Storage of Cocoa (Theobroma Cacao L.) Seeds and Changes Associated With Their Deterioration

Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L .) seeds are recalcitrant and rapidly lose their viability during preparation and within two to three weeks of storage. To improve their storability, the responses of a cultivar of cocoa seeds (NA 33) to different drying methods and storage factors including seed moistur...

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Main Author: Hor, Yue Luan
Format: Thesis
Language:English
English
Published: 1984
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Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10211/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10211/1/FP_1984_2.pdf
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description Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L .) seeds are recalcitrant and rapidly lose their viability during preparation and within two to three weeks of storage. To improve their storability, the responses of a cultivar of cocoa seeds (NA 33) to different drying methods and storage factors including seed moisture, storage temperature and fungi were investigated. Physiological, biochemical and structural changes associated with seed death caused by dehydration in the air-conditioned room (22oC, 55% RH) and chilling at 100C were also monitored.
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spelling upm-102112024-03-20T02:10:25Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10211/ Storage of Cocoa (Theobroma Cacao L.) Seeds and Changes Associated With Their Deterioration Hor, Yue Luan Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L .) seeds are recalcitrant and rapidly lose their viability during preparation and within two to three weeks of storage. To improve their storability, the responses of a cultivar of cocoa seeds (NA 33) to different drying methods and storage factors including seed moisture, storage temperature and fungi were investigated. Physiological, biochemical and structural changes associated with seed death caused by dehydration in the air-conditioned room (22oC, 55% RH) and chilling at 100C were also monitored. 1984 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10211/1/FP_1984_2.pdf Hor, Yue Luan (1984) Storage of Cocoa (Theobroma Cacao L.) Seeds and Changes Associated With Their Deterioration. Doctoral thesis, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia. Cacao - Case studies English
spellingShingle Cacao - Case studies
Hor, Yue Luan
Storage of Cocoa (Theobroma Cacao L.) Seeds and Changes Associated With Their Deterioration
title Storage of Cocoa (Theobroma Cacao L.) Seeds and Changes Associated With Their Deterioration
title_full Storage of Cocoa (Theobroma Cacao L.) Seeds and Changes Associated With Their Deterioration
title_fullStr Storage of Cocoa (Theobroma Cacao L.) Seeds and Changes Associated With Their Deterioration
title_full_unstemmed Storage of Cocoa (Theobroma Cacao L.) Seeds and Changes Associated With Their Deterioration
title_short Storage of Cocoa (Theobroma Cacao L.) Seeds and Changes Associated With Their Deterioration
title_sort storage of cocoa (theobroma cacao l.) seeds and changes associated with their deterioration
topic Cacao - Case studies
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10211/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10211/1/FP_1984_2.pdf