Reproductive ecology of white cacao (Theobroma bicolor Humb. & Bonpl.) in Ecuador, western Amazonia: floral visitors and the impact of fungus and mistletoe on fruit production

Theobroma bicolor is widely distributed in the Neotropics with great potential for economic use. However, very little is available in literature about its pollinators and reproductive ecology in comparison to what is available about its economically more important relative T. cacao. We studied aspec...

• Main Author: Ponce Sánchez, Juan (author)
• Other Authors: Zurita Benavides, María Gabriela (author), Peñuela Mora, María Cristina (author)
• Format: article
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Breeding system; Ceratopogonidae; Chironimidae; Floral biology; Moniliophthora roreri; Oryctanthus alveolatus; Phenology; Sciaridae
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40415-021-00709-9; http://repositorio.ikiam.edu.ec/jspui/handle/RD_IKIAM/428