Reduction or delay of post-harvest physiological deterioration in cassava roots with higher carotenoid content

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 634-639

  Sanchez T ^a,b   Chavez A L ^a,b   Ceballos, H ^a,b,c   Rodriguez Amaya, D B ^d   Nestel, P ^b   Ishitani, M ^a,b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE CIAT   (Colombia)

^b HarvestPlus   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carotenoid; Cassava root; Color; Dry matter; Post harvest physiological deterioration

Indexed keywords

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 32944474167     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2371     Document Type: Article

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