Resources Tagged: Wood Ash

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  1. Does Wood Ash Help Preserve Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum)?

    2021-01-01 Following the astonishing findings in an article published in November 2016 of a farmer preserving freshly harvested tomatoes in wood ash for up to 5 to 6 months, the research team at ECHO Florida decided to further investigate the potential of this technique to prolong the storage life of fresh...
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  2. Effectiveness of Wood Ash in Extending the Shelf Life of Fresh Tomatoes

    Abstract, Dissertation, Makerere Univeristy, 2019 In Uganda, tomato is the most widely grown vegetable crop and is popular among all communities. Income from tomatoes is mainly constrained by post-harvest losses. Some farmers in Teso region keep their tomatoes in ash. However, no research has...
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