Embrapa begins unprecedented research in Brazil on curing sweet potato under tropical conditions

Published 2022년 11월 8일

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Research by Embrapa Vegetables in October aims to adapt sweet potato curing processes for tropical conditions in both conventional and organic farming systems in Brazil. Curing is a post-harvest technique that heals lesions on the roots, increasing shelf life and maintaining quality. The research will consider weather conditions, available cultivars, and economic realities of Brazilian producers. The Sweet Potato Healing Unit, funded by a parliamentary amendment, is being used for the research. The expectation is that the parameters for the curing process will be defined in the first quarter of the next year. This comes as Brazil's sweet potato production and consumption have seen an increase in the past decade.

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In October, Embrapa Vegetables (Brasília – DF) began research to adapt the curing processes of sweet potato under tropical conditions, both in conventional and organic farming systems. Curing is a post-harvest processing that heals the lesions on the roots, which contributes to increasing the shelf life and maintaining the aroma, flavor and nutritional quality of the vegetable. A common process in Northern Hemisphere countries, curing can be adopted by Brazilian producers who have an eye on the foreign market and also by those who wish to offer a differentiated product to the national consumer. “Our objective is to define the parameters necessary to carry out this technique, considering the weather conditions, the cultivars available in our country and according to the social and economic reality of the Brazilian producer”, informs the researcher Lucimeire Pilon, from the area of post-harvest. The researcher explains that there are general guidelines on the sweet potato curing ...

Source: Embrapa