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The Storage of Tropical Root and Tuber Cropscassava, Yam and Edible Aroids

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 April 2017

R. D. Cooke ,
J. E. Rickard  and
A. K. Thompson
R. D. Cooke
Affiliation:
Overseas Development Natural Resources Institute, 56/62 Gray's Inn Road, LondonWC1X 8LU
J. E. Rickard
Affiliation:
Overseas Development Natural Resources Institute, 56/62 Gray's Inn Road, LondonWC1X 8LU
A. K. Thompson
Affiliation:
Silsoe College, Cranfield Institute of Technology, Silsoe, Bedford MK45 4DT, England
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Summary

Root and tuber crops make a major contribution to the food supply in many developing countries. Most of the relatively limited research effort on tropical root crops has focussed on improved production technologies, especially with regard to genetic improvement. Interest in post-harvest technologies and crop use has increased recently with the growing recognition of their importance in the marketing of these perishable crops. This paper reviews recent advances in storage research for three of the principal root crops: cassava (Manihot esculenta C), yam (Dioscorea spp.) and the edible aroids (Colocasia spp.).

R. D. Cooke, J. E. Rickard y A. K. Thompson: El almacenamiento de tubérculos tropicales - mandioca, ôame y aráceas comestibles.

Resumen

Resumen

Los tubérculos constituyen una importante fuente de alimentación en muchos pafses en vi'as de desarrollo. La mayoria de los esfuerzos relativamente limitados de investigación sobre Ios tubérculos tropicales se han centrado en tecnologias mejoradas de producción, especialmente en cuanto al mejoramiento genético. El interés por las tecnologias post-cosecha y de aprovechamiento del cultivo ha aumentado ultimamente con el creciente reconocimiento de su importancia en la comercialización de estos cultivos perecederos. Este trabajo repasa los avarices recientes en la investigación de almacenamiento para tres de los principales tubérculos: la mandioca (Manihot esculenta C), el ñame (Dioscorea spp.) y las aráceas comestibles (Colocasia spp.).

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Experimental Agriculture , Volume 24 , Issue 4 , October 1988 , pp. 457 - 470
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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