VARIETY: TĐ-10
Selected and introduced from Malaysia by the Agriculture and Forestry University of Ho Chi Minh city with the support of the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and Mars Incorporated. Belong to the only approved cocoa variety group (8 varieties) by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development for widely growing in Vietnam.
MALAYSIAN ID: PBC-230
CHARACTERISTICS
Cherelles
Maturing Pods
Ripe Pods
Colour
deep green
green tinges
Shape
flat top, slight point
rounded top
Furrows
slight
Lustre
shiny
Wartiness
smooth
Bean size
n/a
Tree size
Smaller, suitable higher density planting
Comments: VSD susceptible. More rounded than TD11, smaller pods less pointed.