Moniliophthora roreri , the cause of moniliasis or frosty pod rot, occurs on the neotropical rainforest genera Theobroma and Herrania . While this basidiomycete has had devastating effects on the cacao tree ( T. cacao ) in tropical America, where it is confined, little is known of its biogeography and intraspecific genetic variability. Here, AFLP and ISSR profiles of 94 isolates of M. roreri fr...

Forty-two native woody species were selected to represent the range of temperature-related ecological gradients in New Zealand. Twigs collected in July (mid-winter) were sent by air to Sapporo, Japan, where they were artificially hardened and then tested for freezing resistance. Although only one plant of each species was sampled from each site in anyone year, results were consistent from year ...

Abstract Economically, cacao ( Theobroma L.) is a major tropical commodity for the Americas; however, severe losses due to Moniliophthora roreri (Cif. and Par.), which causes frosty pod rot (FPR), Phytophthora spp., black (BPR), have reduced production in Americas. The objectives of this study are (i) re-confirm QTL using different marker set; (ii) discover new associated with FPR BPR resistanc...

Computer has become the most significant helper and tool around the world. It is used in all kinds of electronic devices and improves their usability much. Automobile is a great example in this topic to show how computer changes the way people interact with an item. During the past decades, more and more mechanical devices in automobile are replaced by electrical substitutions and the interface...

BACKGROUND Nothofagus pumilio (Poepp & Endl.) Krasser, known as "lenga" is the most important timber wood species in southernmost Patagonia (Argentina). Humicolopsis cephalosporioides Cabral & Marchand is a soil fungus associated with Nothofagus pumilio forests, which has outstanding cellulolytic activity. However, there is no information about the ability of this fungus to use organic substrat...

One of the main problems in production cacao Ecuador is disease caused by fungus Moniliophthora roreri (frosty pod rot) which affects pods. Here, we evaluate genetic diversity this Ecuador, and its sensitivity to fungicide azoxystrobin. We evaluated 76 monosporic cultures from Amazon Pacific coast regions. In vitro assays tested several doses azoxystrobin determine percent growth inhibition IC5...