Mrs Frances Louise Bekele

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