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dc.contributor.authorAbong, George O.
dc.contributor.authorOkoth, Michael W.
dc.contributor.authorKaruri, Edward G.
dc.contributor.authorKabira, Jackson N.
dc.contributor.authorMathooko, Francis M.
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-09T06:58:01Z
dc.date.available2019-04-09T06:58:01Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.identifier.issn2071 - 7024
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.mksu.ac.ke/handle/123456780/4267
dc.description.abstractThe demand for potato varieties (Solanum tuberosum L.) with acceptable yield and processing characteristics is increasing in Kenya. However, most potato varieties and promising clones have not been adequately evaluated. In this study, three advanced potato clones (393385.47, 393385.39 and 391691.96) and five established Kenyan varieties (Tigoni, Desiree, Dutch Robyjn, Kenya Karibu and Kenya Sifa) were evaluated for processing into fresh and frozen French fries. All the 8 cultivars had acceptable physical tuber characteristics, dry matter content (≥ 20 %) and specific gravity (≥ 1.070). A linear positive correlation was established between tuber specific gravity and dry matter content (r= 0.97). All the cultivars made highly acceptable French fries (freshly prepared or frozen), with clones 393385.47 and 393385.39 having lower acceptability scores. The five varieties (Tigoni, Desiree, Dutch Robyjn, Kenya Karibu and Kenya Sifa) and clone 391691.96 can also be used for processing fresh or frozen chips to supplement variety Tigoni that is currently the most preferred for processing in Kenya. This will reduce over reliance on a single potato variety for this rapidly expanding industry, and thus safeguard availability and quality of raw materials.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Animal & Plant Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectPotato processingen_US
dc.subjectPhysical characteristicsen_US
dc.subjectFrozen chipsen_US
dc.subjectSensory propertiesen_US
dc.titleEvaluation of selected Kenyan potato cultivars for processing into French friesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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