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Phytophthora megakarya and Phytophthora palmivora, closely related causal agents of cacao black pod rot, underwent increases in genome sizes and gene numbers by different mechanisms [PDF]

, 2017
Phytophthora megakarya (Pmeg) and Phytophthora palmivora (Ppal) are closely related species causing cacao black pod rot. Although Ppal is a cosmopolitan pathogen, cacao is the only known host of economic importance for Pmeg.
Ali, Shahin, Amoako-Attah, Ishmael, Bailey, Bryan, Begoude, Dider, Coulibaly, Klotioloma, Guiltinan, Mark J., Kronmiller, Brent A., Kébé, Boubacar Ismaël, Lary, David J., Meinhardt, Lyndel W., Melnick, Rachel L., Shao, Jonathan, Shen, Danyu, Strem, Mary, Ten Hoopen, Gerben Martijn, Tyler, Brett, Yaw Akrofi, Andrew   +16 more
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Past, present and future of local crop evolution

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Promoting agrobiodiversity is a promising strategy for mitigating the negative effects of climate change on global food security. We highlight the central role evolutionary processes play in harnessing the potential of local crops by integrating genomics, archaeology, ethnobotany and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK).
Nataly Allasi Canales, Philippa Ryan, Amy Jackson, Hong Phuong Le, James Borrell, Aaron Davis, Rafal M. Gutaker   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficacy of Plant‐Derived Therapies for Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Phytotherapy Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Primary dysmenorrhea is defined as recurrent, cramp‐like lower abdominal pain occurring during menstruation in the absence of underlying pelvic pathology. A significant proportion of the population opts for natural plant‐based remedies due to their perceived lower incidence of adverse effects.
Lifei Wu, Inmaculada Xu Lou, Zhenting Hu, Gan Wang, Sammit Vishram Deshpande, Rocío Cáceres‐Matos   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Socio-economic characterization of the traditional agroforestry cacao system (Theobroma cacao L.)

Revista de Ciencias Agrícolas, 2021
Cacao farmers face many challenges to increase yield while adjusting their farms to future environmental and socio-economic uncertainties. Improving the management practices of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) cultivation systems requires knowledge of their
William Ballesteros-Possú, Jorge Fernando Navia E., Jesús-Geovanny Solarte-Guerrero   +2 more
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Cacao swollen shoot virus detection and DNA barcoding of its vectors and putative vectors in Theobroma cacao L. by using polymerase chain reaction

BioTechnologia, 2021
Cacao swollen shoot virus (CSSV) is an endemic pathogen causing significant economic losses to cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) production in West Africa. There is limited updated report on the occurrence, spread, genetic diversity and species of CSSV and its ...
Ekemini Obok, Peter Aikpokpodion, Obinna Ani, Joël Allainguillaume, Andrew Wetten   +4 more
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Forest type and leaf habit mediate thermal and drought tolerance across a tropical elevational gradient

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Understanding how local climate patterns select for thermal and drought tolerance traits is needed to predict differential responses to climate change across complex ecosystems.
Caitlin N. Terry, Perla Ortiz‐Colín, Jennifer S. Powers, German Vargas G., Adrián Guadamúz, Catherine M. Hulshof   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Short Review: Changes in the Physical-Chemical Properties of Cacao Beans During the Fermentation Process [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
Fermentation is one of the main processes influencing cacao beans’ quality. Proper post-harvest cacao processing can affect the quality of cacao beans.
Dewi Putri Maharani Shinta, Damat Damat, Ekawati Ida, Siskawardani Devi Dwi, Asmawati Asmawati, Wiryono Budy, Munsif Fasal, Utomo Budi   +7 more
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Classical and "omics" approaches to control witches' broom (Moniliopthora perniciosa) disease of cacao [P0997] [PDF]

, 2015
In Theobroma cacao the main biotic stresses are cause by fungi, i.e Moniliophthora perniciosa (Mp), causal agent of witches' broom disease of cacao (WBD). Breeding of Mp-resistant varieties is confronted with two major difficulties at present.
Clément, Didier, Gramacho, Karina Peres, Micheli, Fabienne, Pires, José Luis, Vanderlei Lopes, Uilson   +4 more
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ORCHESTRATING DIFFERENCE AND SIMILARITY: Black Fungibility, and the Spatial Redrawing of Racial Categories in Spanish Colonial Morocco, Sahara and Guinea

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article I dissect the spatial strategies through which the Spanish attempted to orchestrate both racial difference and similarity in the African colonies of Morocco, Western Sahara and Equatorial Guinea during the first half of the twentieth century.
Pol Fité Matamoros
wiley   +1 more source

Bioinformatic analysis of glutathione peroxidase family from theobroma cacao and gene expression during Moniliophthora perniciosa infection.[Poster-B185] [PDF]

, 2018
Glutathione peroxidases (GPXs) are enzymes which are part of the antioxidant system of the cell. Mammalian GPXs are known as selenoproteins because containing the selenocysteine (Sec) amino acid. In plants, these proteins are less known.
Andrade, Bruno Silva, Martins Alves, Akyla Maria, Micheli, Fabienne, Pereira Menezes, Sara, Peres Gramacho, Karina   +4 more
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