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70 2. Assessment of Methods 1999; Bengsston et al. 2008). An experiment to correlate colour to total carotenoids (by spectrophotometric reading) was undertaken in 28 samples of dried milled OFSP varieties (see Chapter 5). Significant correlations on Pearson coefficient (one tail; p
71 2. Assessment of Methods Table 2-7: Effect of storage in the freezer on carotenoid content on OFSP chips from Ejumula variety. See method (using HP8452A spectrophotometer) in section 2.3.4. Storage (days) Total carotenoid content ("g.g -1 )* Loss 0 294.5 (13.2) § - 124 295.1 (2.1) χ -0.2% 183 283.6 (17.1) χ 3.7% 217 277.7 (13.2) χ 5.7% *On a dry weight basis. Each value corresponds to an average of two extractions § or three extractions χ {mean (standard deviation)}. One factor-ANOVA. Tukey Test. p
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Investigating carotenoid loss after
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DECLARATION I certify that this wor
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am deeply gratef
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CONTENTS CHAPTER 1.! LITERATURE REV
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4.3.2! Effect of trial and sweet po
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1.1 BACKGROUND 1.1.1 Introduction C
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3 1. Literature review It is estima
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5 1. Literature review food corresp
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- the leaves that make energy and s
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9 1. Literature review Uganda and M
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11 1. Literature review communicati
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13 1. Literature review soya grains
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15 1. Literature review Drying is a
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17 1. Literature review Modelling o
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Page 63 and 64: 2.2.2 Root samples 53 2. Assessment
Page 65 and 66: 2.2.5 Water activity 55 2. Assessme
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121 5. Mozambican field study Table
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123 5. Mozambican field study carot
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Tot. carotenoid content (!g/g) Tot.
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127 5. Mozambican field study 5.3.6
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a b c c 129 5. Mozambican field stu
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131 5. Mozambican field study Table
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133 5. Mozambican field study #-car
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135 5. Mozambican field study carot
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CHAPTER 6. 137 6. Effect of pre-tre
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139 6. Effect of pre-treatment out
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141 6. Effect of pre-treatment afte
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143 6. Effect of pre-treatment leve
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145 6. Effect of pre-treatment Citr
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147 6. Effect of pre-treatment trea
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149 6. Effect of pre-treatment inte
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CHAPTER 7. 151 7. Involvement of en
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7.2.2. pH measurement 153 7. Involv
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155 7. Involvement of enzymes glyce
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157 7. Involvement of enzymes Table
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159 7. Involvement of enzymes carot
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161 7. Involvement of enzymes carot
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163 7. Involvement of enzymes Perox
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CHAPTER 8. 165 8. Study under contr
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Kilner jar (with metal lever catch
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Figure 8-2: Storage system for wate
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8.2.4 Carotenoid analyses 171 8. St
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8.3 RESULTS & DISCUSSION 8.3.1 Samp
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175 8. Study under controlled condi
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CHAPTER 9. GENERAL DISCUSSION AND F
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197 9. Discussion carotene loss aft
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199 9. Discussion total carotenoids
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9.4.2 Varietal influence 201 9. Dis
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203 9. Discussion 2008). The side e
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205 9. Discussion Absence of cis-is
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207 9. Discussion (Chapter 7). Howe
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209 9. Discussion of these cultivar
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References 211 References Aguayo, V
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213 References Bechoff, A., Dhuique
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215 References Chen, H.E., Peng, H.
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DIAS (2006) Semi-Annual and Annual
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219 References Tropical Agriculture
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221 References has a positive effec
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223 References Kamiya N. and Nagamu
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Lee, S.B. and Kim, K.J. (1995) Effe
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227 References Mills, R.C. and Hart
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Nestel, P., Bouis, H.E., Meenakshi,
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231 References Preston, C.M. and Ba
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Simon, P.W. (1997) Plant pigments f
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235 References Tran, T.H., Nguyen,
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237 References Walter, W.M., Purcel
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Arrhenius model: = ∞ − Ea RT ek
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242 Appendix 1 B/Calculation of Arr
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Temperature is integrated for each
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2) Integration of temperature in Ug
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Appendix 2b: Dryers cost in Lualua,
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250 Appendix 2 Technical informatio
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252 Appendix 2 Technical informatio
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Open air flat and sloped dryers 254
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Appendix 3: Total carotenoids metho
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4. Partition - Pour 40 ml of Petrol
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