List of cacao diseases explained
Like other crops cocoa can be attacked by a number of pest species including fungal diseases, insects and rodents - some of which (e.g. frosty pod rot and cocoa pod borer) have increased dramatically in geographical range and are sometimes described as "invasive species".[1]
Bacterial diseases
Fungal diseases
Miscellaneous diseases
Miscellaneous diseases
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Algal disease | Cephaleuros virescens | |
Cherelle wilt | Physiological, no specific pathogen involved | |
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Insect pests
Nematodes, parasitic
Viral and viroid diseases
References
Notes and References
- Web site: The World's Worst Cocoa Problems. www.dropdata.org. 24 June 2018.