Genotypic variations in quality and shelf-life of fresh roots of Philippine sweet potato grown in two planting seasons

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 209-212

  Acedo Jr , Antonio L ^a   Data, Emma S ^a   Quevedo, Marcelo A ^a  

^a VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

Author keywords

environmental influence; fleshy roots; genotypic influence; Ipomoea batatas (L) Poir; physico chemical attributes; sensory quality; shelf life; sweet potato

Indexed keywords

EID: 10344262544     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199610)72:2<209::AID-JSFA640>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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