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Cacao agroforestry systems beyond the stigmas: Biotic and abiotic stress incidence impact

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
Low technological knowledge in production chains, global climate change, and misinformation are concrete threats to food security. In addition, these combined threats also trigger ecological instability in megadiverse areas of the world, especially in ...
Y. Y. Jaimes-Suárez, A. S. Carvajal-Rivera, Donald A. Galvis-Neira, F. Carvalho, Jairo Rojas-Molina   +4 more
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Mitigating the level of cadmium in cacao products: Reviewing the transfer of cadmium from soil to chocolate bar

, 2021
The new EU regulation on cadmium (Cd) in cacao-derived products affects the cacao market worldwide. Here, we reviewed the journey of Cd from soil to chocolate bar and collated current data on the topic, giving due attention to data quality. Cacao bean Cd
Ruth Vanderschueren, D. Argüello, H. Blommaert, D. Montalvo, F. Barraza, L. Maurice, E. Schreck, R. Schulin, Caleb A. Lewis, J. Vázquez, P. Umaharan, E. Chavez, G. Sarret, E. Smolders   +13 more
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From soil to cacao bean: Unravelling the pathways of cadmium translocation in a high Cd accumulating cultivar of Theobroma cacao L

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
The research on strategies to reduce cadmium (Cd) accumulation in cacao beans is currently limited by a lack of understanding of the Cd transfer pathways within the cacao tree.
H. Blommaert, A. Aucour, M. Wiggenhauser, Claudia Moens, P. Télouk, S. Campillo, J. Beauchêne, G. Landrot, D. Testemale, S. Pin, Caleb A. Lewis, P. Umaharan, E. Smolders, G. Sarret   +13 more
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Cacao quality index for cacao agroecosystems in Bahia, Brazil

International Journal of Food Properties, 2019
Brazil is increasingly committed to developing research on the quality of cacao. The objective of this work was to develop a new Cacao Quality Index (CQI) methodology with cacao industry, chocolate flavor, human health and food safety functions, and to ...
Quintino Reis de Araujo, Guilherme Amorim Homem de Abreu Loureiro, Virupax Chanabasappa Baligar, Dario Ahnert, José Claudio Faria, Raul René Valle   +5 more
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KARAKTERISTIK BUDIDAYA KAKAO (Theobroma cacao L.) PADA PERKEBUNAN RAKYAT DI KECAMATAN TIMPEH KABUPATEN DHARMASRAYA

Jurnal Riset Perkebunan, 2021
Cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) is a plantation commodity that has high economic value. The characteristics of cacao cultivation are used to describe the cultivation method or technique in a cacao plantation.
Leslie Selviana Purba, Yulistriani, Wulan Kumala Sari   +2 more
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Quantifying services and disservices provided by insects and vertebrates in cacao agroforestry landscapes

Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2022
Animals provide services such as pollination and pest control in cacao agroforestry systems, but also disservices. Yet, their combined contributions to crop yield and fruit loss are mostly unclear.
Justine Vansynghel, Carolina Ocampo‐Ariza, B. Maas, Emily A. Martin, E. Thomas, Tara Hanf‐Dressler, Nils-Christian Schumacher, Carlos Ulloque-Samatelo, F. Yovera, T. Tscharntke, I. Steffan‐Dewenter   +10 more
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Memoria de guerreros

Poligramas, 2018
Andad, mensajeros veloces, a la nación de elevada estatura y tez brillante, al pueblo temible desde su principio y después, gente fuerte y conquistadora, cuya tierra es surcada por ríos.
Alicia Castillo Lasprilla
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Cacao flower visitation: Low pollen deposition, low fruit set and dominance of herbivores

Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 2022
1. Pollination services of cacao are crucial for global chocolate production, yet remain critically understudied, particularly in regions of origin of the species.
Justine Vansynghel, Carolina Ocampo‐Ariza, B. Maas, Emily A. Martin, E. Thomas, Tara Hanf‐Dressler, Nils-Christian Schumacher, Carlos Ulloque-Samatelo, T. Tscharntke, I. Steffan‐Dewenter   +9 more
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The proposed new species, cacao red vein virus, and three previously recognized badnavirus species are associated with cacao swollen shoot disease

Virology Journal, 2017
Background Cacao swollen shoot virus (CSSV), Cacao swollen shoot CD virus (CSSCDV), and Cacao swollen shoot Togo A virus (CSSTAV) cause cacao swollen shoot disease (CSSD) in West Africa.
Nomatter Chingandu, Koffie Kouakou, Romain Aka, George Ameyaw, Osman A. Gutierrez, Hans-Werner Herrmann, Judith K. Brown   +6 more
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Modelling greenhouse gas emissions of cacao production in the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire

Agroforestry Systems, 2022
The current expansion of cacao cultivation in the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire is associated with deforestation, forest degradation, biodiversity loss and high greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Global concerns about emissions that are associated with tropical
W. Vervuurt, M. Slingerland, A. Pronk, L. V. Van Bussel   +3 more
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