Possibilities of sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam] value chain upgrading as revealed by physico-chemical composition of ten elites landraces of Benin

Sanoussi A. F.; Dansi A.; Ahissou H.; Adebowale A.; Sanni L. O.; Orobiyi A.; Dansi M.; Azokpota P.; Sanni A.

doi:10.5897/AJB2015.15107

African Journal of
Biotechnology

Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
Language: English
ISSN: 1684-5315
DOI: 10.5897/AJB
Start Year: 2002
Published Articles: 12487

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Possibilities of sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam] value chain upgrading as revealed by physico-chemical composition of ten elites landraces of Benin

Sanoussi A. F.

Sanoussi A. F.
Laboratory of Biotechnology, Genetic Resources and Plant and Animal Breeding (BIORAVE), Faculty of Sciences and Technology of Dassa, Polytechnic University of Abomey (UPA), 071BP28, Cotonou, Benin.
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Dansi A.

Dansi A.
Laboratory of Biotechnology, Genetic Resources and Plant and Animal Breeding (BIORAVE), Faculty of Sciences and Technology of Dassa, Polytechnic University of Abomey (UPA), 071BP28, Cotonou, Benin.
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Ahissou H.

Ahissou H.
Laboratory of Protein Biochemistry and Enzymology, Faculty of Sciences and Technology (FAST), University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), P. O. Box 526 Cotonou, Benin.
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Adebowale A.

Adebowale A.
Food Science and Technology Department, Federal University of Agriculture of Abeokuta, Nigeria, P. M. B. 2240, 110001, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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Sanni L. O.

Sanni L. O.
Food Science and Technology Department, Federal University of Agriculture of Abeokuta, Nigeria, P. M. B. 2240, 110001, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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Orobiyi A.

Orobiyi A.
Laboratory of Biotechnology, Genetic Resources and Plant and Animal Breeding (BIORAVE), Faculty of Sciences and Technology of Dassa, Polytechnic University of Abomey (UPA), 071BP28, Cotonou, Benin.
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Dansi M.

Dansi M.
Laboratory of Biotechnology, Genetic Resources and Plant and Animal Breeding (BIORAVE), Faculty of Sciences and Technology of Dassa, Polytechnic University of Abomey (UPA), 071BP28, Cotonou, Benin.
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Azokpota P.

Azokpota P.
Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, Faculty of Agriculture (FSA), University of Abomey-Calavi, BP 526 Cotonou, Benin.
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Sanni A.

Sanni A.
Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Technology (FAST), University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), P. O. Box 526 Cotonou, Benin
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Article Number - 57A0D9A57759
Vol.15(13), pp. 481-489 , March 2016
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJB2015.15107

Received: 16 November 2015
Accepted: 24 February 2016
Published: 30 March 2016

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