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PeerJ, 2022 Many decades of improvement in cacao have aided to obtain cultivars with characteristics of tolerance to diseases, adaptability to different edaphoclimatic conditions, and higher yields. In Ecuador, as a result of several breeding programs, the clone CCN
R. Jaimez +6 more
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Balancing litterfall and decomposition in cacao agroforestry systems
Plant and Soil, 2022 Litter protects the underlying soil, depending on litterfall and decomposition, but dynamics of the standing litter stock in agroforestry systems remain poorly understood.
R. R. Sari +5 more
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2021 Significance Genomic structural variants (SVs) are frequent contributors to adaptation and speciation, but our understanding of their overall fitness consequences is limited, with data and analyses primarily available for humans and short-lived ...
Tuomas Hämälä +5 more
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Diversity, 2021 The cacao tree (Theobroma cacao L.) is native to the Amazon basin and widely cultivated in the tropics to produce seeds, the valuable raw material for the chocolate industry. Conservation of cacao genetic resources and their availability for breeding and
Helmuth Edisson Nieves-Orduña +3 more
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Science of the Total Environment, 2022 Ecuador is the third largest cacao exporter in the world. Up to 10 % of Ecuador's cacao production is grown in the Amazon region, mostly under conventional (CA) and organic (OA) agroforestry systems.
C. Vargas +3 more
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Reducing cadmium bioaccumulation in Theobroma cacao using biochar: basis for scaling-up to field
Heliyon, 2022 The intake of Cd-enriched food is the main Cd pathway for the nonsmoking population. In some cases, Cd bioaccumulates in edible plant parts which comprise risk to consumers, because of Cd is a harmful heavy metal that can cause potent environmental and ...
Julián E. López +5 more
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Selecting cacao clones with high productivity potential and tolerance to Black Pod Rot (Phytophthora sp.) and Frosty Pod Rot (Moniliophthora roreri) [PDF]
Journal of Plant Protection ResearchCacao (Theobroma cacao) is significantly impacted each year by Frosty Pod Rot (FPR) caused by Moniliophthora roreri and Black Pod Rot (BPR) caused by Phytophthora species. The losses from these diseases pose a severe threat to cacao production worldwide.
Marlon Enrique Lopez Torres +3 more
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Jurnal Riset Perkebunan, 2021 Generally, the cacao farmers in Harau, Lima Puluh Kota District cultivating the cacao crops that unclear identity of its seed and there is also a high level of cacao diversity.
Winesday Rindu +2 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 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.
D. E. Bustamante +4 more
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Fertilización nitrogenada después de la poda del cafeto robusta en Cambisoles
Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2011 El objetivo de este trabajo fue evaluar la influencia de la fertilización mineral nitrogenada, después de la poda del cafeto robusta, sobre la productividad del cultivo y algunos indicadores químicos (pH, materia orgánica) y microbiológicos (respiración ...
Alberto Pérez Díaz +5 more
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