The genetic diversity of cacao and its utilization.

By B. Bartley. 2005

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The Impact of Diseases on Cacao Production: A Global Overview (2016, background): “Cacao originated in the headwaters of the Amazon River (Bartley 2005).”
Genetic Characterization of the Cacao Cultivar CCN 51: Its Impact and Significance on Global Cacao Improvement and Production (2014, background): “Cacao is a major crop in west and central Africa and southeast Asia (Bartley, 2005; Hebbar et al., 2011; Hurst et al., 2002; Wood and Lass, 1985).”
Ecophysiology of the cacao tree (2007, background): “geographical origins (Bartley, 2005).”
Molecular characterization of fungal endophytic morphospecies isolated from stems and pods of Theobroma cacao (2006, background): “Chocolate is produced from the fermented and dried beans of the ‘chocolate tree’ ( Theobroma cacao , Malvaceae), which has its origins in the tropical rain forests of Amazonia (Motomayor et al ., 2002; Bartley, 2005).”