Investigation of Vibration Technique To Control Physical Properties of Yam Tubers (Dioscorea rotundata Poir) uring Storage
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https://doi.org/10.29244/jtcs.9.01.77-85Keywords:
yam tuber, mechanical vibration, tuber qualityAbstract
Yam tubers lose weight during storage and prolonged storage can reduce tuber quality and quantity. This study investigated the application of vibration techniques for the control of the physical properties of yam tubers during storage. Measurements were conducted on the physical properties of the tubers: weight loss, shrinkage of the middle diameter, shrinkage of the length, top and bottom diameter, on 108 tubers treated and 32 tubers untreated (control). The factors of the experimental design were three levels of vibration frequencies, i.e. low (1 – 5 Hz), medium (60 – 100 Hz) and high (150 – 200 Hz), amplitudes of low (5 mm), medium (10 mm) and high (20 mm), and durations of low (5 minutes), medium (10 minutes) and high (15 minutes). Tuber weights were classified as small (0.1 – 2.9 kg) and large (3.0 – 5.0 kg). The tubers were stored for ten weeks after vibration, and their physical properties were measured every week during the storage period. Our study demonstrated that as the frequency, amplitude, and duration of vibration increase, the physical properties of yam tubers decrease significantly in both tuber classes. The study shows that mechanical vibration can slow down the changes in the physical properties of the yam tuber during storage.
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Davies, P.J. (2010). “The Plant Hormones: Their Nature, Occurrence, and Functions”. 59 pp. Department of Plant Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.
Ganfwar, S., Singh, V.P., Tripathi, D.K., Chauhan, D.K., Prasad, S.M., and Maurya, J.N. (2014). Plant responses to metal stress: the emerging role of plant growth hormones in toxicity alleviation. Emerging Technologies and Management of Crop Stress Tolerance 2, 215 – 248.
Ibrahim, M.H., Williams, J.O., and Abiodun, M.O. (1987). Assessment of parts of neem tree for yam tuber storage. Nigeria Stored Product Research Institute 4, 37 – 41.
Ile, E.I., Craufurd, P.Q., Battey, N.H., and Asiedu, R. (2006). Phases of dormancy in yam tubers (Dioscorea rotundata). Annals of Botany 97, 497 – 504.
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Kevers, C., Ovono, P.O., and Dommes, J. (2010). Effects of storage conditions on sprouting of microtubers of yam (Dioscorea cayenensis – D. rotundata). Comptes Rendus Biologies 333, 28 – 34.
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Ravi, V., Aked, J., and Balagopalam, C. (1996). Review on tropical tuber crops: II physiological disorders in freshly stored roots and tubers. Critical Review in Food Science and Nutrition 36, 711 – 731.
Schmutterer, H., Ascher, K.R.S., and Rembold, H. (1980). Natural pesticides from the neem tree In Proceedings of the First Neem Conference. Rottach Egern, German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) Eadhborn FRG, Germany 30 pp.
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2022-02-09
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Osanyinpeju, K. L., Aderinlewo, A. A., Dairo, O. U., Adetunji, O. R., & Ajisegiri, E. S. (2022). Investigation of Vibration Technique To Control Physical Properties of Yam Tubers (Dioscorea rotundata Poir) uring Storage. Journal of Tropical Crop Science, 9(01), 77–85. https://doi.org/10.29244/jtcs.9.01.77-85
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