VARIETY: TĐ-14
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: QH-441
CHARACTERISTICS
Cherelles
Maturing Pods
Ripe Pods
Colour
green
Green/ yellow
Shape
slightly flat top, pointy base
slightly flat top, tipped base
Furrows
slight
Lustre
normal
Surface Texture
smooth
slight wartiness
Bean data
1g/bean, 40 beans/pod, shell content 16.4%, cocoa butter 59.5%
Tree size
n/a
Comments: some VSD resistance, high yielding, smaller bean size.