Characterization and classification of the provitamin A carotenoids of deep yellow-fleshed bitter yam (Dioscorea dumetorum) varieties

Twenty-two genotypes of deep yellow fleshed D. dumetorum were analysed for carotenoids using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and for similarities in their provitamin A characteristics using Cluster Analysis (CA). The contribution of each carotenoid to provitamin A content was investiga...

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Main Authors: Alamu, Emmanuel Oladeji, Maziya-Dixon, B.B., Ferede-Menkir, R., Popoola, I., Asiedu, Robert, Gondwe, T.N.P.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Science and Education Publishing Co., Ltd. 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77133

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