Packaging containers for long-distance transport of sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L) Lam] storage roots in Ghana

Packaging containers for long-distance transport of sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L) Lam] storage roots in Ghana

Two proposed containers (50 kg-polypropylene sack and 50 kg-wooden crate) were compared with existing packaging containers (100 kg-polypropylene and jute sacks) to transport sweetpotato storage roots from major aggregation sites to distant urban market centers. The extent of breaks, bruises and the...

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Main Authors: Amagloh Francis Kweku, Alhassan Sampson, Nyarko George, Atuna Richard Atinpoore, Carey Edward Ewing, Low Jan W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2018-12-01
Series:Open Agriculture
Subjects:
aggregators
impact
root quality
sweetpotato
transport
urban market
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/opag-2018-0063

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https://doi.org/10.1515/opag-2018-0063

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