Estimation of the material losses and gari recovery rate during the processing of varieties and ages of cassava into gari

Asian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 71-79

  Amoah, R S ^a   Sam Amoah, L K ^a   Boahen, C Adu ^a   Duah, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Gari; Garification rate; Losses; Yield

Indexed keywords

GARI; MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 77956605075     PISSN: 18191894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajar.2010.71.79     Document Type: Article

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