DEVELOP AND ESTABLISH AN INTERNATIONAL MOLECULAR DATABASE FOR THEOBROMA CACAO

• Sponsoring Institution: Agricultural Research Service/USDA
• Project Status: ACTIVE
• Funding Source: USDA COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
• Reporting Frequency: Annual
• Accession No.: 0409226
• Project Start Date: Jan 5, 2005
• Project End Date: Jan 4, 2010
• Program Code: [(N/A)]- (N/A)

Recipient Organization
CENTRE FOR INTL COOP. IN AGR DEVELOPMENT (CIRAD)
BOULEVARD DE LA LIRONDE, TA80/PS3, BUR109
34398 MONTPELLIER CEDEX 5,null null

Performing Department
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Non Technical Summary
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Animal Health Component

100%

Research Effort Categories

Basic

0%

Applied

100%

Developmental

0%

Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)	Subject of Investigation (SOI)	Field of Science (FOS)	Percent
215	2233	1140	100%

Knowledge Area
215 - Biological Control of Pests Affecting Plants;

Subject Of Investigation
2233 - Cocoa;

Field Of Science
1140 - Weed science;

Keywords

cocoa

cirad

molecular

database

Goals / Objectives
To establish and sustainan international molecular database for Theobroma cacao which will be both internet accessible and available through the distribution of CD/ROMs.

Project Methods
The system will be managed and developed by CIRAD in consultation with the partners described. The system will be known as CocoaGenDB. The molecular database system will provide an interface between the molecular and phenotypic traits of Theobroma. The project represents a long-term effort, at least 15 years in duration. CIRAD will maintain a working/advisory group on systems development. Develop software to store and retrieve complex biological/molecular data; develop specialized data visualization tools; develop modules to accommodate the arrival of at least 200,000 sequences from the cocoa genetics consortium; develop unigene sets.