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Influence of insecticidal plant materials used during storage on sensory attributes and instrumental hardness of dry edible beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

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Three plant products with known insecticidal properties, a dry extract of flowers ofChrysanthemum cinerariaefolium (Trevir.) Vis. produced in Rwanda, an ethanol extract of seeds of neem,Azadirachta indica A. Juss., and crushed leaves ofTetradenia riparia Hochst Codd., a traditional Rwandan medicine, were mixed with beans,Phaseolus vulgaris L., for storage protection. These plant-protected beans were compared with ‘off the shelf’ beans that were being sold to consumers by the Rwandan National Agricultural Products Marketing Organization (OPROVIA). A trained sensory panel determined that beans treated with neem andC. cinerariaefolium were as acceptable after 8 months storage as those being sold throughout Rwanda by the marketing organization. Beans marketed by this organization were all treated with the standard insecticide application in Rwanda, 0.01% weight/weight pirimiphos methyl in a powder formulation. Instrumental hardness (% hard-to-cook/mean gram force) after 20 months of storage was acceptable for beans stored with neem or withC. cinerariaefolium or with the conventional government application of pirimiphos methyl. Use of either neem orC. cinerariaefolium for storage protection should not affect consumer acceptance of dry beans.

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  1. Department of Entomology, Montana State University, 59717, Bozeman, MT, USA

    Florence V. Dunkel

  2. Oprovia-Grenarwa II Recherches, B.P. 953, Kigali, Rwanda

    Assumani Serugendo

  3. Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, 55108, St Paul, MN, USA

    William M. Breene

  4. Center for Energy, Virginia State University, 23806, Petersburg, VA, USA

    Shobha Sriharan

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Dunkel, F.V., Serugendo, A., Breene, W.M. et al. Influence of insecticidal plant materials used during storage on sensory attributes and instrumental hardness of dry edible beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Plant Food Hum Nutr 48, 1–16 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01089195

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