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 …

The global status of research on the effects of drought, temperature and elevated carbon
dioxide (CO2) levels on the cacao plant, and the role of genetic diversity in producing more …

Numerous collecting expeditions of Theobroma cacao L. germplasm have been undertaken
in Latin-America. However, most of this germplasm has not contributed to cacao …

Olive is one of the most ancient crop plants and the World Olive Germplasm Bank of
Cordoba (WOGBC), Spain, is one of the world's largest collections of olive germplasm. We …

Cocoa hybridisation generates new varieties which are resistant to several plant diseases,
but has individual chemical characteristics that affect chocolate production. Image analysis …

The hybridization of cocoa generates new varieties with the aim of opening new flavors,
textures, and disease resistance. The objective of this study was to develop and validate …

Cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) is native to tropical South America, but as the unique source of
cocoa butter and powder for the 200 billion USD global confectionery market, it is cultivated …

The present study aimed at developing temporary immersion bioreactor techniques for
multiplication of cacao somatic embryos. Temporary Immersion System (TIS), ie flooding of …

Wild crop relatives have been playing enormously important roles both in the depiction of
plant genomes and the genetic improvement of their cultivated counterparts. They have …

A collaborative international program was initiated to identify and describe the genetic
diversity of living germplasm collections of Theobroma cacao genotypes that are maintained …