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 …

El cultivo del cacao (Theobroma cacao L) ha adquirido gran importancia para Colombia en
los últimos años, debido al incremento de las áreas cultivadas y al compromiso con su …

Cocoa self-compatibility is an important yield factor and has been described as being
controlled by a late gameto-sporophytic system expressed only at the level of the embryo …

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 …

The hydroxycinnamic acid amides (HCAAs) are a diverse group of plant-specialized
phenylpropanoid metabolites distributed widely in the plant kingdom and are known to be …

The oomycete Phytophthora palmivora infects the fruit of cacao trees (Theobroma cacao)
causing black pod rot and reducing yields. Cacao genotypes vary in their resistance levels …

Key message Key genes potentially involved in cacao disease resistance were identified by
transcriptomic analysis of important cacao cultivars. Defense gene polymorphisms were …

Black pod rot, caused by Phytophthora palmivora, is a devastating disease of Theobroma
cacao L.(cacao) leading to huge losses for farmers and limiting chocolate industry supplies …

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 …

Diseases associated with Phytophthora cause considerable losses in cocoa production
worldwide. Analyzing genes, proteins, and metabolites involved in Theobroma cacao's …