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    Investigating manual sprout removal in stored yam: effect of tuber sizes on some physicochemical properties

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    Date
    2020
    Author
    Etudaiye, H.A.
    Uvere, P.O.
    Rees, D.
    Abayomi, L.
    Westby, A.
    Maroya, N.G.
    Ukpabi, U.J.
    Type
    Journal Article
    Review Status
    Peer Review
    Target Audience
    Scientists
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    The study focused on manual sprout removal and effect of tuber sizes on some physicochemical properties of the stored yams. Yam variety, Ameh (Dioscorea rotundata) with different tuber sizes ≤ 0.5 Kg, 0.6-0.9 Kg and ≥ 1.0 Kg for small (SS), medium (MS) and big(BS) sizes, respectively, were used. The primary nodal complex (PNC) was removed using three methods: hand picking, half cutting and full cutting. Tubers were stored on shelves for 16 weeks in a yam storage laboratory at National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, Nigeria. Physicochemical parameters determined were temperature, relative humidity, sprout count, weight loss (WL), dry matter (wet basis), starch yield, amylose, reducing sugars (TRS), water absorption capacity (WAC) and bulk density (BD). Weight loss significantly (p>0.05) increased with storage. The mean dry matter (DM) across sprout removal methods showed significant difference (p>0.05), and lowest in big tubers (30.77%). DM was lowest in control and hand picking at 16 weeks. Starch yield, amylose and TRS were highest in the MS tubers. Values of MS tubers for starch, amylose and TRS were 25.88%, 13.11% and 3.11%, respectively. Starch, amylose and sugars decreased with storage. There was a significant difference (p>0.05) in starch yield, amylose and sugars across tuber size and across storage period. Mean values of tubers for manual sprout removal methods during storage on BD and WAC were significant (p>0.05) and highest in BS tubers (0.47 g/ml BD and 2.00 g/ml WAC).
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7002
    IITA Authors ORCID
    Norbert Maroyahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7079-4729
    Research Themes
    Biotech and Plant Breeding
    IITA Subjects
    Agronomy; Plant Breeding; Plant Production; Yam
    Agrovoc Terms
    Yams; Dioscorea Rotundata; Tubers; Varieties; Storage; Physicochemical Properties; Sprouting; Dry Matter; Soil Density
    Regions
    Africa; West Africa
    Countries
    Nigeria
    Hubs
    Headquarters and Western Africa Hub
    Journals
    London Journal of Research in Science: Natural and Formal
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