Almost 500 clones of wild cocoa trees (Theobroma cacao L.) grown from pods collected in
1987 from wild mother-trees in the Camopi and Tanpok river basins (southeastern French …

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 …

Main conclusion Microsatellite and single nucleotide polymorphism markers that could be
used in marker assisted breeding of cacao were identified for number of filled seeds, black …

Abstract Cacao (Theobroma cacao L.), the tree from which cocoa butter and chocolate is
derived, is conserved in field genebanks. The largest of these ex situ collections in the public …

There is a growing demand for cocoa. However, cultivation is dependent on ageing trees
with low yields and increasing vulnerability to disease. There is growing concern about the …

Presently, Theobroma cacao L.(cacao) in Cuba is mainly cultivated in the eastern region
where plantations comprise a mixture of clonal varieties, hybrids, progeny of Trinidad …

Cocoa butterfat and cocoa powder are key economic products from the seeds of the cacao
tree (Theobroma cacao L.). In this study, 323 accessions (comprised mainly of Upper …

The cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) is a cash crop of great economic importance to some
cocoa-growing countries. However, diseases and pests, including black pod disease …