Tubers are enlarged, nutrient-storing underground plant organs, including potato, sweet potato, yam, cassava, and cocoyam, that serve as energy-dense staple foods in many regions. As storage structures they are rich in complex carbohydrates and dietary fiber and contribute vitamins such as vitamin C and provitamin A…
Tubers are enlarged, nutrient-storing underground plant organs, including potato, sweet potato, yam, cassava, and cocoyam, that serve as energy-dense staple foods in many regions. As storage structures they are rich in complex carbohydrates and dietary fiber and contribute vitamins such as vitamin C and provitamin A, minerals, and, depending on species, resistant starch and phytochemical antioxidants. In food and nutrition science, tubers are studied for their proximate and mineral composition, their phytochemical and antioxidant properties, and their role in food security and complementary feeding. Agronomic and crop-science research extends this to cultivation systems, varietal performance, yield, and post-harvest physiology, since these factors determine nutritional quality and supply. The peer-reviewed work in this area reflects both dimensions: investigation of pH effects on phytochemical and antioxidant potential of Asparagus racemosus tubers, characterization of cocoyam germplasm, studies of cassava productivity in intercropping systems and of mycorrhizal effects on potato yield, and analyses of sprout regulation and storage-related fungistatic activity. Complementary feeding and dietary-diversity studies situate tubers within human diets across age groups. Methods span compositional analysis, antioxidant assays, field agronomy, and germplasm characterization, treating tubers as both a botanical category and a practical dietary staple with measurable nutritional and agricultural value.
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