**Author details**

Nneka R. Okereke and Chukwuemeka K. Nkere\* National Root Crops Research Institute Umudike, Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria

\*Address all correspondence to: nkerechukwuemeka@yahoo.com

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*Root and Tuber Crops: An Underexploited Source of Pectin and Future Prospects DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.110194*
