Yield and mineral content of ten enset (Ensete ventricosum) varieties

Nurfeta, Ajebu; Tolera, Adugna; Eik, Lars Olav; Sundstøl, F.

doi:10.1007/s11250-007-9095-0

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“…The names of the varieties are referred in the parentheses in this paper to explain that the nutritional composition differences may arise from the varieties not only of the botanical parts. The leaves had markedly higher protein content than that of the pseudostem and corm of the same plant [30,31] which is in agreement with the general fact that more proteins are found in the leaves than in the stems or roots of plants. The protein content of 118 different landraces from different places in Ethiopia enset leaves ranged from 10 to 23% that can be good dry season protein source for livestock [32].…”

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“…In all these minerals, the corm was found to be much better than bulla except it contains much higher concentration of potassium than corm in our current study (Tabe 1). Most enset fractions except leaf lamina are deficient in copper but rich in iron and manganese [31]. However, all these minerals were found to be limiting both in bulla and corm (Table 1 and 2).…”

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“…However, all these minerals were found to be limiting both in bulla and corm (Table 1 and 2). The macro and trace mineral content differences because of enset varieties can help in strategic supplementation of mineral deficiencies [31].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Enset (Ensete Ventricosum) Production in Ethiopia: Its Nutritional and Socio-Cultural Values

Daba

Shigeta

2016

Agriculture and Food Sciences Research

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Enset is a perennial root crop indigenous to Ethiopia cultivated dominantly in the south and southwestern highlands. There are several enset varieties or clones mainly produced for their starch from the pseudostem while some are exclusively cultivated for their corm. Kocho, bulla, and corm (amicho) are the main food products of enset. We studied the nutritional, socio-economic, and cultural values of this crop. The corm (Neqaqa) was found to be more nutritious than bulla (Gena) except in starch and zinc contents. Enset is rich in starch but low in protein composition hence, dietary protein source is mandatory. It plays great role in the food security of the country and a staple food for significant Ethiopian population. It has several environmental, nutritional, and socio-cultural importance however its cultivation is under disease challenges. Continuous research effort is required to improve the production of enset and its food products and fiber processing.

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Enset (Ensete Ventricosum) Production in Ethiopia: Its Nutritional and Socio-Cultural Values

Daba

Shigeta

2016

Agriculture and Food Sciences Research

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“…It consists of three main parts: leaves, pseudostem and corm. Over 70% of the enset plant is composed of pseudostem and corm (Fekadu and Ledin, 1997; Nurfeta et al., 2008a). Enset is found at an altitude ranging from 1200 to 3100 m a.s.l.…”

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Digestibility and nitrogen utilization in sheep fed enset (Ensete ventricosum) pseudostem or corm and graded levels of Desmodium intortum hay to wheat straw-based diets

Nurfeta

2010

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

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The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of different levels of Desmodium intortum (Desmodium) hay supplementation in sheep fed fixed amounts of enset pseudostem or corm and a basal diet of wheat straw on intake, digestibility and nitrogen utilization. Eighteen male sheep with a mean (± SD) live weight of 20.5 ± 1.45 kg were assigned to six treatments in a completely randomized design and fed either 108 g dry matter (DM) enset pseudostem or 165 g DM enset corm each with three levels (100, 200 and 300 g) of hay supplementation. For the pseudostem diets, there was no significant difference in total DM intake. Total crude protein (CP) intake and N retention increased with increasing levels of hay in both pseudostem and corm diets. The apparent digestibility of DM, OM, CP, acid detergent fibre and neutral detergent fibre (NDF) and microbial nitrogen supply (MN) at 100 g was lower that other levels of supplementation. For the corm diets, total DM and OM intake and MN supply increased with increasing levels of hay. The digestibility decreased (p < 0.001) with increasing levels of supplementation. The results suggest that at least 300 g (395 g/kg dietary DM) of Desmodium hay is required in pseudostem diets, whereas 200 g (337 g/kg dietary DM) may be sufficient in corm diets for efficient nutrient utilization.

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“…Despite the importance of enset for food security and the existence of hundreds of diverse landraces (Borrell et al, 2018), the nutritional composition of the raw plant tissues and processed food products (e.g. kocho ) has only been reported in a small number of landraces (Bosha et al, 2016; Daba & Shigeta, 2016; Mohammed et al, 2013; Nurfeta, Tolera, Eik, & Sundstøl, 2008). Reported nutritional composition and the relative concentrations of certain micronutrients show considerable variation.…”

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Micronutrient composition and microbial community analysis across diverse landraces of the Ethiopian orphan crop enset

Tamrat

Borrell

Biswas

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Enset (Ensete ventricosum) is a major starch staple and food security crop for 20 million people. Despite substantial diversity in morphology, genetics, agronomy and utilization across its range, nutritional characteristics have only been reported in relatively few landraces. Here, we survey nutritional composition in 22 landraces from three enset growing regions. We present mineral characterization of enset corm tissue, free amino acid characterization of raw and processed (fermented) tissues and genomic analysis of the microbial community associated with fermentation. We show that compared to regionally important tubers and cereals, enset is high in calcium, iron, potassium and zinc and low in sodium. We report changes in free amino acid composition due to processing, and establish that the bacteria generaAcetobacter,LactobacillusandBifidobacterium, predominate during fermentation. Nutritional and microbial variation presents opportunities to select for improved composition, quality or safety with potentially significant impacts in food security and public health.

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Yield and mineral content of ten enset (Ensete ventricosum) varieties

Cited by 34 publications

References 29 publications

Enset (Ensete Ventricosum) Production in Ethiopia: Its Nutritional and Socio-Cultural Values

Enset (Ensete Ventricosum) Production in Ethiopia: Its Nutritional and Socio-Cultural Values

Digestibility and nitrogen utilization in sheep fed enset (Ensete ventricosum) pseudostem or corm and graded levels of Desmodium intortum hay to wheat straw-based diets

Micronutrient composition and microbial community analysis across diverse landraces of the Ethiopian orphan crop enset

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