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Theobroma cacao genome sequenced: Yummier chocolate on the way!

If DNA sequencing never held much relevance for you, consider the benefits likely to flow from the recent sequencing and assembly of the chocolate tree genome. The Theobroma cacao plant is generally ...
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New light on the use of Theobroma cacao by Late Classic Maya

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 119, No. 40 (October 4, 2022), pp. 1-9 (9 pages) Cacao seeds, Theobroma cacao, provide the basis for a ...
Science Daily

Genetic Roots Of Cacao Trees Traced

Cocoa comes from the Theobroma cacao tree, which forms the basis of a multibillion-dollar U.S. chocolate industry. The seeds are processed into cocoa beans that are the source of cocoa, cocoa butter ...
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Longevity of Leaves of a Tropical Tree, Theobroma cacao, Grown Under Shading, in Relation to Position Within the Canopy and Time of Emergence

To gain detailed information on the structure and dynamics of the foliage within a canopy, the longevity of leaves of cacao trees (Theobroma cacao L.) growing under normal commercial planting shade in ...
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The cacao tree species (Theobroma cacao L.), from which we get chocolate, is likely about 7.5 million years old, with chloroplast genomes indicating that the current known ...

Funding: This study was supported by the Programa Nacional de Investigación Científica y Estudios Avanzados (PROCIENCIA) funded by the Project through the Contract N° 026-2016-FONDECYT “Círculo de ...
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Cacao Fruit: What Does It Taste Like And How Do We Get Chocolate From It?

You may think you know all there is about chocolate, but cacao beans are only part of the story. With a rich history, cacao ...
Wired

The Curious (Toxic) Chemistry of Chocolate

The Latin name for the cacao tree - the tropical plant source of all things chocolate - consists of two words packed with candy-loving scientific exuberance. Theobroma cacao. It derives from the Greek ...