00972nas a2200145 4500008004100000245006300041210005900104520052000163100001600683700001600699700001600715700001400731700001700745856006400762 2001 eng d00aThe impact of plant diseases on world chocolate production0 aimpact of plant diseases on world chocolate production3 a
Many factors contribute to a decline in production of cocoa beans worldwide. Plant diseases such as black pod, witches’ broom, and frosty pod rot are major components of the decline in production. Plant pathologists and microbiologists must discover and devise means to reduce disease losses and to save chocolate for the enthusiastic consumers of the world. This review discusses the major disease of cacao and their effect on world production.
1 aBowers, J H1 aBailey, B A1 aHebbar, P K1 aSanogo, S1 aLumsden, R D uhttp://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/pub/php/review/cacao/