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Green banana (Musa spp.) is a significant source of starch (resistant starch ∼50%), phenolics and flavonoid compounds, and minerals (K, Mg, Zn, and Fe). The utilization of green bananas in their fresh form is limited, whereas the drying of bananas provides the opportunity to use them for various purposes.
Meenatai Kamble +5 more
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Pest categorisation of Maconellicoccus hirsutus
Abstract The EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), the pink hibiscus mealybug, for the EU. M. hirsutus is native to Southern Asia and has established in many countries in tropical and subtropical regions throughout the world.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +26 more
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Abstract Native elephant foot yam starch (EFYS) is highly digestible, and it is not recommendable for consumption by diabetic and obese people. To address this problem, the current study focuses on the amendments in various properties (such as functional properties, whiteness index, amylose content, morphology, and digestion) of EFYS using ...
Sreejani Barua +3 more
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IS ORGANIC TUBER PRODUCTION PROMISING? FOCUS ON IMPLICATIONS, TECHNOLOGIES AND LEARNING SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT [PDF]
Alternative soil management practices like organic farming assume special significance in the context of global warming and climate change for sustainable and safe food production. Organic farming enables a clean environment by promoting soil quality and
Jyothi, A.N. +3 more
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Development of elephant foot yam cake and its evaluation
Cake is a wheat-based bakery product in which the gluten network development is restricted by fat and sugar. The addition of gluten-free flour is an efficient method to dilute wheat flour for weak gluten. Elephant foot yam is a tuber having multiple health benefits.
Anuj Saklani, Ravinder Kaushik
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Physico-chemical characteristics of elephant foot yam (Amorphophallus campanulatus) germplasm
Abstract The diversity of elephant food yam (Amorphophallus campanulatus) in Indonesia is essential to be explored concerning its potential use for food and benefit for health. Breeding for release new varieties with spesific characters needs a various of genetic materials, particularly from germplasm collection.
Joko Susilo Utomo, Erliana Ginting
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Commodity risk assessment of Ficus carica plants from Israel
Abstract The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to prepare and deliver risk assessments for commodities listed in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as ‘High risk plants, plant products and other objects’. This Scientific Opinion covers the plant health risks posed by the following commodities: i) dormant and ...
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +23 more
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An investigation was carried out during 2013–14 at the research farm of ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Dumuduma, Bhubaneswar, Odisha to study the effects of fertigation on elephant foot yam [Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson]
S K JATA +3 more
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Below ground food producing plants and their contribution to the world food kitty – A review
Below ground crops in general are regarded as the Treasures in the soil in view of their very high-yield potentialwhich in turn is hidden inside the soil.
RAJENDRA PRASAD, YASHBIR SINGH SHIVAY
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The Binding Affinity of Small Molecules with Yam Tyrosinase (Catechol Oxidase): A Biophysical Study. [PDF]
Yam tyrosinase has become an economically essential enzyme due to its ease of purification and abundant availability of yam tubers. However, an efficient biochemical and biophysical characterization of yam tyrosinase has not been reported. In the present study, the interaction of yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius) tyrosinase was studied with molecules ...
Mulla T, Patil S, Sistla S, Jadhav J.
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