Overall, the cacao tree’s complex history led to the development of the plants we have today. Hopefully, the fresh insights into the plant’s origins can help experts better manage their ...

And the cacao tree found today remains one of the globe's most important plants. Its scientific name, theobroma cacao, even ...

ribbed pods of the cacao tree, which made that sweet treat possible. A group of UF/IFAS plant pathologists has partnered with the Mars confectionary company to safeguard those pods — and the ...

less-productive trees and plant new ones to increase production, especially as farms are ravaged by diseases. Like other cocoa farmers, Mensah has diversified: He now grows cassava and maize ...

Cacao is a successful understory plant, growing to between six and 12 metres below the canopies of other trees in its native tropical rainforests. But to increase commercial production, farms often ...