Farmers are facing serious plant protection issues and phytosanitary risks, in particular in
the tropics. Such issues are food insecurity, lower income in traditional low-input …

Fungi are often inconspicuous in nature and this means it is all too easy to overlook their
importance. Often referred to as the “Forgotten Kingdom”, fungi are key components of life …

This new edition of the universally acclaimed and widely-used textbook on fungal biology
has been completely re-written, drawing directly on the authors' research and teaching …

The two most devastating diseases of cacao (Theobroma cacao)—the source of chocolate—
in tropical America are caused by the fungi Crinipellis perniciosa (witches' broom disease) …

Moniliophthora perniciosa (= Crinipellis perniciosa) causes one of the three main fungal
diseases of Theobroma cacao (cacao), the source of chocolate. This pathogen causes …

Cacao (Theobroma cacao), one of the most important tropical crops, is responsible for a
multibillion-dollar confectionary trade. It originated in the neotropics, but most production …

Summary Taxonomy: Moniliophthora roreri (Cif.) HC Evans et al.; Phylum Basidiomycota;
Class Agaricomycetes; Order Agaricales; Family Marasmiaceae; Genus Moniliophthora …

Sixty-nine endospore-forming bacterial endophytes consisting of 15 different species from
five genera were isolated from leaves, pods, branches, and flower cushions of Theobroma …

Endophytic fungi were isolated from healthy stems and pods of cacao (Theobroma cacao)
trees in natural forest ecosystems and agroecosystems in Latin America and West Africa …

This paper reviews the significant advances by the diseases themselves, as well as by the
scientists, in the intervening period since the disease trilogy was first delimited in 1989. The …