This article is a list of diseases of cacao (Theobroma cacao).
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Bacterial diseases |
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Crown gall | Agrobacterium tumefaciens (artificial inoculations) |
Stripe | Erwinia caratovora |
Miscellaneous diseases |
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Algal disease | Cephaleuros virescens |
Cherelle wilt | Physiological, no specific pathogen involved |
Nematodes, parastic |
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Awl nematode | Dolichodorus spp. |
Cyst nematode | Heterodera spp. |
Dagger nematode | Xiphinema spp. |
Lesion nematode | Pratylenchus spp. |
Reniform nematode | Rotylenchulus spp. |
Ring nematode | Hoplolaimus spp. |
Root-knot nematode | Meloidogyne spp. |
Spiral nematode | Helicotylencus spp. |
Stubby root nematode | Trichodorus spp. |
Parasitic plants |
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Mistletoe | Denrophthora spp. Loranthus spp. |
Viral and viroid diseases |
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Cacao swollen shoot | Cacao swollen-shoot virus (CSSV) |
Cacao yellow mosaic | Cacao yellow mosaic virus (CYMV) |
Cacao necrosis | Cacao necrosis virus (CNV) |