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Author(s): SANTOS, F. N. dos; DUARTE, L. N.; SAMBORSKI, T.; MELLO, A. F. S.; KRINGEL, D. H.; SEVERO, J. Beauregard sweet potato is an orange color crop rich in β-carotene, a precursor of vitamin A. β-carotene improve immunity and decrease of incidence of degenerative diseases. The objective of... ... |
Author(s): PAPROTKA, T.; BOITEUX, L. S.; FONSECA, M. E. N.; RESENDE, R. O.; JESKE, H.; FARIA, J. C.; RIBEIRO, S. G. Begomoviruses cause major diseases of sweet potato worldwide impairing considerably the yields of this important food staple. Since sweet potato plants are vegetatively propagated and globally transpo... ... |
Author(s): SEVERO, J.; SANTOS, F. N. dos; SAMBORSKI, T.; MELLO, A. F. S. This review presents an overview of biofortification, with an emphasis on orange-flesh sweet potatoes (OFSP), and points out the effects of food processing on nutritional compounds. The identification... ... |
Author(s): LIMA, F. S. de O.; SANTOS, G. R. dos; CORREA, V. R.; SANTOS, P. R. R. dos; CORREIA, M. A. R.; NOGUEIRA, S. R. The root knot nematode (RKN), Meloidogyne incognita, is widespread worldwide and a major pathogen of several cultivated crops. The use of resistant genotypes is the most effective and environmentally... ... |
Author(s): SOUSA, R. M. de D. de; PEIXOTO, J. R.; AMARO, G. B.; VILELA, M. S.; COSTA, A. P.; NÓBREGA, D. da S. The objective of this study was to evaluate the ornamental potential of sweet potato accessions from the Germplasm Bank of Embrapa Hortaliças, Brasilia, DF, Brazil. |
Author(s): MELLO, A. F. S.; SILVA, G. O. da; NUNES, M. U. C.; CELESTINO FILHO, P.; SILVA, W. B.; MOITA, A. W.; CARVALHO, J. L. V. de; NUTTI, M. R. The average yield of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) in Brazil is below the crop potential, and appropriate cultural practices and more productive cultivars are needed to improve crop yield.... ... |
Author(s): MUNIZ, A. V. C. da S.; ANDRADE, L. N. T.; RABANNI, A. R. C.; NUNES, M. U. C.; PINHEIRO, L. R.
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Author(s): MELLO, A. F. S.; MOITA, A. W.; SOUZA, R.; BISCAIA, D.; MACEDO, A.; LEMOS, R.; FONSECA, L. L. da C.; PINHEIRO, J. B. The objective of this work was to characterize the resistance level of one Embrapa pre-commercial genotype of sweet potato to the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica. |
Author(s): SILVA, M. G. da; SOUZA, R. L. de; MONTES, S. M. N. M.; OLIVEIRA, D. R.; MELLO, A. F. S. Sweet potato is a staple crop in Brazil and it is planted in more than 40,000 hectares in all the different regions of the country. With the exception of the south region, where the weather is not con... ... |
Author(s): ANTONIO, G. C.; TAKEITI, C. Y.; OLIVEIRA, R. A. de; PARK, K. J. Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) shows great socio-economic importance, providing a supply of calories, vitamins and minerals for human nutrition. Roots present a carbohydrate content varying between... ... |
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