Datasets on the variations of  minerals in biofortified cassava ( Manihot esculenta Crantz)  as a function of storage root portion,  maturity and environment.

ABSTRACT: Background: The accurate measurements of the mineral content of cassava roots are vital from a nutritional perspective. The research datasets were from the study assessing the influence of storage root portion, maturity, and environment on the variations of minerals in biofortified cassava roots. Methods: Twenty-five biofortified clones with three varieties as checks were harvested 12 months after planting from five different environments. Also,  a different thirty-nine (39) biofortified cassava clones from the unlimited yield trials (UYTs) that included five (5) white-fleshed varieties (as control) were harvested at the age of 9 and 12 months after planting. In addition, two different methods of sample preparations were employed, using a cork borer and without a cork borer.

SUBMITTER: Alamu EO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10090860 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature