Nutritional value of potato tubers from field grown plants treated with deltamethrin

Tubers showed changes in their nutritional value caused by the treatment of the plants with the insecticide deltamethrin. The level of starch was increased in comparison with control tubers; but the amylose percentage was not affected. In contrast, the total protein content decreased in tubers from...

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Published in:Potato research 2000-03, Vol.43 (1), p.43-48
Main Authors: FIDALGO, Fernanda, SANTOS, Isabel, SALEMA, R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agrochemicals products
Amino acids
Biological and medical sciences
Deltamethrin
Food industries
Fruit and vegetable industries
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Insecticides
Nutrition
Nutritive value
Pesticides used against invertebrates
Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection
Pollution effects and side effects of agrochemicals on crop plants and forest trees. Other anthropogenic factors
Pollution effects. Side effects of agrochemicals
Potatoes
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Summary:Tubers showed changes in their nutritional value caused by the treatment of the plants with the insecticide deltamethrin. The level of starch was increased in comparison with control tubers; but the amylose percentage was not affected. In contrast, the total protein content decreased in tubers from treated plants, whereas free amino acids level and ascorbic acid content increased. The results showed that the changes in the tubers caused by the treatment of potato plants with deltamethrin did not adversely affect the nutritional value of the progeny tubers.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0014-3065
1871-4528
DOI:10.1007/BF02358512