Environmental Microbiology Reports, Volume 17, Issue 6, December 2025.The microbial species composition, abundance and functional profiles in the rhizospheric soils of cacao and coffee were evaluated. Our findings highlight the presence of predominant but functionally specialised taxa that play unique functional roles within the cacao and coffee rhizosphere ecosystems.
Jois V. Carrion +4 more
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Breakdown of scavina resistance in Bahia caused by the evolution of Moniliophthora perniciosa [PDF]
, 2012 Resistant clones to witches' broom disease of cacao (WBD), caused by the basidiomycete fungus Moniliophthora perniciosa (Mp) is the most practical and cost efficient strategy for WBD management, but their use is currently restricted to very limited ...
Clément, Didier +8 more
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Physico-chemical properties of fourteen popular cocoa bean varieties in Dongnai-highland Vietnam [PDF]
, 2016 Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) is a major, crucial economic, global crop and has been maintained several nutritional benefits. The exporting volume of Vietnamese cocoa bean is increasing in the world cocoa trade. The beans of fourteen popular cocoa varieties
Dewettinck, Koen +6 more
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Actualidades Biológicas, 2008 The aim of this research was to establish cocoa (Theobroma cacao) cell suspensions culture to analyze the total polyphenols content for two Colombian cocoa varieties and to compare the results with the total polyphenols content from the same field ...
LUISA F. ROJAS +5 more
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Expression analysis of Mildew Resistance Locus O of cacao in resistant and susceptible plants infected by Moniliophthora perniciosa : S01P03 [PDF]
, 2013 A Mildew Resistance Locus O (MLO) cDNA was identified from a library of Theobroma cacao L. meristems (Catongo varieties) infected by Moniliophthora perniciosa, the fungus responsible for the witches' broom disease.
Gramacho, Karina Peres +4 more
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A new desiccation-related protein identified by proteomics in the phylloplane of Theobroma cacao [PDF]
, 2011 Currently, 20 millions of people from producing countries, such as Brazil, depend directly on cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) for their survival. The witches' broom disease caused by the fungus Moniliophthora perniciosa had drastic consequences on the socio ...
Almeida, D.S.M. +7 more
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QTL evolution under natural infection using a F2 Scavina-6 x ICS1 population for witches'broom resistance in Bahia, Brazil [PDF]
, 2012 Studies to determine the genetic bases to witches´ broom resistance were being carried out in order to identify different genetic sources of resistance and to improve the efficiency of selection using molecular markers.
Clément, Didier +5 more
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Entomological CommunicationsThis study reports the occurrence of the spider mite Tetranychus musae Auger, Migeon & Flechtmann, 2008 (Acari: Tetranychidae) on banana (Musa sp.: Musaceae) in Brazil.
Aloyséia C. S. Noronha +4 more
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Materiales de cacao de interés farmacológico (Theobroma cacao L.)
ESPACIO I+D: Innovación más Desarrollo, 2022 El objetivo de la presente investigación fue realizar un estudio de algunos metabolitos de interés farmacológico en las semillas de cacao (Theobroma cacao L.); las cuales se han utilizado desde épocas precolombinas para la elaboración de chocolate ...
Orlando López Báez +1 more
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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 +4 more
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