Cacao swollen shoot virus (CSSV) is a small non-enveloped bacilliform virus with a double-stranded DNA genome. A very restricted host range and difficulties in transmitting the virus, either mechanica...
Cacao beans must be subjected to fermentation before they are used in making chocolate, and their commercial value is related to a proper procedure. Saccharomyces rosei, Hansenula anomala, Pichia ferm...
Cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) has been cultivated in Central America since pre-Columbian times. The type of cacao cultivated in this region was called Criollo; cacao populations from the Amazon basin wer...
The cacao bean harvest from the relatively under developed tropical tree cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) is subject to high losses in potential production due to pests and diseases. To discover and underst...
The present study investigates the parentage of farm accessions in Cameroon using data from 12 microsatellite loci. Bayesian analysis suggests that 25.5% of the 400 farm accessions studied is still cl...
Oxidative DNA damage has been implicated as a factor playing a role in mutagenesis and carcinogenesis. We investigated the anticlastogenic activity of cacao: the inhibitory effect of cacao liquor poly...