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tiny cacao flowers

Discovery of flowering gene in cacao may lead to accelerated breeding strategies

The fungal disease black pod rot, shown here in cacao seed pods

Discovery of chemical clue may lead to solving cacao's black pod rot mystery

cacao trees with seed pods

Novel way to ID disease-resistance genes in chocolate-producing trees found

Mark Guiltinan

Guiltinan receives Black Award for excellence in research

opening cacao pod

From coca to cacao

Cacao black pod disease

Researchers receive $3.6 million to study genetics of plant disease resistance

Cocoa pods in Ecuador

Thirty years of research supports cacao farmers, chocolate industry

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'Food of the gods' genome sequence could make finest chocolate better