Effect of section of yam (Dioscorea cayenensis) tuber used in minisett on the biochemical properties of the resultant tuber

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 82, Issue 13, 2002, Pages 1579-1583

  Wheatley, Andrew O ^a   Iyare, Osarosemwen A ^a   Asemota, Helen N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Acid phosphatase; Invertase; Minisett; Peroxidase; Polyphenol oxidase; Starch; Total sugars; Yam

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; YAM;

DIOSCOREA; DIOSCOREA ALATA; DIOSCOREA CAYENENSIS;

EID: 0036795268     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.1225     Document Type: Article

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