Mrs Frances Louise Bekele
The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, TRINIDAD
Research Fellow, Agriculture Sciences
Trinidad and Tobago
My co-authors include
Wilbert PHILLIPS
Gideon Ramtahal
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My Publications
Phenotypic variation in cacao accessions held at the International Cocoa Genebank in Tr...
Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution
January 2006
This study was undertaken to examine the phenotypic relationships in a diverse sample of 600 cacao accessions from the Genebank. The major objectives were to test the applicability of the accepted ...
Social and environmental factors affecting food security
January 2020
An overview of the key factors that influence agriculture in developing countries with cacao as a case study
Cacao
October 2021
Evaluation of economic and agronomic traits of interest in cacao to improve planting ma...
Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution
June 2019
This study focuses on data accumulated on a large and diverse collection of cacao germplasm and presents information on the superior genotypes identified, with emphasis on Trinitario cacao, in term...
Cacao breeding - conventional and advanced strategies
January 2019
This chapter provides an overview of global cocoa breeding. The advent of breeding with genomics and the unravelling of the cacao genome portend unprecedented advancements in cocoa breeding. This ...
Investigation of the application of lime in reducing cadmium uptake by cacao
Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis
September 2018
Liming of soils in the field was undertaken to investigate the potential of this soil remediation method to mitigate cadmium absorption by cacao plants.
Identification of a cost effective method to assess bio available cadmium in cocoa
Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis
September 2015
Remediation of cadmium-contaminated soils to reduce cadmium uptake is intended to reduce the metal’s bioavailability to cacao plants, using a variety of measures. However, a reliable measure of the...
Cadmium distribution in the testa or outer shell and cotyledon or nib of the cocoa bean
Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods
August 2015
There are food safety concerns regarding heavy metal contamination in cocoa.The nib or cotyledon of the cocoa seed or bean is used to make cocoa products such as chocolate. The testa is discarded ...
Cost-effective Method of Analysis for the Determination of Cadmium, Copper, Nickel and ...
Journal of Food Research
December 2014
An overview of cocoa cultivation, nutritional value and health benefits
Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
November 2014
This is a comprehensive review of research findings on cocoa nutritional and health value with an introduction on the history of cocoa consumption and its agronomy and biochemistry.
Determination of Ochratoxin A in Cocoa Beans Using Immunoaffinity Column Cleanup with H...
Journal of AOAC International
May 2014
Population Structure and Genetic Diversity of the Trinitario Cacao ( L.) from Trinidad ...
Crop Science
January 2009
Genome-wide association studies and genomic selection assays made in a large sample of ...
November 2021
Selection of putative relic cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) genotypes in farmers’ fields in ...
Tropical Agriculture
December 2019
Selection of putative relic cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) genotypes in farmers' fields in ...
Tropical Agriculture
December 2019
Relationships between Cadmium in Tissues of Cacao Trees and Soils in Plantations of Tri...
Food and Nutrition Sciences
January 2016
A rare mutation observed in fruiting of cacao - two fruits produced on one stalk
Plant Genetic Resources
September 2013
Variability of butterfat content in cacao (Theobroma cacao L.): combination and correla...
Plant Genetic Resources
May 2008
Evaluation and utilisation of cacao germplasm at the International Cocoa Genebank, Trin...
Euphytica
January 2003
A Sampling of the Phenetic Diversity of Cacao in the International Cocoa Gene Bank of T...
Crop Science
January 1996
Studies in Trinidad to determine the most useful traits for phenotypic characterisation...
Euphytica
January 1994
Social and environmental factors that impact on agricultural development