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Rokka, Veli-Matti; Gavrilenko, Tatjana; Virtanen, Elina; Valkonen, Jari P.T.. |
Exotic potatoes other than S. tuberosum ssp. tuberosum cultivars may have a high interest in terms of commercialization in Russia and in Europe. In Finland, on the market there is already one potato cultivar called Blue Congo, which has a dark purple skin also with a purple flesh. This clearly shows that potatoes even with considerably irregular shape and completely exceptional flesh colour can have market potential. Some potato species are known to have high protein content in tubers, which is also important for need of production in developing countries. Certain genotypes can be valuable sources of vitamins, dietary fibre and certain minerals such as copper, potassium, iron and magnesium. Potatoes may also contain a broad variation of NJF... |
Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food quality and human health. |
Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/18285/1/Rokka.doc |
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