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Meghar K, Tran T, Delgado LF, Ospina MA, Moreno JL, Luna J, Londoño L, Dufour D, Davrieux F. Hyperspectral imaging for the determination of relevant cooking quality traits of boiled cassava. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2024; 104:4782-4792. [PMID: 37086039 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.12654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Revised: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential of hyperspectral imaging for the characterization of cooking quality parameters, dry matter content (DMC), water absorption (WAB), and texture in cassava genotypes contrasting for their cooking quality. RESULTS Hyperspectral images were acquired on cooked and fresh intact longitudinal and transversal slices from 31 cassava genotypes harvested in March 2022 in Colombia. Different chemometric methods were tested for the quantification of DMC, WAB, and texture parameters. Data analysis was conducted through partial least squares regression, K nearest neighbors regression, support vector machine regression and CovSel multiple linear regression (CovSel_MLR). Efficient performances were obtained for DMC using CovSel_MLR with, coefficient of multiple determinationR p 2 = 0.94 , root-mean-square error of prediction RMSEP = 0.96 g/100 g, and ratio of the standard deviation values RPD = 3.60. High heterogeneity was observed between contrasting genotypes. The predicted distribution of DMC within the root can be homogeneous or heterogeneous depending on the genotype. Weak predictions were obtained for WAB and texture parameters. CONCLUSIONS This study showed that hyperspectral imaging could be used as a high-throughput phenotyping tool for the visualization of DMC in contrasting cooking quality genotypes. Further improvement of protocols and larger datasets are required for WAB and texture quality traits. © 2023 The Authors. Journal of The Science of Food and Agriculture published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Karima Meghar
- UMR Qualisud, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
- QualiSud, Univ Montpellier, Avignon Université, CIRAD, Institut Agro, IRD, Université de La Réunion, Montpellier, France
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- UMR Qualisud, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
- QualiSud, Univ Montpellier, Avignon Université, CIRAD, Institut Agro, IRD, Université de La Réunion, Montpellier, France
- UMR QualiSud, CIRAD, Cali, Colombia
- Cassava Program, Alliance of Bioversity-International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia
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- Cassava Program, Alliance of Bioversity-International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia
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- Cassava Program, Alliance of Bioversity-International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia
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- Cassava Program, Alliance of Bioversity-International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia
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- Cassava Program, Alliance of Bioversity-International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia
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- Cassava Program, Alliance of Bioversity-International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia
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- UMR Qualisud, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
- QualiSud, Univ Montpellier, Avignon Université, CIRAD, Institut Agro, IRD, Université de La Réunion, Montpellier, France
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- UMR Qualisud, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
- QualiSud, Univ Montpellier, Avignon Université, CIRAD, Institut Agro, IRD, Université de La Réunion, Montpellier, France
- UMR QualiSud, CIRAD, Saint-Pierre, France
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Martínez-de la Parte E, Pérez-Vicente L, Torres DE, van Westerhoven A, Meijer HJG, Seidl MF, Kema GHJ. Genetic diversity of the banana Fusarium wilt pathogen in Cuba and across Latin America and the Caribbean. Environ Microbiol 2024; 26:e16636. [PMID: 38783572 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.16636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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Fusarium wilt of bananas (FWB) is a severe plant disease that leads to substantial losses in banana production worldwide. It remains a major concern for Cuban banana cultivation. The disease is caused by members of the soil-borne Fusarium oxysporum species complex. However, the genetic diversity among Fusarium species infecting bananas in Cuba has remained largely unexplored. In our comprehensive survey, we examined symptomatic banana plants across all production zones in the country, collecting 170 Fusarium isolates. Leveraging genotyping-by-sequencing and whole-genome comparisons, we investigated the genetic diversity within these isolates and compared it with a global Fusarium panel. Notably, typical FWB symptoms were observed in Bluggoe cooking bananas and Pisang Awak subgroups across 14 provinces. Our phylogenetic analysis revealed that F. purpurascens, F. phialophorum, and F. tardichlamydosporum are responsible for FWB in Cuba, with F. tardichlamydosporum dominating the population. Furthermore, we identified between five and seven distinct genetic clusters, with F. tardichlamydosporum isolates forming at least two subgroups. This finding underscores the high genetic diversity of Fusarium spp. contributing to FWB in the Americas. Our study sheds light on the population genetic structure and diversity of the FWB pathogen in Cuba and the broader Latin American and Caribbean regions.
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- Einar Martínez-de la Parte
- Laboratory of Phytopathology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Instituto de Investigaciones de Sanidad Vegetal (INISAV), Ministry of Agriculture, Havana, Cuba
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- Instituto de Investigaciones de Sanidad Vegetal (INISAV), Ministry of Agriculture, Havana, Cuba
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- Laboratory of Phytopathology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Theoretical Biology and Bioinformatics Group, Department of Biology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Phytopathology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Theoretical Biology and Bioinformatics Group, Department of Biology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- BU Biointeractions and Plant Health, Wageningen Plant Research, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Theoretical Biology and Bioinformatics Group, Department of Biology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Phytopathology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Wyckhuys KAG, Hadi BAR. Institutional Context of Pest Management Science in the Global South. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:4143. [PMID: 38140470 PMCID: PMC10747170 DOI: 10.3390/plants12244143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Revised: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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The natural sciences are receiving increasing attention in the Global South. This timely development may help mitigate global change and quicken an envisioned food system transformation. Yet in order to resolve complex issues such as agrochemical pollution, science ideally proceeds along suitable trajectories within appropriate institutional contexts. Here, we employ a systematic literature review to map the nature of inquiry and institutional context of pest management science in 65 low- and middle-income countries published from 2010 to 2020. Despite large inter-country variability, any given country generates an average of 5.9 publications per annum (range 0-45.9) and individual nations such as Brazil, Kenya, Benin, Vietnam, and Turkey engage extensively in regional cooperation. International development partners are prominent scientific actors in West Africa but are commonly outpaced by national institutions and foreign academia in other regions. Transnational institutions such as the CGIAR represent a 1.4-fold higher share of studies on host plant resistance but lag in public interest science disciplines such as biological control. Despite high levels of scientific abstraction, research conducted jointly with development partners shows real yet marginal improvements in incorporating the multiple (social-ecological) layers of the farming system. Added emphasis on integrative system-level approaches and agroecological or biodiversity-driven measures can extend the reach of science to unlock transformative change.
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- Kris A. G. Wyckhuys
- Chrysalis Consulting, Danang 50000, Vietnam
- Institute for Plant Protection, China Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing 100193, China
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, Saint Lucia 4072, Australia
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Suzuki T, Sakamoto M, Kubo H, Miyabe Y, Hiroshima D. Effects of Solar Radiation on Leaf Development and Yield of Tuberous Roots in Multilayered Sweet Potato Cultivation. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:287. [PMID: 36678998 PMCID: PMC9860790 DOI: 10.3390/plants12020287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to develop a novel method to dramatically improve the production efficiency of sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) by elucidating the effect of solar radiation stress on the growth of sweet potato in a multilayer cultivation system. Twenty-five pots planted with sweet potato vine seedlings were arranged in three layers and cultivated for 160 days while supplying liquid fertilizer to the root zone. While solar radiation in the middle and lower layers decreased to 69% and 45% of that in the upper layer, respectively, the yield of tuberous roots was 0.89 kg/pot in the upper layer, 0.79 kg/pot in the middle layer, and 0.66 kg/pot in the lower layer. As a result, the productivity of tuberous roots reached 10.5 kg/m2, 4.4 times that of conventional farming. On the other hand, the amounts of leaves and stems increased in the lower layer than in the upper layer, and the biomass energy yield (photosynthetic efficiency) was 2.8% in the upper layer, 3.7% in the middle layer, and 5.1% in the lower layer. Leaves in the lower layer with less solar radiation had a lower polyphenol content and increased the amounts of low-brightness leaves. In contrast, the upper leaves were found to contain more polyphenols and have brighter, smaller leaves. These results suggest that the yield can be further increased by optimizing solar radiation stress by using the multilayer cultivation method.
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- Takahiro Suzuki
- Faculty of Biology-Oriented Science and Technology, Kindai University, Wakayama 649-6493, Japan
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- Faculty of Biology-Oriented Science and Technology, Kindai University, Wakayama 649-6493, Japan
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- Japan Sewage Works Agency, Higashiku, Nagoya 461-0025, Japan
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- Japan Sewage Works Agency, Higashiku, Nagoya 461-0025, Japan
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Amplification of agriculture factor productivity, food price and exchange rate on societal welfare spiraling in Ethiopia. Heliyon 2022; 8:e10675. [PMID: 36164512 PMCID: PMC9508475 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The issue of welfare is a widespread issue that any country in the world would love to achieve. However, in Ethiopia, many societies are living in poverty because of high food prices emanating from fragile agricultural productivity and exchange rate devaluation. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of agricultural factors productivity, food prices, and exchange rates on household welfare in Ethiopia. Based on the stochastic process of the variables, the autoregressive distributed lag model has been employed. The result of the model revealed that agricultural land productivity in the introduction episode depresses welfare and, latterly, it optimistically improves welfare. Nevertheless, labor productivity in agriculture has a negative impact on welfare. Furthermore, exchange rate depreciation and food price increases in Ethiopia endanger welfare by eroding purchasers' purchasing power and amplifying the divergence of demand and supply in the economy. To improve the welfare of society, the government and society should increase the productive capacity of domestic firms and the agriculture sector to the extent that offsets the exchange rate effects on welfare.
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Prioritizing international agricultural research investments: lessons from a global multi-crop assessment. RESEARCH POLICY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2022.104473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Forsythe L, Tufan H, Bouniol A, Kleih U, Fliedel G. An interdisciplinary and participatory methodology to improve user acceptability of root, tuber and banana varieties. Int J Food Sci Technol 2021; 56:1115-1123. [PMID: 33776224 PMCID: PMC7984279 DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.14680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Revised: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Breeding programmes for root, tuber and banana (RTB) crops have traditionally considered consumer demand for quality characteristics as low priority against other considerations such as yield and disease resistance. This has contributed to low levels of adoption of new varieties and its potential benefits. To address these challenges, an interdisciplinary five‐step methodology was developed to identify demand for quality characteristics among diverse user groups along the food chain. The methodology includes an evidence review, consultations with key informants and rural communities, processing diagnosis with experienced processors and consumer testing in urban and rural areas. Quality characteristics are then prioritised into a Food Product Profile by user group to inform further work of biochemists and breeders in developing improved selection tools. This initiative presents a new basis to understand consumer preferences for RTB crops. The methodology is currently being applied in projects in sub‐Saharan Africa and is applicable globally.
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- Lora Forsythe
- Natural Resources Institute University of Greenwich Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime Kent ME4 4TB UK
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- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Cornell University 215 Garden Avenue Ithaca NY 14853 USA
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- CIRAD UMR QUALISUD Cotonou 01 BP 526 Benin.,Qualisud, Univ Montpellier CIRAD Montpellier SupAgro Univ d'Avignon, Univ de La Réunion Montpellier 34398 France.,Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques Laboratoire de Sciences des Aliments Université d'Abomey-Calavi Jéricho 03 BP 2819 Benin
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- Natural Resources Institute University of Greenwich Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime Kent ME4 4TB UK
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- Qualisud, Univ Montpellier CIRAD Montpellier SupAgro Univ d'Avignon, Univ de La Réunion Montpellier 34398 France.,CIRAD UMR QUALISUD F-34398 Montpellier France
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Dufour D, Hershey C, Hamaker BR, Lorenzen J. Integrating end-user preferences into breeding programmes for roots, tubers and bananas. Int J Food Sci Technol 2021; 56:1071-1075. [PMID: 33776221 PMCID: PMC7986057 DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.14911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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"Consumers have their say: assessing preferred quality traits of roots, tubers and cooking bananas, and implications for breeding" special issue, brings together new knowledge about quality traits required for roots, tubers and bananas (RTB) varieties to successfully meet diverse user preferences and expectations, along the variety development and RTB value chains (production, processing, marketing, food preparation, consumption). Key RTB crops in sub-Saharan Africa are cassava, yams, sweetpotatoes, potatoes and bananas/plantains. They are mainly consumed directly as boiled pieces or pounded in the form of smooth, not sticky, and stretchable dough. They are also stewed, steamed or fried. Cassava, the most widely grown RTB, is generally boiled, stewed or steamed in Eastern and Southern Africa, and in West and Central Africa is usually processed directly into derivative products, e.g. whole root fermentation through retting or heap fermentation; fermentation/dewatering of the mash. Biophysical and social knowledge presented in this issue help elaborate goals for both the processing unit operations (food scientist control) and variety traits (breeder control).
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- Dominique Dufour
- CIRADUMR QualisudMontpellierF‐34398France
- QualisudCIRADInstitut AgroUniv MontpellierAvignon UniversitéUniversité de La RéunionMontpellierFrance
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research Purdue UniversityWest LafayetteINUSA
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- Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationDiscovery/Crop R&D Global Growth & OpportunityAgricultureSeattleWAUSA
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Thiele G, Dufour D, Vernier P, Mwanga ROM, Parker ML, Schulte Geldermann E, Teeken B, Wossen T, Gotor E, Kikulwe E, Tufan H, Sinelle S, Kouakou AM, Friedmann M, Polar V, Hershey C. A review of varietal change in roots, tubers and bananas: consumer preferences and other drivers of adoption and implications for breeding. Int J Food Sci Technol 2021; 56:1076-1092. [PMID: 33776222 PMCID: PMC7983933 DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.14684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Revised: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This review of the literature on varietal change in sub-Saharan Africa looks in detail at adoption of new varieties of bananas in Uganda, cassava in Nigeria, potato in Kenya, sweetpotato in Uganda and yams in Côte d'Ivoire. The review explored three hypotheses about drivers of varietal change. There was a strong confirmation for the hypothesis that insufficient priority given to consumer-preferred traits by breeding programmes contributes to the limited uptake of modern varieties (MVs) and low varietal turnover. Lack of evidence meant the second hypothesis of insufficient attention to understanding and responding to gender differences in consumer preferences for quality and post-harvest traits was unresolved. The evidence on the third hypothesis about the informal seed system contributing to slow uptake of MVs was mixed. In some cases, the informal system has contributed to rapid uptake of MVs, but often it appears to be a barrier with inconsistent varietal naming a major challenge.
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- Graham Thiele
- CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)led by CIP, Av. La Molina 1895, La MolinaLimaPeru
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- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)Avenue Agropolis34398 Montpellier Cedex 5MontpellierFrance
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- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)Avenue Agropolis34398 Montpellier Cedex 5MontpellierFrance
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- International Potato Center (CIP)Plot 14, Ntinda II RoadPO Box 22274KampalaUganda
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- Former scientist of International Potato Center (CIP)University of Applied Sciences BingenBerlinstrasse 10955411Bingen am RheinGermany
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)PMB 5320, Oyo RdIbadanNigeria
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)c/o ILRIPO Box30709‐00100NairobiKenya
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- Alliance Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)RomeItaly
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- Alliance Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)P.O. Box 24384Plot 106, Katalima Road, NaguruKampalaUganda
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- Department of Global DevelopmentB75 Mann LibraryCornell UniversityIthacaNY14853USA
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- Specialized in Crop Production and SeedsSyngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture 1 esplanade Jean Sauvage49 130Les Ponts De CeFrance
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- Station de Recherche sur les Cultures Vivrières (SRCV) CNRA01 BP 633Bouaké 01Côte d'Ivoire
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- CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)led by CIP, Av. La Molina 1895, La MolinaLimaPeru
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- CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)led by CIP, Av. La Molina 1895, La MolinaLimaPeru
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Prager SD, Wiebe K. Strategic foresight for agriculture: Past ghosts, present challenges, and future opportunities. GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ndjouenkeu R, Ngoualem Kegah F, Teeken B, Okoye B, Madu T, Olaosebikan OD, Chijioke U, Bello A, Oluwaseun Osunbade A, Owoade D, Takam‐Tchuente NH, Biaton Njeufa E, Nguiadem Chomdom IL, Forsythe L, Maziya‐Dixon B, Fliedel G. From cassava to gari: mapping of quality characteristics and end-user preferences in Cameroon and Nigeria. Int J Food Sci Technol 2021; 56:1223-1238. [PMID: 33776232 PMCID: PMC7984457 DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.14790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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User's preferences of cassava and cassava products along the value chain are supported by specific root quality characteristics that can be linked to root traits. Therefore, providing an evidence base of user preferred characteristics along the value chain can help in the functional choice of cassava varieties. In this respect, the present paper presents the results from focus group discussions and individual interviews on user preferred quality characteristics of raw cassava roots and the derived product, gari, - one of the major cassava products in Sub-Saharan Africa - in major production and consumption areas of Cameroon and Nigeria. Choice of cassava varieties for farming is mainly determined by the multiple end uses of the roots, their agricultural yield and the processing determinants of roots that support their major high-quality characteristics: size, density, low water content, maturity, colour and safety. Processing of cassava roots into gari goes through different technological variants leading to a gari whose high-quality characteristics are dryness, colour, shiny/attractive appearance, uniform granules and taste. Eba, the major consumption form of gari in Cameroon and Nigeria, is mainly characterised by its textural properties: smoothness, firmness, stickiness, elasticity and mouldability. Recommendations are made, suggesting that breeding will have to start evaluating cassava clones for brightness/shininess, as well as textural properties such as mouldability and elasticity of cassava food products, for the purpose of supporting decision-making by breeders and the development of high-throughput selection methods of cassava varieties. Women are identified as important beneficiaries of such initiatives giving their disadvantaged position and their prominent role in cassava processing and marketing of gari.
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- Robert Ndjouenkeu
- Department of Food Science and NutritionENSAIUniversity of NgaoundéréNgaounderePO Box 455Cameroun
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- Department of Food Science and NutritionENSAIUniversity of NgaoundéréNgaounderePO Box 455Cameroun
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)Oyo RoadIbadanNigeria
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- National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI)Km 8 Umuahia‐Ikot Ekpene RoadUmudikeAbia StateP.M.B. 7006Nigeria
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- National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI)Km 8 Umuahia‐Ikot Ekpene RoadUmudikeAbia StateP.M.B. 7006Nigeria
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- National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI)Km 8 Umuahia‐Ikot Ekpene RoadUmudikeAbia StateP.M.B. 7006Nigeria
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)Oyo RoadIbadanNigeria
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)Oyo RoadIbadanNigeria
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Eco‐regional Center HFSIRAD Main Road, NkolbissonYaoundéBP 2008 (Messa)Cameroon
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Eco‐regional Center HFSIRAD Main Road, NkolbissonYaoundéBP 2008 (Messa)Cameroon
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Eco‐regional Center HFSIRAD Main Road, NkolbissonYaoundéBP 2008 (Messa)Cameroon
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- Natural Resources InstituteUniversity of GreenwichCentral AvenueChatham MaritimeKentME4 4TBUK
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)Oyo RoadIbadanNigeria
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- CIRADUMR QualisudMontpellierF‐34398France
- QualisudUniv MontpellierCIRAD, Montpellier SupAgroUniv d'AvignonUniv de La RéunionMontpellierF‐34398France
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Kaur L, Dhull SB, Kumar P, Singh A. Banana starch: Properties, description, and modified variations - A review. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 165:2096-2102. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.10.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Revised: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Scott GJ. A review of root, tuber and banana crops in developing countries: past, present and future. Int J Food Sci Technol 2020; 56:1093-1114. [PMID: 33776223 PMCID: PMC7983897 DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.14778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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For many of the developing world's poorest farmers and food‐insecure people, roots, tubers, bananas and plantain crops (RTBs) serve as a critical source of food, nutrition and cash income. RTBs have been particularly important in areas where local agri‐food systems are under stress. Under such circumstances, growers, processors and traders often see opportunities to improve food security or increase their incomes with those crops due to shifting tastes and preferences for food and non‐food products. Since the early 1990s, cassava output surged in sub‐Saharan Africa, while potato production expanded rapidly in Asia. RTBs are consumed by over three billion people in developing countries with a market value of US$ 339 billion. This paper analyses the major changes in production, utilisation and trade of RTBs over the last six decades, assesses estimates of their future trajectory and offers recommendations so that they might achieve their full potential.
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- Gregory J Scott
- CENTRUM-PUCP Graduate Business School Jirón Daniel Alomía Robles 125, Santiago de Surco 15023 Lima 33 Perú.,Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú Av. Universitaria 1801, San Miguel 15088 Lima 32 Perú
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Martins ANA, Pasquali MADB, Schnorr CE, Martins JJA, de Araújo GT, Rocha APT. Development and characterization of blends formulated with banana peel and banana pulp for the production of blends powders rich in antioxidant properties. JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2019; 56:5289-5297. [PMID: 31749476 PMCID: PMC6838270 DOI: 10.1007/s13197-019-03999-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 07/21/2019] [Accepted: 07/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The food product industry is increasingly looking for foods with nutritional properties that can provide health benefits. Additionally, a challenge for the food industry is the use of all raw materials. For these reasons, banana peel that is a raw material from Banana (Musa spp.) fruit emerges as potential for new food product development. Here, we developed powder blends using a lyophilization process for the preparation of flour to potential use in cookies, bread, and pasta products. Three formulations were designed; the main difference in the formulations was the use of banana peel concentration. Our results showed that blends produced with banana peel presented physical-chemical properties considered suitable for use in food industry. Moreover, the evaluated morphological parameters reveal the properties of the powders. The blends formulated with banana peel have more antioxidant properties, showing that the banana peel may be an attractive option to generate powders with high antioxidant properties.
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Affiliation(s)
| | - Matheus Augusto de Bittencourt Pasquali
- Unidade Acadêmica de Engenharia de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande – UFCG, Av. Aprigio Veloso 882, Campina Grande, Paraíba 58429-200 Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Alimentos, UFCG, Campina Grande, PB Brazil
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- Unidade Acadêmica de Engenharia Química, UFCG, Campina Grande, PB Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Alimentos, UFCG, Campina Grande, PB Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Agrícola, UFCG, Campina Grande, PB Brazil
- Unidade Acadêmica de Engenharia de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande – UFCG, Av. Aprigio Veloso 882, Campina Grande, Paraíba 58429-200 Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Alimentos, UFCG, Campina Grande, PB Brazil
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A Regional Comparison of Factors Affecting Global Sorghum Production: The Case of North America, Asia and Africa’s Sahel. SUSTAINABILITY 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/su11072135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Understanding the dynamics of food production is critical to improving food security. This is particularly important in regions that rely on subsistence agriculture with little adaptive capacity to climate change. Sorghum plays an important role in food security in some of the poorest parts of the world. This article reviews the literature to identify and examine the major factors affecting sorghum production in three major production regions. Factors were not categorized ex ante but rather determined from the review. Ten major factors were identified as having notable impacts on sorghum production: climate change, population growth/economic development, non-food demand, agricultural inputs, demand for other crops, agricultural resources scarcity, biodiversity, cultural influence, price and armed conflict. This synthesis revealed that (1) multiple factors simultaneously affect sorghum production; (2) the effect of each factor is greatly influenced by the magnitude and certainty of one or more other factors; and, (3) factors differ in relevance and degree with regard to geography. Generally, improved agricultural inputs, population growth/economic development and climate change have substantial influence on sorghum production. However, local dynamics likely go beyond these broad trends and more exhaustive, locally-focused studies are needed for actionable planning purposes.
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