Physicochemical properties and garification (gari yield) of selected cassava cultivars in Rivers State, Nigeria

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 133-140

  Achinewhu, S C ^a   Barber, L I ^a   Ijeoma, I O ^a  

^a RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cassava; Cultivars; Garification; Properties

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; CASSAVA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CULTIVAR; GARI; NIGERIA; PH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CONCEPTS; YIELD;

ABSORPTION; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; FERMENTATION; FOOD; FOOD HANDLING; HUMANS; HYDROGEN CYANIDE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTIC ACID; MANIHOT; NIGERIA; WATER;

EID: 0031796324     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008029101710     Document Type: Article

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