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Phenotypic, agronomic and nutritional characteristics of seven varieties of Andean potatoes
(Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, 2009-09)
Potatoes are part of the staple food of Andean populations. Although there are more than 200 Andean potato varieties, only a few are cultivated at present, which endangers the biodiversity of the region. The objective of ...
Business with social responsibility: launch, growth and challenges of native andean potatoesLibro de memorias: VIII Congreso ecuatoriano de la papa
(Quito, EC: INIAP, Estación Experimental Santa Catalina 2019, 2019)
Biodiversity of Andean potatoes: Morphological, nutritional and functional characterization
(Elsevier, 2018-01)
Andean potatoes (Solanum tuberosum andigenum) are a staple food for Andean population; there is great biodiversity but only few varieties are cultivated nowadays. In order to contribute to biodiversity conservation of ...
Morphology and DNA sequence data reveal the presence of Globodera ellingtonae in the Andean region
(University of Amsterdam, 2014)
Potato cyst nematodes, G. rostochiensis and G. pallida, are the most economically important nematode pests of potatoes worldwide and are subject to strict quarantine regulations in many countries. Globodera ellingtonae was ...
Changes during Cooking Processes in 6 Varieties of Andean Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum ssp. Andinum)
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2015-04)
The value of the native potato varieties grown in Argentinean northwest lies both in their fundamental role as a source of food for the population and in their potential for the development of new products. The aim of this ...
Cold sweetening diversity in Andean potato germplasm from Argentina
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2017-11)
BACKGROUND: Cold-induced sweetening (CIS) is the accumulation of sucrose and reducing sugars in potato tubers at low temperatures. This process is central for the potato processing industry. During potato chip and French ...
Antimicrobial protection for alginate beads of an additional Chitosan layer in Andean potato encapsulation-dehydration
(Elsevier, 2020)
Alginate beads employed in plant cryopreservation encapsulation techniques readily interchange solutes and water with the surrounding media. Their transfer properties are often critical for its function, either for its ...
Characterization of starches isolated from Colombian native potatoes and their application as novel edible coatings for wild Andean blueberries (Vaccinium meridionale Swartz)
(MDPI AG, 2019-11-25)
Andean blueberry is a promissory fruit native to South America. The current work aimed to characterize starches isolated from Colombian native potatoes and to evaluate the effect of the application of starch edible coatings ...
Genetic Diversity in Argentine Andean Potatoes by Means of Functional Markers
(Springer, 2018-06)
Andean Potato is a major crop for farmers in the Andes and represents an important gene pool for potato improvement. We present the population structure and genetic diversity of 88 Andigena accessions collected in Northwestern ...
Physicochemical and rheological characterization of Andean tuber starches: Potato (Solanum tuberosum ssp. Andigenum), Oca (Oxalis tuberosa Molina) and Papalisa (Ullucus tuberosus Caldas)
(Wiley VCH Verlag, 2016-11)
The physicochemical and rheological properties of starches from four land races of Andean potato (Cuarentona, Rosadita, Imilla, and Waycha), and Oca and Papalisa tubers were investigated and compared against conventional ...