Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9600
ISSN: 2155-9600
Wilberforce O Aduguba
Ghana
Research Article
Post-Harvest Quality of Two Orange-Fleshed Sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas (L) Lam] Cultivars as Influenced by Organic Soil Amendment Treatments
Author(s): Richard A Atuna, Wilberforce O Aduguba, Abdul-Razak Alhassan, Issah A Abukari, Tawanda Muzhingi, Daniel Mbongo and Francis K AmaglohRichard A Atuna, Wilberforce O Aduguba, Abdul-Razak Alhassan, Issah A Abukari, Tawanda Muzhingi, Daniel Mbongo and Francis K Amagloh
Two orange-fleshed sweet potato cultivars: Apomuden and “Nane” were grown on cow dung-, chicken manure-, compost-amended soils and untreated soil. Apomuden is a variety while “Nane” is being evaluated to be released in Ghana. The storage roots (SRs) were harvested at 3 months, cured by heaping the SRs and covering with the sweet potato foliage for 7-days in the field. The cured SRs were kept in an evaporative cool chamber to study the effect of soil amendment treatments on weight loss, rot, some nutrient composition and sensory attributes. Boiled SRs were assessed by 70 untrained panelists after 7-weeks of storage based on: general appearance, sweetness, finger-feel firmness and overall acceptability using a 5-point hedonic scale (1=dislike extremely to 5=like extremely). Percent rot for “Nane” showed a linear trend while that of Apomuden was non-li.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9600.1000691