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  1. Genome-wide association studies and genomic selection assays made in a large sample of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) germplasm reveal significant marker-trait associations and good predictive value for improving yield potential

    Article • PLoS ONE, October 2022, PLOS

    Dr. Frances Louise Bekele

  2. Genome-wide association studies and genomic selection assays made in a large sample of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) germplasm reveal significant marker-trait associations and good predictive value for improving yield potential

    Article • November 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Frances Louise Bekele

  3. Cacao

    Article • October 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Frances Louise Bekele

  4. Social and environmental factors affecting food security

    Article • January 2020, IGI Global

    Dr. Frances Louise Bekele

  5. Searching for superior, old cacao planting material in planters; fields in Trinidad and Tobago

    Article • Tropical Agriculture, December 2019, The University of the West Indies (UWI Press)

    Dr. Frances Louise Bekele

  6. Evaluation of economic and agronomic traits of interest in cacao to improve planting material

    Article • Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, June 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Frances Louise Bekele

  7. Cacao breeding - conventional and advanced strategies

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Frances Louise Bekele, Wilbert PHILLIPS

  8. Investigation of the application of lime in reducing cadmium uptake by cacao

    Article • Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, September 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Frances Louise Bekele

  9. Relationships between Cadmium in Tissues of Cacao Trees and Soils in Plantations of Trinidad and Tobago

    Article • Food and Nutrition Sciences, January 2016, Scientific Research Publishing, Inc,

    Dr. Frances Louise Bekele

  10. Identification of a cost effective method to assess bio available cadmium in cocoa

    Article • Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, September 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Frances Louise Bekele

  11. Cadmium distribution in the testa or outer shell and cotyledon or nib of the cocoa bean

    Article • Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods, August 2015, Wageningen Academic Publishers

    Dr. Frances Louise Bekele, Gideon Ramtahal

  12. Cost-effective Method of Analysis for the Determination of Cadmium, Copper, Nickel and Zinc in Cocoa Beans and Chocolates

    Article • Journal of Food Research, December 2014, Canadian Center of Science and Education

    Dr. Frances Louise Bekele

  13. An overview of cocoa cultivation, nutritional value and health benefits

    Article • Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, November 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Frances Louise Bekele

  14. Determination of Ochratoxin A in Cocoa Beans Using Immunoaffinity Column Cleanup with High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

    Article • Journal of AOAC International, May 2014, The Journal of AOAC International

    Dr. Frances Louise Bekele

  15. A rare mutation observed in fruiting of cacao - two fruits produced on one stalk

    Article • Plant Genetic Resources, September 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Frances Louise Bekele

  16. Population Structure and Genetic Diversity of the Trinitario Cacao ( L.) from Trinidad and Tobago

    Article • Crop Science, January 2009, Crop Science Society of America

    Dr. Frances Louise Bekele

  17. Variability of butterfat content in cacao (Theobroma cacao L.): combination and correlation with other seed-derived traits at the International Cocoa Genebank, Trinidad

    Article • Plant Genetic Resources, May 2008, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Frances Louise Bekele

  18. Phenotypic variation in cacao accessions held at the International Cocoa Genebank in Trinidad

    Article • Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, January 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Frances Louise Bekele

  19. Evaluation and utilisation of cacao germplasm at the International Cocoa Genebank, Trinidad

    Article • Euphytica, January 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Frances Louise Bekele

  20. A Sampling of the Phenetic Diversity of Cacao in the International Cocoa Gene Bank of Trinidad

    Article • Crop Science, January 1996, Crop Science Society of America

    Dr. Frances Louise Bekele

  21. Studies in Trinidad to determine the most useful traits for phenotypic characterisation of cacao

    Article • Euphytica, January 1994, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Frances Louise Bekele

  22. Social and environmental factors that impact on agricultural development

    Article • IGI Global

    Dr. Frances Louise Bekele