Cyanogenicity of cassava varieties and risk of exposure to cyanide from cassava food in Nigerian communities

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 962-969

  Oluwole, O Steven A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Ataxia; Cassava; Cyanide; Nutrition; Polyneuropathy; Tropics

Indexed keywords

GARI; MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 42049124067     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3174     Document Type: Article

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