Sweet Potato Varietal Evaluation Trial for Food Nutritional Values | Chapter 05 | Advances and Trends in Agricultural Sciences Vol. 3
Aim: The aim of this work was to explore the nutrients, minerals, beta-carotene and total carotenoid contents of five sweet potato varieties viz., Agric orange flesh, Agric white, Red skin, Orange flesh and T.U. purple and present the findings in a language that the average reader can understand. This will help consumers to appreciate what they are feeding their bodies with when they eat the different varieties of sweet potato. Study Design: The sweet potato vines at six week stage were cut into 1.2 m each and transplanted in parallel lines on the same 1.2 m x 2.6 m bed, spaced about 0.52 m from each other in Dukumah Garden. There were five such beds and vine cuttings transplanted in the same order on each bed. The essence was to provide the same soil and environment so that at harvest, the content of their nutrients, mineral salts and other food factors can be compared. Study Site: The study, which took four months, was conducted in the Dukumah Garden in Bolgatanga Mun...