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Sweet Potatoes: Effects of Cultivar and Curing on Sensory Quality

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We have chosen to study sweet potato because of its potential for a great yield of nutrients. The Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center (1975) in Taiwan has declared that “A hectare of sweet potatoes will nourish more people than any other agricultural crop.” In the United States there is more concern about marketing the crop than about providing nourishment. This allows time for efforts to improve quality before we are faced with a food deficit.

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  1. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Departments of Botany and Food Science, North Carolina State University, 27695-7625, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

    Harold E. Pattee

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Purcell, A.E., Sistrunk, W.A. (1985). Sweet Potatoes: Effects of Cultivar and Curing on Sensory Quality. In: Pattee, H.E. (eds) Evaluation of Quality of Fruits and Vegetables. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4217-2_9

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