Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50995#.VFHRQlfHRK0 Author(s) Charles Tortoe 1* , Solomon Dowuona 1 , Nanam Tay Dziedzoave 1 , Deborah Rees 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Food Research Institute, Accra, Ghana . 2 Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich (Medway Campus), Chatham, UK . ABSTRACT Curing of freshly harvested yams ( Dioscorea spp.) is a process for wounded yams during harvest to heal. In this work the effectiveness of straw, polypropylene and jute sack on curing of seven key farmers’ yam varieties over a duration of 7, 14 and 21 days was studied. Seven key farmers’ yam varieties identified as Pona , La...
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