Identification and Characterization of Fungi Causing Thread Blight Diseases on Cacao in Ghana.

(chocolate tree) is currently under serious threat from thread blight disease (TBD), which has been attributed to the causal agent in other regions of the world. TBD in Ghana has similar symptomology but variable signs. This study sought to determine whether TBD in Ghana was caused by a single agent and whether was a significant agent of TBD.