Many decades of improvement in cacao have aided to obtain cultivars with characteristics of
tolerance to diseases, adaptability to different edaphoclimatic conditions, and higher yields …

Summary Theobroma cacao—The Food of the Gods, provides the raw material for the
multibillion dollar chocolate industry and is also the main source of income for about 6 …

Theobroma cacao, the source of chocolate, is affected by destructive diseases wherever it is
grown. Some diseases are endemic; however, as cacao was disseminated from the Amazon …

Theobroma cacao, the chocolate tree, is indigenous to the Amazon basin, the greatest
biodiversity hotspot on earth. Recent advancement in plant genomics highlights the …

Cacao (Theobroma cacao) is a globally important crop, and its yield is severely restricted by
disease. Two of the most damaging diseases, witches' broom disease (WBD) and frosty pod …

Breeding programs of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) trees share the many challenges of
breeding long-living perennial crops, and genetic progress is further constrained by both the …

The suboptimal productivity in cocoa farmers' fields, particularly those of small-holders who
produce over 80% of the global supply, and the demand for cocoa that meets stringent …

Abstract Cacao (Theobroma cacao L.), the source of chocolate, is one of the most important
commodity products worldwide that helps improve the economic livelihood of farmers …

In the present work we aimed to demonstrate the influence of inoculum starter in support
high quality fermentation. Cocoa fermentations were performed in wooden boxes and eight …

Economically, cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) is a major tropical commodity for the Americas;
however, severe losses due to Moniliophthora roreri (Cif. and Par.), which causes frosty pod …