Sweet potato is the 11th most important food crop in the world and an excellent source of
nutrition. Postharvest diseases were monitored in sweet potato storage roots collected from …

The research focuses on the effects of temperature on the quality and storage stability of
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.[Lam]). It is based on the results of a field experiment …

Despite the remarkable progress made in increasing food production at the global level,
approximately half of the population in developing countries does not have access to …

Several phyto-pathogenic fungi have been discovered by numerous researchers who
continue to be saddled with the problem of proper identification of these fungal agents. The …

Antimycotic effects of water yam peel extract using ethanol and methanol as extractants at
different concentration on post harvest pathogenic fungi were investigated. Pathogenicity …

The aim of the paper is to justify the design and rational parameters of the secondary post-
treatment separator of potato heap in the form of a truncated cone with a rotating internal …

Fusarium oxysporum induced rot in healthy white yams after seven days of inoculation with
Botryodiplodia theobromae being the most virulent. All the extracts showed varying degrees …

Cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta) corms, purchased from a local barn in Awka, Anambra
state, showing spoilage symptoms were examined for rot associated with fungal pathogens …

Post-harvest deterioration is the most important cause of loss of cassava (Manihot
esculenta) production and this is mainly due to fungal diseases. This research was …

Tropical root and tuber crops are gaining more importance presently due to their climate-the
word climate resilience is very important for tuber crops resilient nature and irreplaceable …