Mineral Nutrients and Plant-Fungal Interaction in Cocoa Trees (Theobroma cacao L.)

An infection of the fungus Moniliophthora perniciosa in cocoa trees reduces productivity plant. In this study, concentrations mineral nutrients healthy leaves and vegetative broom plant were determined, relationship between disease nutritional composition was assessed. The samples analyzed using wet digestion method determined by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry Kjeldahl method. Results indicate that have lower Ca, Mg, S, Fe, Mn, Ni than leaves. Concentrations P Cu higher broom. contrast, K, N, Zn same for both types short, plant-fungal interaction reflected leaves, demonstrated differences nutrient infected leaf tissue.