Effects of traditional storage practices of small-scale organic farmers on potato quality

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1820-1825

  Katundu, Mangani G C ^a   Hendriks, Sheryl L ^a   Bower, John P ^a   Siwela, Muthulisi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Organic production; Potatoes; Preference ranking test; Sequential harvesting; Starch content; Sugar content

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 34547098822     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2861     Document Type: Article

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