Zie, M., Karoui, R., Alabi, T., Jacquet, N., Richel, A., & Blecker, C. (10 August 2025). Ultrasound-enhanced extraction and structural dynamics of protein-polysaccharide complexes from cashew apple bagasse: structure-function relationship. Food Hydrocolloids, 171, 111843. doi:10.1016/j.foodhyd.2025.111843 |
Attikora, A. J. P., Silue, S., Kone, M., Silue, N., Kwibuka, Y., Yao, S. D. M., De Clerck, C., Him, S. L., Diarrassouba, N., Alabi, T., & Lassois, L. (May 2025). Efficient in vitro regeneration and genetic fidelity analysis of shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa Gaertn) using ISSR markers. Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, 75, 28-38. doi:10.1016/j.ejbt.2025.01.007 |
Zie, M., Jacquet, N., Karamoko, G., Alabi, T., Richel, A., Karoui, R., & Blecker, C. (01 February 2025). Characterization of a novel natural protein-polysaccharide complex from cashew apple bagasse and its functional implications. Food Chemistry, 464 (Pt 3), 141861. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.141861 |
Attikora, A. J. P., Kouassi, K. A., Didier, S., Yao, M., Dago, D., Silue, S., De Clerck, C., Diarrassouba, N., Alabi, T., Achigan-Dako, E., Fauconnier, M.-L., Danthine, S., & Lassois, L. (2025). Genome-wide association study of fat content and fatty acid composition of shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaertn subsp. paradoxa). BMC Genomics. doi:10.1186/s12864-025-11344-z |
Attikora, A. J. P., Nafan, D., Alabi, T., Enoch E., A.-D., & Lassois, L. (2025). Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Shea Trees for Sustainable Conservation and Breeding [Paper presentation]. Plant and Animal Genome Conference (PAG), San Diego, United States - California. |
Attikora, A. J. P., Yao, S. D. M., Dago, D. N., Silué, S., De Clerck, C., Kwibuka, Y., Diarrassouba, N., Alabi, T., Achigan-Dako, E. G., & Lassois, L. (01 October 2024). Genetic diversity and population structure of superior shea trees (Vitellaria paradoxa subsp. paradoxa) using SNP markers for the establishment of a core collection in Côte d'Ivoire. BMC Plant Biology, 24 (1), 913. doi:10.1186/s12870-024-05617-0 |
Kouassi, K. A., Alabi, T., Purcaro, G., Blecker, C., & Danthine, S. (31 July 2024). Assessment of the Impact of Annual Growing Conditions on the Physicochemical Properties of Mango Kernel Fat. Horticulturae, 10 (8), 814. doi:10.3390/horticulturae10080814 |
Kouassi, K. A., Blecker, C., Purcaro, G., Alabi, T., & Danthine, S. (01 May 2024). Potentialities of Ivorian mango (Mangifera indica. L) kernel fat fractions produced by solvent fractionation [Poster presentation]. 2024 AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo, Montréal, Québec, Canada. |
Zie, M., Jacquet, N., Alabi, T., & Blecker, C. (30 April 2024). Extraction and characterization of protein-polysaccharide complex in cashew apple bagasse: A new insight for cashew apple bagasse extract valorization in the food industry [Poster presentation]. 2024 AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo Co-located with the Sustainable Protein Forum (SPF), Montréal, Canada. |
Attikora, A. J. P., Silué, S., Yao, S. D. M., De Clerck, C., Shumbe, L., Diarrassouba, N., Fofana, I. J., Alabi, T., & Lassois, L. (22 January 2024). An innovative optimized protocol for high-quality genomic DNA extraction from recalcitrant Shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa, C.F. Gaertn) plant and its suitability for downstream applications. Molecular Biology Reports, 51 (1), 171. doi:10.1007/s11033-023-09098-6 |
Attikora, A. J. P., Saraka Didier Martial, Y., Dougba Noel, D., Nafan, D., Alabi, T., & Lassois, L. (2024). Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Shea Tree for Establishing a Core Collection in Côte d’Ivoire [Poster presentation]. AGROSYM2024, Jahorina, Bosnia & Herzegovina. |
Kouassi, K. A., Alabi, T., Cissé, M., Purcaro, G., Moret, S., Moret, E., Blecker, C., & Danthine, S. (2024). Assessment of composition, color, and oxidative stability of mango (Mangifera indica L.) kernel fats from various Ivorian varieties. Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society. doi:10.1002/aocs.12758 |
Kouassi, K. A., Alabi, T., N’guessan, E. A., Purcaro, G., Moret, S., Cissé, M., Blecker, C., & Danthine, S. (2024). Comparative study of thermal behavior of mango kernel fat from seven Ivorian varieties related to their chemical composition. European Food Research and Technology. doi:10.1007/s00217-024-04538-4 |
Kouassi, K. A., Alabi, T., Purcaro, G., Moret, E., Blecker, C., & Danthine, S. (2024). Thermal and structural behavior of mango (Mangifera indica L) kernel fat from three Ivorian varieties. Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 101 (1), 67 - 78. doi:10.1002/aocs.12781 |
Kouassi, K. A., Danthine, S., Blecker, C., Purcaro, G., & Alabi, T. (2024). Ivorian mango (Mangifera Indica L) kernel fat potential [Paper presentation]. 2nd Berlin Symposium on Structured Lipid Phases, Berlin, Germany. |
Zie, M., Jacquet, N., Alabi, T., Karamoko, G., Richel, A., & Blecker, C. (2024). Physicochemical, structural and functional properties of a protein-polysaccharide complex from cashew apple bagasse [Poster presentation]. 13th International Colloids Conference, Barcelone, Sitges, Spain. |
Zie, M., Alabi, T., Karamoko, G., & Blecker, C. (August 2023). Valorization of cashew apple bagasse in food application: Focus on the use and extraction of nutritional or bioactive compounds. Food and Humanity, 1, 848-863. doi:10.1016/j.foohum.2023.08.002 |
Kouassi, K. A., Blecker, C., Purcaro, G., Moret, S., Alabi, T., & Danthine, S. (03 May 2023). Polymorphic Behaviour of three Ivorian Mango (Mangifera indica L) Kernel Fat varieties [Poster presentation]. 2023 AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo, Denver, United States. |
Attikora, A. J. P., Alabi, T., Diarrassouba Nafan, & Lassois, L. (31 January 2020). Analysis of the morphological diversity of elite Shea trees (Vitellaria paradoxa, C. Gaertn.) identified in the Bagoué and Tchologo counties, Côte d'Ivoire [Poster presentation]. NSABS2020: 25th National Symposium for Applied Biological Sciences, Gembloux, Belgium. |
Zie, M., Alabi, T., Cissé, M., & Blecker, C. (2020). Identification of cashew apple valorization pathways by physicochemical characterization. In NSABS 2020. Belgium: Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech. |
Francis, F., Doyen, V., Debaugnies, F., Mazzucchelli, G., Caparros Megido, R., Alabi, T., Blecker, C., Haubruge, E., & Corazza, F. (2019). Limited cross reactivity among arginine kinase allergens from mealworm and cricket edible insects. Food Chemistry, 276, 714-718. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.10.082 |
Caparros Megido, R., Poeleart, C., Ernens, M., Liotta, M., Blecker, C., Danthine, S., Tyteca, E., Haubruge, E., Alabi, T., Bindelle, J., & Francis, F. (2018). Effect of household cooking techniques on the microbiological load and the nutritional quality of mealworms (Tenebrio molitor L. 1758). Food Research International. doi:10.1016/j.foodres.2018.01.002 |
Fabre Anguilet, E. C., Alabi, T., Nguyen, B. K., Ndong Bengone, T., Haubruge, E., & Francis, F. (2018). Stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Meliponini) from Gabon. In Pot-Pollen in Stingless Bee Melittology (pp. 179-188). Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-61839-5_13 |
Lemtiri, A., Colinet, G., Alabi, T., Bodson, B., Olivier, C., Brostaux, Y., Pierreux, J., Haubruge, E., Cluzeau, D., & Francis, F. (2018). Short-Term Effects of Tillage Practices and Crop Residue Exportation on Soil Organic Matter and Earthworm Communities in Silt Loam Arable Soil. In M. Angeles Munoz & R. Zornoza (Eds.), SOIL MANAGEMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE : EFFECTS ON ORGANIC CARBON, NITROGEN DYNAMICS, AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS (pp. 53-71). Elsevier. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-812128-3.00005-7 |
Poelaert, C., Francis, F., Alabi, T., Caparros Megido, R., Crahay, B., Bindelle, J., & Beckers, Y. (2018). Protein value of two insects, subjected to various heat treatments, using growing rats and the protein digestibility-corrected amino acid score. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 4 (2), 77-87. doi:10.3920/JIFF2017.0003 |
Yarou, B. B., Silvie, P., Assogba Komlan, F., Mensah, A., Alabi, T., Verheggen, F., & Francis, F. (22 September 2017). Plantes pesticides et protection des cultures maraichères en Afrique de l’Ouest (synthèse bibliographique). Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 21 (4), 288-304. |
Paul, A., Frederich, M., Caparros Megido, R., Alabi, T., Malik, P., Uyttenbroeck, R., Francis, F., Blecker, C., Haubruge, E., Lognay, G., & Danthine, S. (June 2017). Insect fatty acids: A comparison of lipids from three Orthopterans and Tenebrio molitor L. larvae. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, 20 (2), 337-340. doi:10.1016/j.aspen.2017.02.001 |
Caparros Megido, R., Desmedt, S., Blecker, C., Bera, F., Haubruge, E., Alabi, T., & Francis, F. (2017). Microbiological load of edible insects found in Belgium. Insects. doi:10.3390/insects8010012 |
Fabre Anguilet, E., Alabi, T., Haubruge, E., Nguyen, B. K., Bengone Ndong, T., & Francis, F. (2017). Parasitisme d’Apis mellifera adansonii (Latreille 1804) et de Meliponula bocandei (Spinola 1853) par Aethina tumida (Murray 1867): premier recensement au Gabon et impact sur la domestication. Entomologie Faunistique, 70. |
Paul, A., Frederich, M., Uyttenbroeck, R., Malik, P., Filocco, S., Richel, A., Heuskin, S., Alabi, T., Caparros Megido, R., Franck, T., Bindelle, J., Maesen, P., Francis, F., Lognay, G., Blecker, C., Haubruge, E., & Danthine, S. (December 2016). Nutritional Composition and Rearing Potential of the Meadow Grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus Zetterstedt). Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, 19 (4), 1111-1116. doi:10.1016/j.aspen.2016.09.012 |
Nsevolo Miankeba, P., Alabi, T., Caparros Megido, R., Sablon, L., Haubruge, E., & Francis, F. (2016). La biodiversité entomologique comme source d’aliments à Kinshasa (République démocratique du Congo). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. doi:10.1080/00379271.2016.1186467 |
Fabre Anguilet, E., Alabi, T., Bengone Ndong, T., Nguyen, B. K., Haubruge, E., & Francis, F. (02 February 2016). Effectiveness of nest survey method of Honey bees and Stingless bees to study their diversity according to habitat [Poster presentation]. 3rd Young Natural History Scientists Meeting. |
Caparros Megido, R., Alabi, T., Haubruge, E., Blecker, C., & Francis, F. (2016). Consommation d’insectes : des arguments santé à l’acceptation et au changement de comportement alimentaire. In P. Le Gall & E. Motte-Florac, Savoureux insectes De l’aliment traditionnel à l’innovation gastronomique. Presses universitaires de Rennes/Institut de Recherche pour le développement. |
Caparros Megido, R., Alabi, T., Haubruge, E., & Francis, F. (2016). How to convince Westerners to eat insects? [Paper presentation]. Insecta 2016, Magdeburg, Germany. |
Caparros Megido, R., Alabi, T., Haubruge, E., & Francis, F. (2016). Current status of edible insect industry and research in Europe with a particular focus on the Belgian case [Paper presentation]. Activation of the edible insect industry in Korea, Yecheon, South Korea. |
Caparros Megido, R., Alabi, T., Nieus, C., Blecker, C., Danthine, S., Bogaert, J., Haubruge, E., & Francis, F. (2016). Optimization of a cheap and residential small-scale production of edible crickets with local by-products as an alternative protein-rich human food source in Ratanakiri Province (Cambodia). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. doi:10.1002/jsfa.7133 |
Caparros Megido, R., Gierts, C., Blecker, C., Brostaux, Y., Haubruge, E., Alabi, T., & Francis, F. (2016). Consumer acceptance of insect-based alternative meat products in Western countries. Food Quality and Preference. doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2016.05.004 |
Fabre Anguilet, E., Alabi, T., Bengone Ndong, T., Nguyen, B. K., Haubruge, E., & Francis, F. (2016). First survey on prevalence and infestation rates of Varrroa mite in Gabon. Communications in Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, 81 (3), 299-305. |
Lemtiri, A.* , Liénard, A.* , Alabi, T., Brostaux, Y., Cluzeau, D., Francis, F., & Colinet, G. (2016). Earthworms Eisenia fetida affect the uptake of heavy metals by plants Vicia faba and Zea mays in metal-contaminated soils. Applied Soil Ecology, 104, 67-78. doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2015.11.021 * These authors have contributed equally to this work. |
Paul, A., Frederich, M., Uyttenbroeck, R., Malik, P., Alabi, T., Heuskin, S., Blecker, C., Richel, A., Monty, A., Francis, F., Haubruge, E., Lognay, G., & Danthine, S. (15 March 2015). Food Compounds from Meadow Grasshoppers [Poster presentation]. Troisièmes Journées Scientifiques de l'Agro-Alimentaire, Hammamet, Tunisia. |
Caparros Megido, R., Alabi, T., Haubruge, E., Blecker, C., & Francis, F. (2015). Des insectes au menu: apports protéiques et nutriments particuliers? In 56èmes Journées Nationales de Diététique et de Nutrition (pp. 177). |
Caparros Megido, R., Alabi, T., Haubruge, E., & Francis, F. (2015). Are edible insects really green? Food Science and Law. |
Caparros Megido, R., Alabi, T., Larreché, S., Louxinger, A., Haubruge, E., & Francis, F. (2015). Risques et valorisation des insectes dans l’alimentation humaine et animale. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. doi:10.1080/00379271.2015.1122911 |
Lemtiri, A., Alabi, T., Cluzeau, D., Francis, F., & Colinet, G. (13 December 2014). Short-term effects of land-use on earthworm communities and soil physico-chemical properties (Belgium) [Paper presentation]. 21st Benelux Congress of Zoology (Zoology 2014), Liège, Belgium. |
Adja, N. A., Danho, M., Alabi, T., Gnago, A. J., Zimmer, J.-Y., Francis, F., Kouassi, K. P., Baudoin, J.-P., & Zoro, B. I. A. (October 2014). Entomofaune associée à la culture de cucurbites oléagineuses africaines (Lagenaria siceraria Molina (Standl. 1930) et Citrullus lanatus Thumb (Matsum & Nakai 1916)) et impact des ravageurs sur la production. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, 50, 301 - 310. doi:10.1080/00379271.2014.937104 |
Lemtiri, A., Liénard, A., Colinet, G., Alabi, T., Brostaux, Y., Bodson, B., Haubruge, E., Francis, F., & cluzeau, D. (24 June 2014). Effects of Eisenia fetida on metal uptake by Vicia faba and Zea mays from polluted soils [Paper presentation]. 10th International Symposium on Earthworm Ecology - ISEE10, Athens, GA, United States. |
Lemtiri, A., Colinet, G., Alabi, T., Bodson, B., olivier, C., Brostaux, Y., Pierreux, J., Haubruge, E., Francis, F., & Cluzeau, D. (08 June 2014). Effects of tillage practices and crop residue exportation on earthworm communities and soil physico-chemical properties in silt loam arable soil (Belgium) [Poster presentation]. 20th World Congress of Soil Science, Jeju, South Korea. |
Danthine, S., Blecker, C., Paul, A., Caparros Megido, R., Haubruge, E., Alabi, T., Lognay, G., Fauconnier, M.-L., Frederich, M., & Francis, F. (16 May 2014). Mealworms: Alternate Source of Lipids [Paper presentation]. International Conference: Insects to Feed the World, Ede, Netherlands. |
Paul, A., Frederich, M., Blecker, C., Haubruge, E., Francis, F., Caparros Megido, R., Uyttenbroeck, R., Alabi, T., Heuskin, S., Lognay, G., & Danthine, S. (14 May 2014). Belgian Grasshoppers: A Nutritious Food Source [Poster presentation]. International Conference: Insects to Feed the World, Ede, Netherlands. |
Lemtiri, A., Colinet, G., Alabi, T., Cluzeau, D., Zirbes, L., Haubruge, E., & Francis, F. (01 March 2014). Impacts of earthworms on soil components and dynamics. A review. Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 18. |
Lemtiri, A., Liénard, A., Francis, F., Alabi, T., cluzeau, D., Bodson, B., Brostaux, Y., Haubruge, E., & Colinet, G. (26 February 2014). Effects of Eisenia fetida on metal uptake of heavy metals from polluted soils by Vicia faba and Zea Mays [Poster presentation]. Young Soil Scientists days 2014, Brussels, Belgium. |
Alabi, T., Brostaux, Y., Grigorescu, A., Fischer, C., Thonart, P., Lognay, G., Haubruge, E., Francis, F., & Verheggen, F. (2014). Microorganism-associated semiochemicals reduce the size of aphid populations in potato fields. Revue des Régions Arides, 35. |
Caparros Megido, R., Alabi, T., Nieus, C., Blecker, C., Danthine, S., Paul, A., Haubruge, E., & Francis, F. (2014). Optimization of cricket breeding production system for human food in Ratanakiri province (Cambodia) [Poster presentation]. Conference Insects to feed the world. |
Caparros Megido, R., Alabi, T., Nieus, C., Haubruge, E., & Francis, F. (2014). Study of the potentiality of insect breeding system for human food in Cambodia (Ratanakiri province) [Paper presentation]. Eating Innovation: the art, culture, science & business of entomphagy. |
Caparros Megido, R., Gierts, C., Blecker, C., Alabi, T., Haubruge, E., & Francis, F. (2014). Consumer acceptance of insect-based products [Paper presentation]. Eating Innovation: the art, culture, science & business of entomphagy, Montréal, Canada. |
Caparros Megido, R., Gierts, C., Blecker, C., Danthine, S., Paul, A., Brostaux, Y., Alabi, T., Haubruge, E., & Francis, F. (2014). Consumer acceptance of insect-based meat substitutes [Paper presentation]. Conference insects to feed the world. |
Caparros Megido, R., Sablon, L., Geuens, M., Brostaux, Y., Alabi, T., Blecker, C., Drugmand, D., Haubruge, E., & Francis, F. (2014). Edible insects acceptance by belgian consumers: promising attitude for entomophagy development. Journal of Sensory Studies. doi:10.1111/joss.12077 |
Nsevolo, P., Caparros Megido, R., Blecker, C., Danthine, S., Paul, A., Haubruge, E., Alabi, T., & Francis, F. (2014). Situation and perspective of entomophagy in Kinshasa [Poster presentation]. Conference insects to feed the world. |
Danthine, S., Blecker, C., Paul, A., Frederich, M., Alabi, T., Lognay, G., Fauconnier, M.-L., & Francis, F. (December 2013). Physicochemical properties of lipids extracted from Tenebrio molitor larvae [Poster presentation]. 7th INTERNATIONAL FOOD CONVENTION(IFCON), India. |
Sablon, L., Alabi, T., Drugmand, D., Blecker, C., Haubruge, E., & Francis, F. (07 March 2012). L'entomophagie basée sur la production locale d'insectes comestibles : sommes-nous prêts ? [Poster presentation]. 17ème Carrefour des Productions Animales, Gembloux, Belgium. |
Alabi, T., MICHAUD, J. P., ARNAUD, L., & Haubruge, E. (December 2008). A comparative study of cannibalism and predation in seven species of flour beetle. Ecological Entomology, 33 (6), 716 - 726. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.2008.01020.x |