The effect of genotype, location and season on cassava starch extraction

Euphytica

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-74

  Benesi, I R M ^a   Labuschagne, M T ^b   Herselman, L ^b   Mahungu, N M ^c   Saka, J K ^d  

^a CHITEDZE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH STATION   (Malawi)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^c Southern Africa Root Crops Research Networks (SARRNET)   (Malawi)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Cassava; Environment; Harvest; Starch

Indexed keywords

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 38649136981     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: 15735060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10681-007-9589-x     Document Type: Article

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