Junior Bhola
Overview
Junior is a laboratory assistant at CRC. He started in 2000 as a field assistant working in the Witches’ Broom section; helping with field observations, symptom evaluation and propagation while completing an electronics diploma course (EEET) at the John S. Donaldson Technical Institute. In 2004, he assumed duties as a laboratory assistant in the Morphology section when a position opened up.
He currently assists with the collection of cocoa samples for descriptors (fruit and flower), and for the Cacao Clones Manual (fruit; mature ripe and mature unripe).
Also assists with the characterisation of cocoa flowers, fruit and flush leaves.Areas of expertise, interest/specialties
Influential in grafting; favours the use of the side grafting technique.
Instrumental in the use of red sand (2006-2007) to remove mucilage from cocoa beans.
Oversees electronic equipment in the lab and also does electrical repairs or modifications where necessary.
Contact Information
Cocoa Research Centre
The University of the West Indies
St. Augustine, Trinidad.
Tel: (868) 662 2002 Ext. 83330
Fax: (868) 662 8788
E-mail: junior.bhola@sta.uwi.edu
