The original polyethylene microplastics inhibit the growth of sweet potatoes and increase the safety risk of cadmium [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 Microplastics (MPs) and heavy metals (HMs) co-exist in sweet potato fields of China. As the main component of agricultural field mulch and one of the most polluting and harmful HMs, the effects of polyethylene microplastics (PE MPs) and cadmium (Cd) on ...
Liang Shi +7 more
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Perillaldehyde Controls Postharvest Black Rot Caused by Ceratocystis fimbriata in Sweet Potatoes [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 Black rot caused by Ceratocystis fimbriata is the most damaging postharvest disease among sweet potatoes. Black rot can be controlled by synthetic fungicides, but these synthetic fungicides also have several negative effects.
Man Zhang +6 more
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Sweet Potatoes: Development and Potential as Alternative Food Ingredients in Karanganyar Regency, Indonesia [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 Sweet potato is a local food that can reduce dependence on rice and flour consumption. It is the main source of carbohydrates, after rice, cassava, flour and corn.
Silvana Arianti Yoesti +1 more
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Transcriptomic analysis reveals mechanisms for the different drought tolerance of sweet potatoes. [PDF]
Front Plant Sci, 2023 Drought is a common environmental stress with great negative impacts on plant growth, development and geographical distribution as well as agriculture and food production.
Liu E +10 more
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The Modelling of Convective Drying Variables' Effects on the Functional Properties of Sliced Sweet Potatoes. [PDF]
Foods, 2022 Drying is a commonly used technology that provides a long post-harvest storage time for produce such as sweet potatoes. Convective drying (CD) is a method that, when conditions are optimized, provides produce with a better appearance and improved ...
Savas E.
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Energy efficient drying technologies for sweet potatoes: Operating and drying mechanism, quality-related attributes. [PDF]
Front Nutr, 2022 Sweet potatoes (SPs) are a versatile tuberous crop used as subsistence and cash crop in raw and processed forms. The major issue with SPs is post-harvest losses, which result in noticeable quality decline because of inappropriate handling, storage ...
Rashid MT +5 more
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Changes in Antioxidant Properties and Phenolics in Sweet Potatoes (Ipomoea batatas L.) Due to Heat Treatments. [PDF]
Molecules, 2022 Processing is one of the most crucial factors affecting polyphenol content in foods. Therefore, the study is aimed at the evaluation of heat treatment effects (microwaving, steaming, baking, and boiling) on the content of chlorogenic acids, total ...
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Effects of continuous cropping of sweet potatoes on the bacterial community structure in rhizospheric soil. [PDF]
BMC Microbiol, 2021 Continuous cropping obstacles from sweet potatoes are widespread, which seriously reduce the yield and quality, causing certain economic losses. Bacteria of rhizospheric soil are the richest and are associated with obstacles to continuous cropping ...
Gao Z +11 more
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Untargeted metabolomics of purple and orange-fleshed sweet potatoes reveals a large structural diversity of anthocyanins and flavonoids. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2021 Anthocyanins are economically valuable phytochemicals of significant relevance to human health. Industrially extracted from multiple fruit and vegetable sources, anthocyanin yield and profiles can vary between sources and growing conditions.
Bennett AA, Mahood EH, Fan K, Moghe GD.
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CyTA - Journal of FoodSweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas L.) are a key food crop in tropical and subtropical regions, notably Asia, Africa, and the Pacific. Asia and Africa account for 95% of global production.
Sana Noreen +5 more
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