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New Research Suggests The Cacao Tree Spread From The Amazon To Other Regions Via Migration And Trading Roots 5,000 Years Ago, Helping Experts Trace The Cultivation Of Chocolate ...
Evidence indicates that the cacao tree quickly spread along the Pacific coast after it was domesticated in the Amazon 5,000 years ago. Sign up for Chip Chick’s newsletter and get stories like ...
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Can chocolate survive? DNA research may help save cacao trees
New research finds that cacao trees evolved over 7.5 million years ago. DNA studies may help improve future chocolate crops.