On-farm evaluation of methods for storing fresh sweet potato roots in East Africa

Tropical Science

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 197-210

  Tomlins, K ^a   Ndunguru, G ^b   Kimenya, F ^b   Ngendello, T ^c   Rwiza, E ^c   Amour, R ^c   Van Oirschot, Q ^a   Westby, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre   (Tanzania)

^c Lake Zone Agricultural Research and Development Institute Maruku   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

East Africa; Farmer participation; Heap; Ipomoea batatas; On farm; Pit; Storage; Sweet potato; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

IPOMOEA BATATAS;

EID: 60249091816     PISSN: 00413291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ts.214     Document Type: Article

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