Chowdappa, P.Chandra Mohanan, R.2014-08-122014-08-121997J.Plantn.Crops 1997 v25 i-2 p-127-145http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4740Phytophthora pod rot, commonly known as black pod, is a major disease of cocoa in all cocoa growing countries. Information available on the taxonomic status of causal organism and criteria viz., morphological, physiological, biochemical, serological, molecular, pathological and non-morphological for classification of causal organism are reviewed.enArticle