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Introduction
Join a team of Penn State researchers and our own intrepid reporter in
Trinidad as they kick off “Plants Without Borders,” a project aimed at
sharing some of the latest technology for growing one of the world’s
favorite crops — cocoa. During ten days in-country, associate professor
of plant molecular biology Mark Guiltinan and his team plan to build a
greenhouse for raising cocoa seedlings, complete with irrigation system.
They will also give a workshop in cocoa-propagation techniques for local
farmers, meet with scientists from the country’s Ministry of
Agriculture, and visit one of the world’s largest cocoa seed-banks.
Associate editor Dave Pacchioli, accompanying the team, plans to send
back real-time dispatches on their progress.
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