Theobroma cacao cultivar:ICS1, CCN51, and Pound7 Raw sequence reads

Black pod rot, caused by Phytophthora palmivora, is one of the most devastating diseases of Theobroma cacao L. (cacao) leading to huge losses for farmers and limiting supplies to the chocolate industry. To understand resistance responses of cacao leaves to Phytophthora palmivora, young red leaves of cacao clones ICS1, CCN51, and Pound7 were inoculated with zoospores of Phytophthora palmivora and monitored for disease symptom development out to 48 hours. RNA-Seq was carried out on samples 24 h post Phytophthora palmivora inoculation.