African Crop Science Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1, March 2001, pp. 301-307 Damage Reduces Helf-Life of Sweetpotato during Marketing K. Mtunda, D. Chilosa, E. Rwiza, M. Kilima, H. Kiozya, R. Munisi, R. Kapinga and D. Rees Code Number: cs01061 ABSTRACT: Although sweetpotato is primarily grown for home consumption, marketing is becoming increasingly important, and in this case, short shelf-life of the roots is a major constraint. An assessment of the levels of damage of sweetpotatoes when they arrive at urban markets indicated that between 49% and 93% roots exhibited some form of damage. The major types of damage noted were breakages, cuts, infestation by weevils (Cylas spp.), rotting and superficial scuffing. All forms of damage, except superfi...
Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) is widely produced and consumed in Botswana. Identifying cultivars ad...
Fungal pathogens have been indicted as important agents responsible for postharvest losses of either...
Studies were carried out in the field at Serere Agricultural and Animal Production Research Institut...
African Crop Science Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1, March 2001, pp. 301-307 Damage Reduces Helf-Life of Sw...
This study estimated the amount of loss in storage roots caused by various levels of damage caused b...
African Crop Science Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1, March 2001, pp. 103-108 Impact of Defoliation on the A...
In studies conducted in Tanzania in 1999, Rhizopus oryzae which causes soft rot was identified as th...
Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L.) is among the important subsistence food crops in eastern Tanzania. ...
Report Summary: Packaging sweetpotatoes in consumer-size units has been tried many times since the ...
Post-harvest protection of white variety sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) has been dealt with rarely i...
Two experiments are described in which prolonged post maturity storability of sweetpotato (lpomoea b...
The first theme covers sweetpotato in the marketing chain from farm to consumer. In East Africa, re...
African Crop Science Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1, March 2001, pp. 165-174 Influence of Sweetpotato Rooti...
The Sweetpotato weevils Cylas puncticollis Boheman and C. brunneus Fabricius are the most prevalent ...
Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas, L) is the third most important crop in Sub-Saharan Africa contributing...
Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) is widely produced and consumed in Botswana. Identifying cultivars ad...
Fungal pathogens have been indicted as important agents responsible for postharvest losses of either...
Studies were carried out in the field at Serere Agricultural and Animal Production Research Institut...
African Crop Science Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1, March 2001, pp. 301-307 Damage Reduces Helf-Life of Sw...
This study estimated the amount of loss in storage roots caused by various levels of damage caused b...
African Crop Science Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1, March 2001, pp. 103-108 Impact of Defoliation on the A...
In studies conducted in Tanzania in 1999, Rhizopus oryzae which causes soft rot was identified as th...
Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L.) is among the important subsistence food crops in eastern Tanzania. ...
Report Summary: Packaging sweetpotatoes in consumer-size units has been tried many times since the ...
Post-harvest protection of white variety sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) has been dealt with rarely i...
Two experiments are described in which prolonged post maturity storability of sweetpotato (lpomoea b...
The first theme covers sweetpotato in the marketing chain from farm to consumer. In East Africa, re...
African Crop Science Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1, March 2001, pp. 165-174 Influence of Sweetpotato Rooti...
The Sweetpotato weevils Cylas puncticollis Boheman and C. brunneus Fabricius are the most prevalent ...
Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas, L) is the third most important crop in Sub-Saharan Africa contributing...
Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) is widely produced and consumed in Botswana. Identifying cultivars ad...
Fungal pathogens have been indicted as important agents responsible for postharvest losses of either...
Studies were carried out in the field at Serere Agricultural and Animal Production Research Institut...