Activities
- DNA extraction from leaf samples of the accessions in the International Cocoa Genebank, Trinidad for CAPS analysis.
- Methodology is being modified to extract DNA samples of adequate quality for characterisation using SNP analysis.
- Fingerprinting for the verification of accessions of the International Cocoa Genebank, Trinidad (ICGT) using SSRs.
- Extraction of DNA for a Ministry of Food Production Land and Marine Affairs project.
- Training of students and OJT trainees in molecular characterisation tools
