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Storage of Cassava Chips (Manihot esculenta): Insect Infestation and Damage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

Bruce L. Parker  and
Robert H. Booth
Bruce L. Parker
Affiliation:
Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute, Serdang, Selangor, West Malaysia
Robert H. Booth
Affiliation:
Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute, Serdang, Selangor, West Malaysia
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Summary

Insects cause serious problems during the storage of cassava chips, when quality may be reduced and significant quantities of the product consumed. The major species naturally infesting chips were Rhizopertha dominica, Lasioderma serricorne and Araecerus fasciculatus. Infestation occurs during the sun-drying process, and up to 16% reduction in chip weight due to insect feeding was recorded after 2 months storage. Chips that had not received any pre-drying storage, but contained salt as a preservative, were infested by fewer insects than chips without salt. The poorest quality chips had significantly more insects than better quality ones.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , April 1979 , pp. 145 - 151
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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