Commercialization of sweetpotato vines is persistent if multipliers show evidence of superiority of their vines. This study aimed at evaluating the effects of net tunnel source and of pathogen tested planting material compared to “apparently” healthy vines on yield and health status at three defi...
Abidin, P.E.
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Akansake, D.
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Asare, K.
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Acheremu, K.
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Carey, E.E.
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[Effect of sources of sweetpotato planting material for quality vine and root yield]
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Effect of sources of sweetpotato planting material for quality vine and root yield
A 2×2×3 factorial design was used to investigate the effect of two orange-fleshed sweetpotato cultivars, three curing treatments and two homestead storage methods on the general appearance, finger-feel firmness, sweetness and overall acceptability of boiled roots. The cultivars were Apomuden and ...
Atuna, R.A.
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Amagloh, F.K.
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Carey, E.E.
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Low, J.W.
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[Sensory quality of orange-fleshed sweetpotato cultivars as affected by curing and household-level storage methods]
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Sensory quality of orange-fleshed sweetpotato cultivars as affected by curing and household-level storage methods
Uni-modal rainfall pattern has long dry spell wherein sweetpotato is scarce, expensive but cheap at harvest. The crop is mostly consumed, processed or sold. Extending shelf-life of roots is crucial for Malawi and Northern Ghana as the crop has high value. Trials were conducted in the countries at...
Abidin, P.E.
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Kazembe, J.A.
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Atuna, R.A.
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Amagloh, F.K.
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Asare, K.
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Dery, E.
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Carey, E.E.
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[Sand storage, extending the shelf-life of fresh sweetpotato roots for home consumption and market sales.]
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Sand storage, extending the shelf-life of fresh sweetpotato roots for home consumption and market sales.
Abidin, P.E.
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Chipungu, F.P.
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Nyekanyeka, T.
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Chilanga, T.
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Mwenye, O.
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Kazembe, J
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Botha, B.
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Carey, E.E.
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[Maize-orange-fleshed sweetpotato intercropping: Potential for use to enhance food security and scaling-up the nutrition effort in Malawi.]
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Maize-orange-fleshed sweetpotato intercropping: Potential for use to enhance food security and scaling-up the nutrition effort in Malawi.
The guide aims to provide all the most important information needed to design and implement effective systems including those that combine sweetpotato with a range of other crops, either as intercrops or in rotations, but with the primary focus on sweetpotato.
Stathers, T.
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Low, J.W.
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Amagloh, F.K.
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Carey, E.E.
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Kyalo, G.
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Agili, S.
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Nyotumba, B.
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Were, M.
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[Handle with care: maintaining the quality and value of your sweetpotato roots during and after harvest through better practice.]
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Handle with care: maintaining the quality and value of your sweetpotato roots during and after harvest through better practice.
Curing in sweetpotato is a crucial pre- or postharvest practice that could guarantee improved shelf life,but rarely practised by sweetpotato farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa, principally due to lack of knowledge. Wound healing ability of cultivars has been associated with good root storability. In t...
Atuna, R.A.
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Carey, E.E.
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Low, J.W.
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Amagloh, F.K.
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[Wound healing and dry matter content of orange-fleshed sweetpotato cultivars as influenced by curing methods]
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Wound healing and dry matter content of orange-fleshed sweetpotato cultivars as influenced by curing methods
Molecular markers are needed for enhancing the development of elite sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) cultivars with a wide range of commercially important traits in sub-Saharan Africa. This study was conducted to estimate the heritability and determine trait correlations of storage root yie...
Yada, B.
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Brown-Guedira, Gina
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Alajo, A.
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Ssemakula, G.N.
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Owusu-Mensah, E.
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Carey, E.E.
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Mwanga, R.O.M.
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Yencho, G.C.
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[Genetic analysis and association of simple sequence repeat markers with storage root yield, dry matter, starch and <beta>-carotene content in sweetpotato]
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Genetic analysis and association of simple sequence repeat markers with storage root yield, dry matter, starch and <beta>-carotene content in sweetpotato
Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) was not an important crop in Ghana, Burkina Faso and Nigeria, West Africa, in the past decades. An effort has been made to reposition the sweet potato crop in West Africa. Orange-Fleshed Sweet potato (OFSP) cultivar was used as an entry point while properly desig...
Abidin, P.E.
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Adekambi, S.
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Nchor, J.
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Koara, I.
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Carey, E.E.
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[An orphan crop, the orange-fleshed sweet potato, in West Africa: Can we reposition it?]
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An orphan crop, the orange-fleshed sweet potato, in West Africa: Can we reposition it?