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cassava is propagated by cutting the stem into sections of approximately cm, these being planted prior to the wet season. cassava undergoes postharvest physiological deterioration, or ppd, once the tubers are separated from the main plant. the tubers, when damaged, normally respond with a healing mechanism
. however, the same mechanism, which involves coumaric acids , initiates about minutes after damage, and fails to switch off in harvested tubers. it continues until the entire tuber is oxidized and blackened within two to three days after harvest, rendering it unpalatable and useless. cassava can be...
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