Cocoa genomics & breeding
Cocoa · Multiple global production regions
Cocoa breeding programs rely on rigorous genotype-phenotype analysis to deliver gains in yield, quality, and stress tolerance. The SEED platform's GWAS, genomic-selection, and multi-environment trial modules work on cocoa datasets the same way they do for any other crop — the math is crop-agnostic.
Cocoa is a globally cultivated crop in the beverages group.
Typical breeding goals
- •Yield and yield stability
- •Quality traits relevant to the end market
- •Disease and pest resistance
- •Abiotic stress tolerance (drought, heat, salinity)
Common challenges
- •Abiotic stress
- •Disease pressure
- •Yield ceiling
- •Quality variability
Pre-loaded trait library
When you upload cocoa data, our phenotype column picker pre-suggests these standard traits so you don't start from a blank slate.
What you can run on cocoa data
Every module below works on your uploaded cocoa dataset. The math is crop-agnostic; the defaults are crop-aware.
Find SNPs significantly associated with any trait you've measured.
Predict GEBVs and cross-validate accuracy before deploying in the program.
PCA and ancestry decomposition to control for stratification.
GxE heatmap, AMMI, and Finlay–Wilkinson stability for cross-location data.
Rank parents by weighted multi-trait scores.
Map top hits to genes via Ensembl Plants.
Historical weather, GDD, heat-stress days.
Whole-genome GBLUP yield predictions on your dataset.
Start analyzing your cocoa data
Upload a CSV, run a real GWAS or genomic-selection model, and get publication-ready output in minutes.
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