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Autor:
Aragaw Abiyot, Biazin Birhanu, Gurmu Fekadu, Anthony Roland, Cherinet Mihiretu, Low Jan, Yeshitela Mikias, Girma Asrat, Feyissa Temesgen
Publikováno v:
Open Agriculture, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 104-15 (2024)
Sweetpotato is the second most important root crop in Ethiopia, making an important contribution to food security in the densely populated areas of southern Ethiopia. While the white-fleshed sweetpotato (WFSP) varieties have been widely grown, the re
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/ac25c4e44b8d4605a0fa6884ce764be9
Autor:
Hundayehu Mihiretu C., McEwan Margaret, Namanda Sam, Low Jan W., Vandamme Elke, Brouwer Roland
Publikováno v:
Open Agriculture, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 120-131 (2022)
A climate-resilient, root-based sweetpotato planting material (SPM) conservation method called “Triple S” or “Storage in Sand and Sprouting” has created timely access to sweetpotato planting material in areas with a prolonged dry season in Ug
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/3cbb51038a2c45c689fb47ce9bbc23e6
Publikováno v:
Open Agriculture, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 511-536 (2021)
Against a worsening backdrop of climate stress and population growth, drought-resistant, highly adaptable, nutritious orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) stands out as a sustainable food crop that supports household resiliency, food security, and healt
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/ce13447522b843beb1bd862a5736af14
Autor:
Makokha Phabian, Ssali Reuben T., Wanjala Bramwel W., Rajendran Srinivasulu, McEwan Margaret A., Low Jan W.
Publikováno v:
Open Agriculture, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 236-242 (2020)
Sufficient sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) pre-basic seed at the start of the “seed” value chain is critical and often a bottleneck in the production of sweetpotato in Sub-Saharan Africa. Predominantly, pre-basic seed is multiplied in scre
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/284d18962d4f4f5d8df68d6d8b311e82
Autor:
Wanjuu Cecilia, Bocher Temesgen, Abong’ George, Low Jan, Mbogo Daniel, Heck Simon, Muzhingi Tawanda
Publikováno v:
Open Agriculture, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 616-622 (2019)
OFSP is being used as an ingredient of baked products and can be a source of pro-vitamin A. Information about OFSP puree bread consumer profile is limited. The current study investigates the consumer socio-demographics, knowledge, practices and attit
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/f0260d22418b4a7e86991a37ab4d9622
Autor:
Bocher Temesgen, Sindi Kirimi, Muzhingi Tawanda, Nshimiyimana Jean Claude, Nzamwita Madjaliwa, Low Jan
Publikováno v:
Open Agriculture, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 227-236 (2019)
While micronutrient malnutrition has become a major public health problem in developing countries, consumption of biofortified foods such as orange fleshed sweet potato has proved to be cost effective means of addressing vitamin A deficiency. This pa
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/e6eb0698caac4722a68807d89f0f4c80
Autor:
Amagloh Francis Kweku, Alhassan Sampson, Nyarko George, Atuna Richard Atinpoore, Carey Edward Ewing, Low Jan W.
Publikováno v:
Open Agriculture, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 596-608 (2018)
Two proposed containers (50 kg-polypropylene sack and 50 kg-wooden crate) were compared with existing packaging containers (100 kg-polypropylene and jute sacks) to transport sweetpotato storage roots from major aggregation sites to distant urban mark
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/55994d579e1a4b598431fadfd1099abf
Autor:
Muzhingi Tawanda, Owade Joshua Ombaka, Abong George Ooko, Okoth Michael Wandayi, Heck Simon, Low Jan, Mbogo Daniel, Malavi Derrick
Publikováno v:
Open Agriculture, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 459-465 (2018)
Technological advances in baking have enabled the use of bread as a food vehicle for various nutrients through use of composite flours. Orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) puree subjected to cold chain storage has been used to enrich bread with beta-ca
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/a3a5ac95bdba4cdbaaaedaa713c2945b
Publikováno v:
Open Agriculture, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 148-154 (2017)
Research in Rwanda demonstrated that orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) purée (steamed, mashed roots) was an economically viable, vitamin A enhancing ingredient in baked products when the purée was produced and used in the same bakery. Having a stor
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/4835bc6e70cd49ddbac010f0f9e40472
Publikováno v:
Open Agriculture, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 274-279 (2017)
Curing in sweetpotato is a crucial pre- or postharvest practice that could guarantee improved shelf life,but rarely practised by sweetpotato farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa, principally due to lack of knowledge. Wound healing ability of cultivars has b
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/82d4129dedf548e998315428e448e1f0