Sustainable Perennial Crops : In The News

	Cacao - Good for Agriculture and the Environment	Chocolate economics; Cocoa research; Tropical crops; Diseases and pests; Brazil; Global impac; Possible chocolate shortages	November, 1999	HTML	PDF
	Fighting a Fungal Siege on Cacao Farms	Diseases and pests; Black pod rot; Frosty pod rot; Witches'-broom; Phytophthora; Moniliophthora roreri; Crinipellis perniciosa; Phtyochemicals and essential micronutrients; Health benefits; Antioxidants; ACRI; CEPLAC; CATIE; CABI-Bioscience; Biocontrol agents; Beneficial fungi; Trichoderma viride; Cladobotryum amazonense	November, 1999	HTML	PDF
	Rescuing Chocolate	Biocontrol offers hope for fighting Crinipellis perniciosa ARS Video Source	1999	Broad-band	Dial-Up
	Attack of the Witches' Broom	Especially for Kids		HTML
	Witches' Broom Photo	Biocontrol for Kids		HTML
	A Century of Tropical Agricultural Research	Growing and managing tropical and exotic fruits; Tropical Agriculture Research Station in Puerto Rico; USDA cacao germplasm collection; Chocolate research	April, 2001	HTML	PDF
	Tropical Agriculture Gets Attention	Strategies for tropical agriculture; Effect of globalization; Partnerships with Latin America; Cacao research; Henry A. Wallace Conference Series at CATIE (Turrialba, Costa Rica)	February, 2002	HTML	PDF
	Fungal Threats to Cocoa Share an Ancient History	Genetic relationship of Witches' broom and frosty pod rot fungi; Taxonomical reclassification	October, 2005	HTML ESPAÑOL	PDF
	World Cocoa Foundation Research Updates	USDA research and collaborations		HTML
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	Fungal Protein Slows Broadleaf Weeds	Nep1 protein from Fusarium oxysporum is a powerful natural herbicide; Alternative herbicide for organic farming	February, 2000	HTML	PDF