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Mark Guiltinan

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

Mark Guiltinan

Plant science faculty member named Styer Professor

black pod rot symptoms

Cocoa CRISPR: Gene editing shows promise for improving the 'chocolate tree'

opening cacao pod

From coca to cacao

chocolate tree blossoms

Researchers discover gene that controls melting point of cocoa butter

Yufan Zhang sprays glycerol foliar treatment.

World's cocoa crop could get a big boost from a simple, non-toxic spray

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Analysis of the chocolate genome could lead to improvement

Cocoa Futures

Finding the Flavor of Chocolate

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