Inventory of Cacao Diseases in Kulon Progo Regency

Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) is a strategic plantation commodity that significantly contributes to Indonesia's national economy. However, national cocoa productivity has declined in recent years, mainly due to inadequate management of plant diseases. This study aims to profile and characterize the pathogenic microorganisms associated with disease symptoms and determine the effect of cultivation methods on the incidence of disease in cocoa plants in Kulon Progo Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta. The research employed a field survey method with purposive sampling and a diagonal pattern to collect symptomatic plant samples. The result is the disease that appears in cacao plantations in Kulon Progo, including vascular strike dieback, black pod rot, and cocoa swollen shoot virus (CSSV), with a tendency for lower damage intensity on intensively managed plantations.