Origins of Theobroma cacao and Crinipellis perniciosa occurred in the Amazon Basin region of South America, and their interaction, the witches' broom disease, was first described in the late 1700s. The 100 years of scientific investigations of witches' broom of cacao that began in the 1890s developed the present state of knowledge of the biology and epidemiology of witches' broom that are discussed. Recommended management to reduce the deleterious effects of witches' broom on cacao production include the use of phytosanitation (removal of diseased plant parts), applications of chemical fungicides, and the use of host resistance. At present, there is a paucity of resistant planting materials, and efforts to evaluate germplasm for resistance to witches' broom are described. Research topics to augment present knowledge about witches' broom of cacao are presented with the hope that disease management can be improved.

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可可女巫的状态：生物学，流行病学和管理。

可可和可口可乐的起源于南美的亚马逊河流域，其相互作用，即女巫的扫帚病，最早是在1700年代后期描述的。从1890年代开始的对女巫的可可扫帚进行100年的科学调查，发展了关于所讨论的女巫的扫帚的生物学和流行病学的当前知识状态。为减少女巫的扫帚对可可生产的有害影响，建议采取的管理措施包括使用植物检疫（去除患病的植物部位），使用化学杀真菌剂和使用寄主抗性。目前，缺乏抗性种植材料，并且描述了评估种质对女巫扫帚的抗性的努力。