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Transmission of Phytophthora Pod Rot of Cocoa by Invertebrates

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Phytophthora palmivora (Butl.) Butl., the causal agent of black pod of cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.), accounts for an estimated 19% crop loss in Ghana1, and losses are considerably higher in wetter countries such as Nigeria and the Cameroun Republic. The epidemiology of the disease is still uncertain but rain-splash from soil is considered by some workers2,3 to trigger-off disease cycles.

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EVANS, H. Transmission of Phytophthora Pod Rot of Cocoa by Invertebrates. Nature 232, 346–347 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/232346a0

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