Cocoa Hybrid: VTLCH 4

 Salient features

• VTLCH-4 is a hybrid obtained by crossing II-67 with NC-42/94.
• This cocoa hybrid is early, heavy bearer and drought tolerant.
• Pods yellow, yield 40 pods/tree per year, dry weight 1.01 g/bean.
• Fat content in dry beans: 50%, shelling: 13%.

Performance
• Dry bean yield/tree/year is 1.25 kg and yield 856 kg/ha.

Impact and benefits
• It is an early hybrid with heavy bearing.