Abstract
The cocoa tree (Theobroma cacao) is of great economic importance to Brazil, since it produces cocoa beans that are used to make widely appreciated chocolate. Fungal diseases are one of the major factors affecting the world cocoa production. In Brazil, one of the main pathogens is the ascomycete Ceratocystis cacaofunesta, which causes the wilt of cocoa. Efforts aimed to better understand C…