Sand storage, extending the shelf-life of fresh sweetpotato roots for home consumption and market sales

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Potato Centeren
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.coverage.countryGhana
cg.coverage.countryMalawi
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2GH
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2MW
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.17265/2159-5828/2016.04.005en
cg.issn2159-5828en
cg.issue4en
cg.journalJournal of Food Science and Engineeringen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.cipSWEETPOTATOESen
cg.subject.cipSWEETPOTATO AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMSen
cg.subject.cipSOCIAL AND NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES SNSen
cg.volume6en
dc.contributor.authorAbidin, P.E.en
dc.contributor.authorKazembe, J.A.en
dc.contributor.authorAtuna, R.A.en
dc.contributor.authorAmagloh, F.K.en
dc.contributor.authorAsare, K.en
dc.contributor.authorDery, E.en
dc.contributor.authorCarey, E.E.en
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-18T11:49:32Zen
dc.date.available2016-10-18T11:49:32Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/77333
dc.titleSand storage, extending the shelf-life of fresh sweetpotato roots for home consumption and market salesen
dcterms.abstractUni-modal rainfall pattern has long dry spell wherein sweetpotato is scarce, expensive but cheap at harvest. The crop is mostly consumed, processed or sold. Extending shelf-life of roots is crucial for Malawi and Northern Ghana as the crop has high value. Trials were conducted in the countries at the community level. In the dry season, temperature is cool in Malawi while warm in Ghana, but thru harmattan, the night is cool with low relative humidity. In Malawi, orange-fleshed sweetpotato Zondeni var., white and yellow types were assessed in three types of storage, Afghan ventilated pit store, storage in dry sand of pit-steps, and of a granary. In Ghana, local moistened heap and sandbox were compared. In Malawi, weight losses were calculated relative to the quantity stored at start, it was not cumulative. At 1.5 months no significant difference was among treatments. By 3.5 months the pit-steps method emerged to be superior and continued to 6.5 months. Losses in granary were due to shriveling, in the pit-stepsdue to termites and rats, and in ventilated pit due to termites, rats and Java black rot. Sprouting was high in pit-steps, but it was simply removed and roots returned to storage. At 6.5 months, the beta-carotene of Zondeni roots was traceable. Farmers gained high price when selling them as roots were scarce. Women favored the pit-steps because it was manageable. In Ghana, the sandbox was superior to local moistened heap. Methods designed were suitable for home consumption, but will require modification for commercialization.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen
dcterms.available2016-04-28
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAbidin, P.E.; Kazembe, J.; Atuna, R.A.; Amagloh, F.K.; Asare, K.; Dery, E.K.; Carey, E.E. 2016. Sand storage, extending the shelf-life of fresh sweetpotato roots for home consumption and market sales. Journal of Food Science and Engineering. ISSN 2159-5828. 6:227-236.en
dcterms.extent227-236en
dcterms.issued2016-04-28
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherDavid Publishing Companyen
dcterms.subjectsweet potatoesen
dcterms.subjectascorbic aciden
dcterms.subjectindigenous knowledgeen
dcterms.subjectcarotenoidsen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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