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First Report of Cacao Mild Mosaic Virus Associated with Symptomatic Commercial Cacao (Theobroma cacao) Trees in Puerto Rico

2020-11-01

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The cacao industry is rapidly expanding in Puerto Rico (PR), where ∼20,000 trees have been planted in the past few years (DAPR 2017). In September 2019, leaf chlorosis and purple mottling on unripe pods were observed on cacao trees (genotype RIM-52) on a commercial farm in PR. In December 2019, ripe pods with red spots were found on an additional RIM-52 tree on the same farm. Tissue sampled in September (one sympt...

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10.1094/pdis-04-20-0745-pdn
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