Bioremediation Potential of Native sp. Strains as a Sustainable Strategy for Cadmium Accumulation of in Amazonas Region.

Cacao plant cadmium accumulation has become a major concern, especially for small Amazonian producers. A sustainable alternative to address its toxicity is the use of cadmium removal bacteria. In this regard, 138 rhizosphere isolates from cacao were examined.

First Report of Thread Blight Caused by on Cacao () in Peru.

Peru is the second largest producer of organic cocoa and one of the most important suppliers of fine aroma cocoa beans in the world (Sánchez et al. 2019). The fine aroma cocoa produced by smallholder farmers in the Bagua and Utcubamba Provinces, Amazonas Department, under the name of "Cacao Amazonas Peru", is protected by the Peruvian appellation rules (Díaz-Valderrama et al.

The History of Cacao and Its Diseases in the Americas.

Cacao is a commodity crop from the tropics cultivated by about 6 million smallholder farmers. The tree, , originated in the Upper Amazon where it was domesticated ca. 5450 to 5300 B.