Publications by authors named "Luis Fernando Londono"
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- Consumers in different regions, including Africa, Latin America, and Asia, have specific preferences for boiled cassava concerning texture, color, and taste, which need to be understood and incorporated into breeding programs.
- Surveys identified seven key quality attributes of boiled cassava, and contrasting genotypes were analyzed for these traits, resulting in the establishment of consumer preference scores and their acceptable thresholds.
- The study successfully outlines a method for determining priority attributes and their acceptability thresholds, which can guide cassava breeders to improve the quality and adoption of new cassava varieties.
The most commonly used method for measuring carotenoid concentration is high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Nevertheless, easier, quicker, and less costly proxy methods exist. We aimed to determine the diagnostic performance of several proxy methods: the spectrophotometer, iCheck Carotene, and near-infrared spectroscopy using both a desktop (dNIRS) and a portable (pNIRS) device for the measurement of total carotenoid concentration (TCC) and all-trans-β-carotene concentration (trans-BC) in 30 fresh cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) storage roots in comparison with HPLC.
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