Changes in carbohydrate, amino acid and phenol contents in cocoa pods from three clones after infection with phytophthora megakarya Bra. and Grif.

Annals of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 153-158

  Omokolo Ndoumou, D ^a   Tsala Ndzomo, G ^a   Djocgoue, P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Black pod; Cocoa; Plant fungus interaction; Susceptibility; Theobroma cacao L

Indexed keywords

THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 0030038329     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1996.0017     Document Type: Article

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