Diversity and determinants of bitterness, astringency, and fat content in cultivated Nacional and native Amazonian cocoa accessions from Ecuador.

Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) is the only tree that can produce cocoa. Cocoa beans are highly sought after by chocolate makers to produce chocolate.

Prediction of Cacao () Resistance to spp. Diseases via Genome-Wide Association Analysis and Genomic Selection.

Cacao () is a globally important crop, and its yield is severely restricted by disease. Two of the most damaging diseases, witches' broom disease (WBD) and frosty pod rot disease (FPRD), are caused by a pair of related fungi: and , respectively. Resistant cultivars are the most effective long-term strategy to address diseases, but efficiently generating resistant and productive new cultivars will require robust methods for screening germplasm before field testing.