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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.
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Fidalgo, F., Santos, I. & Salema, R. Nutritional value of potato tubers from field grown plants treated with deltamethrin. Potato Res 43, 43–48 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02358512
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