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DOI:10.17504/protocols.io.ygzftx6 RRID Copied  
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Matema Imakumbili 2019. Determination of Total Hydrogen Cyanide Levels in Fresh Cassava Roots using the picrate paper method. protocols.io dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.ygzftx6
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URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.ygzftx6

Authors: Matema Imakumbili

Summary: This protocol describes how to analyse total cyanide (HCN) levels in fresh cassava roots using the picrate paper method. The method gives the potential cyanide content of cassava roots on a fresh weight basis.

Associated Publications: Imakumbili MLE, Semu E, Semoka JMR, Abass A, Mkamilo G (2019) Soil nutrient adequacy for optimal cassava growth, implications on cyanogenic glucoside production: A case of konzo-affected Mtwara region, Tanzania. PLoS ONE 14(5): e0216708. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216708

Affiliations: Sokoine University of Agriculture

External URL: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216708

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Publication Date: 2019

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