#root crops

[nolaplantdaddy]

my first Red Hawaiian turmeric harvest 🫚

[freshtendril]

Roots

To see the earthy vegetables cleaned of soil and laid out ready for storage every fall brings such a joy for me. The work of a successful summer garden and harvest at the end of the season gives proof of a future that provides for winter health and happiness.

Gardening and the food it provides is medicine.

[continent-of-wild-endeavor]

I hilled my potatoes the other day. They seem to like it: I can see significant new growth since then.

[rooted-and-reaching]

Who said there could be more than seven root vegetables?

There's like...over ten. Who allowed that? Unbelievable.

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The study aimed to develop fungal culture media in dehydrated form utilizing selected locally available root crops such as cassava (Manihot esculenta), sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas), ube (Dioscorea alata L.), taro (Colocasia esculenta) and potato (Solanum tuberosum). Specifically, the objectives of the study was to determine the physicochemical characteristics of the formulated culture media such as the color, clarity, gel strength, ash, moisture, crude protein, crude fat and total carbohydrate contents. From the formulated combination, 39 grams of the formulated culture medium was suspended in 1000 ml of distilled water. The agar powder acted as a gelling agent for the medium. The resulting solution was boiled until all constituents were dissolved. It was autoclaved for 15 minutes at 121oC. The pH was adjusted based on the following requirement of the fungi: Saccharomyces cerevisiae 4-6, Aspergillus niger 5.5 and Rhizopus stolonifer 7-8. The media was dispensed into sterile Petri dish, taking care to distribute equally at approximately 20-25ml per petri dish. Based on the findings of the study: (1) the formulated culture media possessed the necessary physicochemical characteristics of culture media for the culture of fungi; and (2) Cassava, sweet potato, ube, taro and potato with dextrose and agar powder showed comparable effects on the growth of fungi under the study. For future researches and studies, the following may be considered: (1) the formulated fungal culture media utilizing local rootcrops are recommended for the cultivation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Aspergillus niger and Rhizopus niger; and (2) a study may be conducted on the shelf-life of the formulated fungal culture media.

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Root crops based formulated culture media and its economic feasibility

The study aimed to determine which among the formulated fungal culture media in dehydrated form utilizing cassava, (Manihot esculenta), sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas), ube (Dioscorea alata L.), taro (Colocasia esculenta), and potato (Solanum tuberosum) shall best support the growth of fungi; and to determine the most effective level of the root crop utilized as fungal culture media. The fungus, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Aspergillus niger and Rhizopus stolonifer isolates were used in the study. Inocula of Rhizopus slotolonifer, accharomyces cerevisiae and Aspergillus niger were taken asceptically and using a sterilized inoculating needle, each plate was inoculated in the center through stab technique. The size of the colony was measured through its diameter using a digital Vernier caliper and expressed in millimeters. Based on the findings of the study, cassava, sweet potato, ube, taro and potato with dextrose and agar powder showed comparable effects on the growth of fungi under the study. A level of 75%, 85% and 95% of cassava, sweet potato, ube, taro and potato dextrose agar supported the growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Aspergillus niger, and Rhizopus stolonifer. A concentration of 75%, 85% and 95% of cassava, sweet potato, ube, taro, and potato rootcrop with dextrose and agar powder can be formulated into fungal culture media. The different formulations in this study are cost effective in the cultivation of fungi such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Aspergillus niger and Rhizopus stolonifer.

[oaresearchpaper]

The study aimed to develop fungal culture media in dehydrated form utilizing selected locally available root crops such as cassava (Manihot esculenta), sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas), ube (Dioscorea alata L.), taro (Colocasia esculenta) and potato (Solanum tuberosum). Specifically, the objectives of the study was to determine the physicochemical characteristics of the formulated culture media such as the color, clarity, gel strength, ash, moisture, crude protein, crude fat and total carbohydrate contents. From the formulated combination, 39 grams of the formulated culture medium was suspended in 1000 ml of distilled water. The agar powder acted as a gelling agent for the medium. The resulting solution was boiled until all constituents were dissolved. It was autoclaved for 15 minutes at 121oC. The pH was adjusted based on the following requirement of the fungi: Saccharomyces cerevisiae 4-6, Aspergillus niger 5.5 and Rhizopus stolonifer 7-8. The media was dispensed into sterile Petri dish, taking care to distribute equally at approximately 20-25ml per petri dish. Based on the findings of the study: (1) the formulated culture media possessed the necessary physicochemical characteristics of culture media for the culture of fungi; and (2) Cassava, sweet potato, ube, taro and potato with dextrose and agar powder showed comparable effects on the growth of fungi under the study. For future researches and studies, the following may be considered: (1) the formulated fungal culture media utilizing local rootcrops are recommended for the cultivation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Aspergillus niger and Rhizopus niger; and (2) a study may be conducted on the shelf-life of the formulated fungal culture media.

[istariray23]

Kamote / Sweet Potatoes 🍠