROMA CACAO CULTIVOS COMERCIALES DIVERSIDAD GENÉTICA (COMO RECURSO) CULTIVO VIVEROS SELECCIÓN TRAZABILIDAD AGRICULTORES ASISTENCIA TÉCNICA BANCOS DE GERMOPLASMA AMÉRICA LATINA Sede Central ODS 12 - Producción y consumo responsables Cacao (Theobromacacao L.) is among the most important cash crops in tropical countries. The existing cacao genetic diversity represents a key resource to ensure the long-term sustainability of cacao cultivation but it remains vastly underused. The objective of this paper is to describe the current state of conservation and use of cacao genetic materials in six countries in South (Peru and Ecuador) and Central America (Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala). For each country, we reviewed the regulations for cacao genetic resources, we carried out a survey of 176 gene banks and nurseries, and we performed a review of breeding and selection programs. We found that all countries had poor systems of certification, verification and traceability. Gene banks conserved many local materials in Peru and Ecuador while they mainly conserved international clones in Central American countries. In all countries except Honduras, more than half of the gene banks did not have any characterization or evaluation data of the conserved materials. Although nurseries in all countries had fair productive capacities, varieties sold were unevenly characterized in Peru, Ecuador and Guatemala, and less than half of the nurseries provided technical assistance to farmers in Ecuador and El Salvador. Breeding and selection programs had not fully used the cacao diversity in these countries. Based on the results, we identified the strengths and weakness, as well as the most appropriate investment areas for each country. A better conservation and use of cacao genetic resources in Latin America would benefit not only these countries but also the whole cacao sector. 2022-02-04T15:37:21Z 2022-02-04T15:37:21Z 2021 Artículo https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/11584 restrictedAccess en Genet Resour Crop Evol https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-021-01304-3 20 páginas application/pdf |
| institution |
Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza |
| collection |
Repositorio CATIE |
| language |
Inglés |
| topic |
THEOBROMA CACAO CULTIVOS COMERCIALES DIVERSIDAD GENÉTICA (COMO RECURSO) CULTIVO VIVEROS SELECCIÓN TRAZABILIDAD AGRICULTORES ASISTENCIA TÉCNICA BANCOS DE GERMOPLASMA AMÉRICA LATINA Sede Central ODS 12 - Producción y consumo responsables |
| spellingShingle |
THEOBROMA CACAO CULTIVOS COMERCIALES DIVERSIDAD GENÉTICA (COMO RECURSO) CULTIVO VIVEROS SELECCIÓN TRAZABILIDAD AGRICULTORES ASISTENCIA TÉCNICA BANCOS DE GERMOPLASMA AMÉRICA LATINA Sede Central ODS 12 - Producción y consumo responsables Ceccarelli, Viviana Lastra, Sphyros Loor Solórzano, Rey G Wenceslao Chacón, Walter Nolasco, Mario Sotomayor Cantos, Ignacio A Plaza Avellán, Luis F López, Diana A Fernández Anchundia, Fabian M Dessauw, Dominique Orozco-Aguilar, Luis Thomas, Evert Conservation and use of genetic resources of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) by gene banks and nurseries in six Latin American countries |
| description |
Cacao (Theobromacacao L.) is among the most important cash crops in tropical countries. The existing cacao genetic diversity represents a key resource to ensure the long-term sustainability of cacao cultivation but it remains vastly underused. The objective of this paper is to describe the current state of conservation and use of cacao genetic materials in six countries in South (Peru and Ecuador) and Central America (Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala). For each country, we reviewed the regulations for cacao genetic resources, we carried out a survey of 176 gene banks and nurseries, and we performed a review of breeding and selection programs. We found that all countries had poor systems of certification, verification and traceability. Gene banks conserved many local materials in Peru and Ecuador while they mainly conserved international clones in Central American countries. In all countries except Honduras, more than half of the gene banks did not have any characterization or evaluation data of the conserved materials. Although nurseries in all countries had fair productive capacities, varieties sold were unevenly characterized in Peru, Ecuador and Guatemala, and less than half of the nurseries provided technical assistance to farmers in Ecuador and El Salvador. Breeding and selection programs had not fully used the cacao diversity in these countries. Based on the results, we identified the strengths and weakness, as well as the most appropriate investment areas for each country. A better conservation and use of cacao genetic resources in Latin America would benefit not only these countries but also the whole cacao sector. |
| format |
Artículo |
| author |
Ceccarelli, Viviana Lastra, Sphyros Loor Solórzano, Rey G Wenceslao Chacón, Walter Nolasco, Mario Sotomayor Cantos, Ignacio A Plaza Avellán, Luis F López, Diana A Fernández Anchundia, Fabian M Dessauw, Dominique Orozco-Aguilar, Luis Thomas, Evert |
| author_facet |
Ceccarelli, Viviana Lastra, Sphyros Loor Solórzano, Rey G Wenceslao Chacón, Walter Nolasco, Mario Sotomayor Cantos, Ignacio A Plaza Avellán, Luis F López, Diana A Fernández Anchundia, Fabian M Dessauw, Dominique Orozco-Aguilar, Luis Thomas, Evert |
| author_sort |
Ceccarelli, Viviana |
| title |
Conservation and use of genetic resources of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) by gene banks and nurseries in six Latin American countries |
| title_short |
Conservation and use of genetic resources of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) by gene banks and nurseries in six Latin American countries |
| title_full |
Conservation and use of genetic resources of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) by gene banks and nurseries in six Latin American countries |
| title_fullStr |
Conservation and use of genetic resources of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) by gene banks and nurseries in six Latin American countries |
| title_full_unstemmed |
Conservation and use of genetic resources of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) by gene banks and nurseries in six Latin American countries |
| title_sort |
conservation and use of genetic resources of cacao (theobroma cacao l.) by gene banks and nurseries in six latin american countries |
| publishDate |
2022 |
| url |
https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/11584 |
| work_keys_str_mv |
AT ceccarelliviviana conservationanduseofgeneticresourcesofcacaotheobromacacaolbygenebanksandnurseriesinsixlatinamericancountries AT lastrasphyros conservationanduseofgeneticresourcesofcacaotheobromacacaolbygenebanksandnurseriesinsixlatinamericancountries AT loorsolorzanoreyg conservationanduseofgeneticresourcesofcacaotheobromacacaolbygenebanksandnurseriesinsixlatinamericancountries AT wenceslaochaconwalter conservationanduseofgeneticresourcesofcacaotheobromacacaolbygenebanksandnurseriesinsixlatinamericancountries AT nolascomario conservationanduseofgeneticresourcesofcacaotheobromacacaolbygenebanksandnurseriesinsixlatinamericancountries AT sotomayorcantosignacioa conservationanduseofgeneticresourcesofcacaotheobromacacaolbygenebanksandnurseriesinsixlatinamericancountries AT plazaavellanluisf conservationanduseofgeneticresourcesofcacaotheobromacacaolbygenebanksandnurseriesinsixlatinamericancountries AT lopezdianaa conservationanduseofgeneticresourcesofcacaotheobromacacaolbygenebanksandnurseriesinsixlatinamericancountries AT fernandezanchundiafabianm conservationanduseofgeneticresourcesofcacaotheobromacacaolbygenebanksandnurseriesinsixlatinamericancountries AT dessauwdominique conservationanduseofgeneticresourcesofcacaotheobromacacaolbygenebanksandnurseriesinsixlatinamericancountries AT orozcoaguilarluis conservationanduseofgeneticresourcesofcacaotheobromacacaolbygenebanksandnurseriesinsixlatinamericancountries AT thomasevert conservationanduseofgeneticresourcesofcacaotheobromacacaolbygenebanksandnurseriesinsixlatinamericancountries |
| _version_ |
1808116482884763648 |