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General information
| Innovation ID | 497 |
| Version ID | 385 |
| Innovation Title | Effect of respiration of cassava roots during storage with insights about controlling post-harvest physiological deterioration through control of respiration and ethylene production in Uganda |
| Innovation description | Chemical treatment comprehends the root incubation into an airtight jar fitted with a septum, inject into the jar 5 ppm of freshly prepared 1-MCP (1-Methyl Cyclopropène) and incubate at room temperature for 24h, and open the jar and store the treated-root at RT until use. While hot water treatment soaks the root completely in boiled water for 1 min then stores the treated root at room temperature until use. |
| Reporting Staff | Didier Mbeguie a Mbeguie (CIRAD) |
| Year (Reporting) | 2021 |
| Reporting status | Approved |
| Innovation Type | Biophysical Research |
Stage reached
| Stage of Innovation | Stage 1: discovery/proof of concept |
| Year (Stage) | 2021 |
| Stage Description | Chemical and heat treatment were assessed on matooke and cassava over several harvest sessions. Preliminary data gave promising results with a reduction of physiological postharvest deterioration in cassava (up to 75% according to the variety) and extending matooke green life (up to 6 days according to the variety) |
| Has a lead organization | yes |
| Lead Organization | The French Agricultural Research Center for International Development |
| Top 5 contributors | Alliance Bioversity International-International Center for Tropical Agriculture; National Agricultural Research Organisation, National Agricultural Research Laboratories |
Contributions and mapping
| All partners | |
| Main CRP | CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas |
| Flagship project | FP4-Nutritious RTB food and added value through postharvest intervention |
| Cluster | CC4.1-Demand-led approaches to drive postharvest innovation and nutrition improvements |
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Scope
| Geographic scope | National |
| Regions | |
| Countries | Uganda |
Targeted outcomes
| Main Sub-IDO | Reduced pre- and -post production losses, including those caused by climate change |
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Evidences
| Evidences | "Mael Clergue, Jorge Luna Melendez, Didier Mbeguie a Mbeguie, Thierry Tran. (27/1/2021). Effect of controlling respiration during fresh root storage on onset and extent of PPD. France: The French Agricultural Research Center for International Development (CIRAD).""Jorge Luna Melendez, Thierry Tran, John Belalcazar. (23/8/2019). Colección de diversidad Genética de yuca - PPD - 2019. Cali, Colombia: International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)." |
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