Chemical control of cacao black pod disease : Report of an International Workshop hold at Itabuna, Bahia-Brasil, in November 11-18, 1977. Boletim técnico N. 63

Abstract

During a Cacao Phytophthona Workshop held at Rothamsted Experimental Station in England in May 1976, it was proposed by Dr. Paulo Alvim of CEPLAC that an international workshop on the chemical control of black pod disease be held in Itabuna in 1977. This proposal grew out of the realization that cacao black pod disease is an international problem and that the development of an effective and efficient method of control requires a coordinate effort of the major research institutions concerned with this problem. Some of the research results in the various countries thus far have been very interesting and have stimulated exchange of information, occasional visits of scientists, and infrequent conferences. The proposal was accepted acd CEPLAC agreed to host this workshop, which was held at the Cacao Research Center of CEPLAC near Itabuna, Bahia, from 16-18 November 1977. The attendance was kept to a minimum and only a few leading scientists actively involved in chemical controI of the disease in different countries were invited.