Grafting Cacao

USDA technician Angel Marrero grows rootstocks and side grafts cacao (Theobroma cacao) to propagate specific cultivars conserved at the USDA Tropical Agriculture Research Station (the genebank unit of the National Plant Germplasm System located in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico).
Funding for this video was provided by USDA-Agricultural Research Service, with additional support from Colorado State University and USDA-NIFA-Higher Education Challenge Grant (2020-70003-303930). USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.