CST
CST - Cocoa Stress Tolerance
A new class of product that allows cocoa plants to increase yield in the presence of disease
Product Information Sheet (2,536Kb PDF)
CST is a product based principally on Plant Impact's Alethea stress relief technology in combination with PiNT technology. It enables cocoa plants to withstand disease attack by increasing nutrient levels and plant health. There are no cures for dieases such as Frosty Pod and Black Pod so cocoa growers are dependent upon fungicides to reduce yield loss. CST therefore presents growers with the opportunity to reduce fungicide use while adding to the health of the plant nutritionally.
In a 3 year trial on the Costa Rican cocoa crop CST was found to increase cocoa yield by 67% by simply improving diease resistance. In addition calcium levels were also increased by 25% which has a beneficial effect on the flavour of cocoa products such as chocolate.
Key benefits of CST:
- Reduce yield loss in presence of disease
- CST can be used in conjunction with fungicide programmes to increase yield or permit fungicide reduction
- Increases yield with no loss of quality
- No residue or taint issues in the cocoa
- Safe to spray operators and the environment
