Integrative chromosome-scale analysis of cupuassu reveals structural and regulatory innovations shaping witches' broom disease resistance and provides a resource for functional studies in Theobroma
Cupuassu ( Theobroma grandiflorum) is a fruit tree native to the Brazilian Amazon, increasingly integrated into regional bioeconomies. Its cultivation is severely threatened by the witches’ broom disease (WBD), caused by Moniliophthora perniciosa. A t
Authors
- Antônio Figueira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8641-2556)
- Lucília Helena Marcellino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0430-2490)
- Rafael Moysés Alves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9826-4690)
- Vinícius Augusto Carvalho de Abreu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4243-2421)
- Loeni Lüdke Falcão
- Vitor Trinca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9730-7492)
- Alessandro M. Varani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8876-3269)
- Douglas Silva Domingues (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1290-0853)
- Mauro de Medeiros Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2048-6664)
Institutions
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Pará (BR)
- Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) (BR)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22541/au.175683923.35704359/v1
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.74