Farmstead bread making potential of lesser yam (Dioscorea esculenta) flour in Nigeria

Australian Journal of Crop Science

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 68-73

  Ukpabi, U J ^a  

^a National Root Crops Research Institute   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Africa; Bread; Composite flour; Dioscorea esculenta; Farm gate technology; Quality evaluation

Indexed keywords

DIOSCOREA ALATA; DIOSCOREA ESCULENTA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 77954675838     PISSN: 18352693     EISSN: 18352707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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