Volume 93 Special Issue 1, July 2016 International Breadfruit Conference

Table of Contents

Research Papers

Agriculture, health and development in the Caribbean: The case for breadfruit
Fitzroy J. Henry
Breadfruit for food and nutrition security in the 21st century
Diane Ragone
The introduction of the breadfruit [Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson)Fosberg] to the West Indies The role of Sir Joseph Banks. (32)
Colin Leakey, Laura B. Roberts-Nkrumah
A historical perspective on the role of plant propagation in the distribution, development and commercialization of breadfruit as a crop for food and nutrition security. (41)
Laura B. Roberts-Nkrumah, Judy Rouse-Miller, Rita Pemberton
Nutritional and health effects of the consumption of breadfruit. (52)
, Marquitta Webb
Nutraceutical and medicinal value of breadfruit [Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg]. (70)
Mukesh S. Sikarwar
Toward a global view of breadfruit genetic diversity. (77)
Nyree J.C. Zerega, Diane Ragone
Sensory and instrument assessment of colour and texture among breadfruit [Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg] cultivars. (92)
Oral O. Daley, Laura B. Roberts-Nkrumah, Angela T. Alleyne
Utilizing analytics and breadfruit germplasm data to create and enhance business opportunities in the Caribbean. (109)
Travis Paul, Laura B. Roberts-Nkrumah
Using an improved micropropagation system combined with access to field evaluation information can support sustainable development of breadfruit. (116)
A.S. Shandil, V.S. Tuia
Evaluation of tree size and branching responses of breadfruit [Artocarpus altilis (Parkison) Fosberg] cultivars Yellow and Maafala to different levels of pruning. (127)
Laura B. Roberts-Nkrumah
Commercialisation of breadfruit [Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg] in Mauritius. (140)
D. Abeeluck, I. Boodhram, K. Koopla, S. Subramaniam
Physiological manifestations of chilling injury in breadnut (Artocarpus camansi Blanco). (149)
Majeed Mohammed, Lynda Wickham
The characterization of starch from selected breadfruit [Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg]cultivars at two stages of maturity. (156)
Jacklyn Broomes, Neela Badrie, Laura Roberts-Nkrumah
Effects of binding agents on compositional and physicochemical properties, and consumer acceptance of breadfruit (chataigne) (Artocarpus camansi Blanco) seed patties. (172)
Hana K. Hosein, Neela Badrie
The application of pregelatinized starch extracted from [Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg] (Breadfruit) as a direct compression binder in tablets. (182)
Shawntae Y. Rodney, Amusa S. Adebayo, Cliff K. Riley
Automating the process for preparing chataigne (breadnut) for cooking. (197)
Rodney Harnarine, Ryan Salick
The case of the breadfruit chip: An entrepreneurial opportunity. (207)
Candace Brathwaite, Jairzenho Bailey, Brandon Hamid
Revitalizing breadfruit in Hawaii A model for encouraging the cultivation and use of breadfruit in the tropics. (213)
Diane Ragone, Craig Elevitch, Andrea Dean

Research Notes

Breadfruit propagation Merging plant tissue culture technology and traditional grafting. (225)
Frankie Solomon Jr., Judy Rouse-Miller, Laura Roberts-Nkrumah