Welcome to ICGD

The International Cocoa Germplasm Database (ICGD) is an information service for the cocoa research community. Based at the University of Reading, the project aims to collate information on the origins, characteristics and availability of cocoa germplasm and to make this available to researchers and breeders.

The project is funded by NYSE Liffe and administered by CRA Ltd., full details of which can be found in the Project Background section of this site.

Guide to Site Navigation

Search ICGD (under development): Search the database for information on synonyms, origins and locations, and a wide range of morphological and agronomic characters of cocoa clones. Photographs and genetic fingerprints (SSR profiles) can also be accessed.; These search routines are still under construction, so not all the information is available yet. However, all data can still be accessed through the original character searches or the microsatellite profile search.
Project Background: Details on the ICGD project and other work on Cocoa at the University of Reading, including information on previous versions of the database.
International Cocoa Quarantine Centre, Reading (ICQC,R): Information about the intermediate cocoa quarantine facility maintained at the University of Reading, including the current list of disease-free (post-quarantine) accessions maintained in the collection and any material undergoing quarantine proceedures.