The dasheen (Colocasia esculenta L.) is a herbaceous, tuberous perennial with large distinctive leaves and is cultivated extensively in tropical countries such as Trinidad and Tobago, for both the tender leaves and the tubers. The leaf with the stem attached commonly called "dasheen bush" or "callaloo bush" and is usually cooked as spinach. Under ambient conditions (28 ?C), the weight loss of the dasheen leaf is 63 % after 8 days and the moisture content falls from 85.5 % (wet basis) to 22.3 % in this time. Hence, in the traditional marketing system, the crop wilts rapidly and losses are high. In this study, the effect
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Product Type:
Other
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Style:
Fresh
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Place of Origin:
Trinidad and Tobago
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Brand Name:
Camex Cigars
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Type:
Spinach
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