GROWTH AND YIELD PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED COCOA CLONAL AT SERIAN, SARAWAK
Authors: Aizat, J., Nuraziawati, M.Y., Haya, R., and AbduL, R.R.
Journal Issue: Malaysian Cocoa Journal, Volume 14/2022
Keywords: Cocoa clonals, potential yield, commercial cocoa clones
Published On: 10/05/2022
Abstract
Malaysian Cocoa Board (MCB) has established several Local Verification Trial throughout Malaysia under the development project entitled Bahan Tanaman Koko Unggul, in the 11th Malaysian Plan. The main objective of this study is to evaluate and compare the performance of new selected cocoa clonals at Serian, Sarawak. Research data such as the potential yield, pod and bean analysis, and vascular streak dieback disease assessment were collected from 2015 until 2019. Several selected cocoa clonals show promising potential compare to the commercial cocoa clones.