Development of fast screening methods for developing countries to improve quantity and quality of carbohydrates in potato, sweetpotato and yambean
Description:
The goal of this study will be to develop a fast and inexpensive near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) screening method for predicting quantity and quality of plant carbohydrates (CHO), on the basis of investigation into the quantity and quality of plant CHO in potato (modern and Andean Solanum groups), sweetpotato and Andean yambean grown in Peru. The new developed method will be applied by an existing global NIRS network to predict quantity and quality of plant CHO simultaneously with other traits.
Executive Institute:
Max Rubner-Institut - Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food (MRI) Details of Max Rubner-Institut - Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food
Contract period:
01. 03. 2009 - 31. 12. 2010
Project budget:
60,000 €
Participating Institutions:
- International Potato Center (CIP) Details of CIP
Funding Programme:
- BMZ - BEAF Project funding Details of BMZ - BEAF Project funding
Subject:
- Vegetable Gardening
- Process engineering
Purpose of research:
Applied research
Funding Institutions:
- Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Details of (BMZ)
Project Management Agency:
- Advisory Service on Agricultural Research for Development (BEAF - GIZ) Details of BEAF - GIZ