Dr. Laura Roberts-Nkrumah

BSc, MEd, PhD (UWI)
Lecturer, Crop Production
Ext.: 83325
E-mail: laura.robertsnkrumah@sta.uwi.edu

Research Interests

Fruit crops – germplasm evaluation, propagation, agronomy, cropping systems; Sustainable urban tree management; Horticultural education.

Selected recent publications

1. Roberts-Nkrumah, L. (2005) Fruit and seed yields in chataigne (Artocarpus camansi Blanco) in Trinidad and Tobago. Fruits 60, 387 –393
2. Roberts-Nkrumah, L. B. and Badrie, N. (2005) Breadfruit consumption, cooking methods and cultivar preference among consumers in Trinidad, West Indies. Food Quality and preference 16, 267 – 274
3. Roberts-Nkrumah, L. ( 2005) Using writing to promote thinking in a first-year agriculture course. NACTA Journal 49 (3), 17 -23
4. Roberts-Nkrumah, L. 2004. Management implications of the distribution of fruit set on breadfruit trees. Acta Horticulturae 632, 201 – 207.
5. Roberts-Nkrumah, L. 2004. Evaluation of young fruit tree performance in hillside trials in Trinidad and Tobago. Acta Horticulturae, 638, 459 – 464.

Teaching

• AGCP2001: Principles of Crop Science and Production (4)
• AGCP2004: Introduction to Floriculture (3)
• AGCP3002: Crop Production Systems (4)
• AGCP3004: Landscape Horticulture and Turfgrass Mgt. (3)
• AGCP3006: Principles of Fruit Crop Production (4)
• AGCP3011: Major Caribbean Export Crops (3)
• AGCP3012: Tropical Food Crops (3)
• AGRI3013: Research Project (4) (Coordinator)