Crops are the main source of toxic cadmium for humans due to uptake from naturally or
anthropogenically polluted soils. Chronic Cd ingestion causes kidney, liver, and skeletal …

Domestication has had a strong impact on the development of modern societies. We
sequenced 200 genomes of the chocolate plant Theobroma cacao L. to show for the first …

This book presents the information necessary to design food processing operations and
describes the equipment needed to carry them out in detail. It covers every step in the …

Cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) is the basis of the lucrative confectionery industry with “fine or
flavour” cocoa attracting higher prices due to desired sensory and quality profiles. The …

The intraspecific diversity of cacao has traditionally been preserved in genebanks. However,
these establishments face various challenges, notably insufficient funding, accession …

This article proposes the concept of genome network, describes different variations of the
somatic genome network, and reviews the agricultural implications of such variations. All …

Cacao is an economically important commodity in Jamaica. Knowledge of the genetic
diversity of Jamaican cacao germplasm is essential for their conservation and management …

Cacao is widespread in eastern Cuba, but rarely grown in its central region. The origin,
location and date of earliest introduction are under debate, with cacao hypothesized to have …

Frosty pod rot (FPR)(Moniliophthora roreri), along with black pod rot (Phytophthora species)
and witches' broom disease (Moniliophthora perniciosa) constitute the main phytosanitary …

The genetic diversity of “Gama” and “Bico de Corvo”, local cultivars of olive tree (Olea
europaea) from seven traditional orchards of Ficalho (Alentejo region, Portugal), was …