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 | 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 | |
 | 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 | |
 | Rescuing Chocolate | Biocontrol offers hope for fighting Crinipellis perniciosa | 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 | |
 | 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 | |
 | Fungal Threats to Cocoa Share an Ancient History | Genetic relationship of Witches' broom and frosty pod rot fungi; Taxonomical reclassification | October, 2005 | HTML ESPA?OL | |
 | 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 | |
