IMC-67
Variety of Cacao · Theobroma cacao
Hardy Amazon Forastero, valued as a disease-tolerant rootstock and parent clone.
Also known as: Iquitos Mixed Calabacillo 67
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Taste & characteristics
Taste
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Profile
- Parentage
- Oberer-Amazonas-Forastero (Iquitos, Peru)
- Breeder
- F.J. Pound (Sammelexpedition)
- Pollination
- dioecious – separate male and female plants
Description
Fruit
Smaller beans with a strong, astringent cacao flavour. More important as a genetic resource than as a flavour cacao.
Growth
Upper-Amazon clone collected by F.J. Pound near Iquitos. Vigorous growth, tolerant to root diseases and witches' broom.
Yield
Good yield; harvested year-round. Widely used as rootstock and in crosses (incl. a parent of CCN-51).
Notes
A key clone for disease-resistance breeding in cacao.
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