"Amala" is a generic term in Nigeria, used to describe a thick paste prepared by stirring flour ("elubo") from yam, cassava or unripe plantain, in hot water, to form a smooth consistency. In order to overcome its high perishability and increase the utilization of sweet potato roots, three varieties of sweet potato roots were processed into flour using two methods. The interactive effect of vari...

The study evaluated the iron bioavailability and utilization in rats fed cassava-based complementary diets. Bioavailability and utilization were determined in Sprague-Dawley rats using the iron balance and hemoglobin depletion-repletion methods in a 6 x 8 randomized block design. Rats were depleted by feeding them a low iron casein diet for 14 days. During the repletion period, the rats were fe...

Cassava root rot disease has been reported to cause huge losses of fresh yield particularly when harvesting is delayed. The improved yellow-fleshed cassava varieties naturally contain antioxidant whereas widely used control plant diseases in the tropics. experiment was carried out at Federal University Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 cropping seasons investigate: 1) possi...

This study aims to analyze the comparative and competitive advantages of two varieties cassava, determine sensitivity due changes in output prices, production volumes, input prices cassava farming Blambangan Pagar Sub-district North Lampung Regency. research is a survey involving 50 farmers who were selected intentionally consisting 25 Cassesart Thailand varieties. To answer these objectives, u...

Plant biotechnology can make important contributions to food security and nutritional improvement. For example, the development of 'Golden Rice' by Professor Ingo Potrykus was a milestone in the application of gene technology to deliver both increased nutritional qualities and health improvement to wide sections of the human population. Mineral nutrient and protein deficiency as well as food se...

the study was designed to investigate the comparative analysis of agricultural credit users and non-users among cassava farmers in ohafia local government area of abia state. a sample of 50 credit users and 50 non-credit user cassava-based farmers were selected by multistage random sampling technique. data were collected with a well structured questionnaire administered to a total of 100 random...

  T he study examined factors influencing the adoption of improved cassava processing technologies. Interview schedule was used to collect information from 100 rural women involved in cassava processing. The average age of the respondents was 51 years and majority (77%) had formal education. The women’s main source of information on the improved cassava processing technologies was through the W...

Cassava roots undergo postharvest physiological deterioration (PPD), and for most varieties it sets in within 72 hours of harvest. An untargeted metabolomics approach combined with a data-driven statistical analysis was used to characterize profile high beta-carotene cassava the aim identifying any relevant metabolite changes that occur during PPD. Sixteen root samples from four lines were plan...