Mineral and Nutrient Leaf Composition of Two Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Cultivars Defoliated at Varying Phenological Phases

The effect of defoliation on mineral and food value of two cassava varieties defoliated at varying phenological phases was studied to ascertain the appropriate phenological phase when harvested leaves would contain the optimum mineral and proximate composition, gross energy and the least cyanide con...

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Main Authors: Oyeyemi Adigun DADA, Oyetola Olusola OWORU
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca 2010-12-01
Series:Notulae Scientia Biologicae
Online Access:http://notulaebiologicae.ro/index.php/nsb/article/view/5442