Improved quality control and moisture determination in dry kava ( <i>Piper methysticum</i> ) from Vanuatu: a practical oven-drying approach

Daniel Tari, Hancy Tabi, Jacinta Botleng, Rolina Kelep, Ladyshia Regenvanu, Cassandra Tangaras, Galana Siro, Krishna K. Kotra, Atanas Pipite, Lindon Havimana, Ronick S. Shadrack

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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.21102
Published: 2026-07-07
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BibTeX

@article{allodium:10.7717/peerj.21102,
  title = {Improved quality control and moisture determination in dry kava (
                    <i>Piper methysticum</i>
                    ) from Vanuatu: a practical oven-drying approach},
  author = {Daniel Tari and Hancy Tabi and Jacinta Botleng and Rolina Kelep and Ladyshia Regenvanu and Cassandra Tangaras and Galana Siro and Krishna K. Kotra and Atanas Pipite and Lindon Havimana and Ronick S. Shadrack},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PeerJ},
  doi = {10.7717/peerj.21102},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.21102}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Improved quality control and moisture determination in dry kava (
                    <i>Piper methysticum</i>
                    ) from Vanuatu: a practical oven-drying approach
AU  - Daniel Tari
AU  - Hancy Tabi
AU  - Jacinta Botleng
AU  - Rolina Kelep
AU  - Ladyshia Regenvanu
AU  - Cassandra Tangaras
AU  - Galana Siro
AU  - Krishna K. Kotra
AU  - Atanas Pipite
AU  - Lindon Havimana
AU  - Ronick S. Shadrack
PY  - 2026
JO  - PeerJ
DO  - 10.7717/peerj.21102
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Tari, D., Tabi, H., Botleng, J., Kelep, R., Regenvanu, L., Tangaras, C., Siro, G., Kotra, K. K., Pipite, A., Havimana, L., & Shadrack, R. S. (2026). Improved quality control and moisture determination in dry kava ( <i>Piper methysticum</i> ) from Vanuatu: a practical oven-drying approach. PeerJ. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.21102

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