Theobroma cacao
Cacao
- Category
- plantae
- Primary role
- crop
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Theobroma
Plantae | Tracheophyta | Magnoliopsida | Malvales | Malvaceae | Theobroma
21 AI-consensus-verified claims across 4 interaction categories.
Related entities
Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Theobroma cacao.
- Ceratocystis fimbriataRapid ohia death/ohia wilt3 shared claims
- Crinipellis perniciosa2 shared claims
- Helopeltis spp.1 shared claim
- Cacao swollen shoot virus1 shared claim
- weeds1 shared claim
- Phytophthora spp.1 shared claim
- Helopeltis theobromae1 shared claim
- Moniliophthora roreri1 shared claim
facilitation
- This entity is the object of facilitation by Erythrina poeppigiana (Bombón) · effect: beneficial
“nodules of unpruned E. poeppigiana shade trees in cacao plantations disappeared during dry season”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBuck L.E., Lassoie J.P., Fernandes E.C.M. (1999) · Agroforestry in Sustainable Agricultural Systems #6492190 - This entity is the subject of facilitation on Cordia alliodora (Araña kaspi) · effect: beneficial
“five-year-old stand of Theobroma cacao and Cordia alliodora with above-ground biomass store of 45.9 Mg/ha”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBuck L.E., Lassoie J.P., Fernandes E.C.M. (1999) · Agroforestry in Sustainable Agricultural Systems #6492195 - This entity is the subject of facilitation on weeds · effect: beneficial
“crushed pods leach tannic substances that can inhibit the germination”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGliessman S.R. (2022) · Agroecology: The Ecology of Sustainable Food Systems, Fourth Edition · p. 104 #6494045 - This entity is the object of facilitation by Inga spp. · effect: beneficial
“shade (Inga spp., gliricidia, leucaena)”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGassner A., Dobie P. (eds.); Cornelius J.P., Coe R., Mercado A., Mukuralinda A., Okia C.A., Somarriba E., Thorne P., et al. (2022) · Agroforestry: A Primer. Design and management principles for people and the environment · p. 141 #6495538 - This entity is the object of facilitation by Gliricidia sepium (Nicaraguan cocoashade) · effect: beneficial
“shade (Inga spp., gliricidia, leucaena)”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGassner A., Dobie P. (eds.); Cornelius J.P., Coe R., Mercado A., Mukuralinda A., Okia C.A., Somarriba E., Thorne P., et al. (2022) · Agroforestry: A Primer. Design and management principles for people and the environment · p. 141 #6495539 - This entity is the object of facilitation by Leucaena leucocephala (Horse/wild tamarind, Jumbie bean, Lead tree, Leucaena) · effect: beneficial
“shade (Inga spp., gliricidia, leucaena)”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGassner A., Dobie P. (eds.); Cornelius J.P., Coe R., Mercado A., Mukuralinda A., Okia C.A., Somarriba E., Thorne P., et al. (2022) · Agroforestry: A Primer. Design and management principles for people and the environment · p. 141 #6495540 - This entity is the object of facilitation by Arachis pintoi (Pinto Peanut) · effect: beneficial
“Pinto peanut, a forage legume, can also be planted as a ground-cover crop”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGassner A., Dobie P. (eds.); Cornelius J.P., Coe R., Mercado A., Mukuralinda A., Okia C.A., Somarriba E., Thorne P., et al. (2022) · Agroforestry: A Primer. Design and management principles for people and the environment · p. 143 #6495544
herbivory
- This entity is the object of herbivory by Helopeltis spp. · effect: harmful
“Helopeltis spp., a polyphagous pest attacking cashew, cocoa”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
pathogen pressure
- This entity is the object of pathogen pressure by Crinipellis perniciosa · effect: harmful
“cacao infected with the witches' broom fungus Crinipellis perniciosa”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedUnknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 234 #6493804 - This entity is the object of pathogen pressure by Phytophthora palmivora · effect: harmful
“Phytophthora black pod of cacao.”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedUnknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 417 #6494091 - This entity is the object of pathogen pressure by Ceratocystis fimbriata (Rapid ohia death/ohia wilt) · effect: harmful
“causing canker diseases on cacao, coffee, stone fruits”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedUnknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 473 #6494182 - This entity is the object of pathogen pressure by Moniliophthora roreri · effect: harmful
“destroys from less than 25% in some regions to 100% of the crop”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedUnknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 510 #6494332 - This entity is the object of pathogen pressure by Ceratocystis fimbriata (Rapid ohia death/ohia wilt) · effect: harmful
“Ceratocystis wilt of cacao is caused by the fungus Ceratocystis fimbriata”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedUnknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 534 #6494372 - This entity is the object of pathogen pressure by Crinipellis perniciosa · effect: harmful
“Witches'-broom causes severe yield reductions approaching 90%”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedUnknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 611 #6494434 - This entity is the object of pathogen pressure by Cacao swollen shoot virus · effect: harmful
“affects cacao and cola and causes severe losses”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedUnknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 803 #6494648 - This entity is the object of pathogen pressure by Phytophthora spp. · effect: harmful
“higher incidence of disease (including Phytopthora, cherelle rot, pod rot”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGassner A., Dobie P. (eds.); Cornelius J.P., Coe R., Mercado A., Mukuralinda A., Okia C.A., Somarriba E., Thorne P., et al. (2022) · Agroforestry: A Primer. Design and management principles for people and the environment · p. 138 #6495546 - This entity is the object of pathogen pressure by Cephaleuros virescens · effect: harmful
“Cephaleuros occur on leaves of...cacao (Theobroma cacao)”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the object of pathogen pressure by Ceratocystis fimbriata (Rapid ohia death/ohia wilt) · effect: harmful
“other Ceratocystis plant hosts such as sweet potato, cacao, mango, and eucalyptus”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedFriday J.B., Keith L., Hughes F. (2015) · Rapid 'Ohi'a Death (Ceratocystis Wilt of 'Ohi'a) · p. 2 #6495722
pest pressure
- This entity is the object of pest pressure by Helopeltis theobromae · effect: harmful
“biological control of Helopeltis theobromae Mill in Malaysia”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A. (2004) · Ecological Engineering for Pest Management: Advances in Habitat Manipulation for Arthropods · p. 92 #6492620 - This entity is the object of pest pressure by Conopomorpha cramerella · effect: harmful
“higher incidence of pests such as pod borers”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGassner A., Dobie P. (eds.); Cornelius J.P., Coe R., Mercado A., Mukuralinda A., Okia C.A., Somarriba E., Thorne P., et al. (2022) · Agroforestry: A Primer. Design and management principles for people and the environment · p. 138 #6495547 - This entity is the object of pest pressure by Planococcus citri (Citrus Mealybug) · effect: harmful
“citrus mealybug is a vector of Cacao Swollen Shoot Virus”
vectorOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedHara A., Niino-DuPonte R. (2015) · Hawai'i Landscape Plant Pest Guide: Sucking Insects · p. 3 #6495658