Sensory and physicochemical profiling of traditional and enriched gari in Benin [PDF]
, 2019 Gari is a roasted fermented granular product made from cassava in many African countries. It is consumed raw, or added with water, or cooked into a paste. Up to now, gari enriched with palm oil and/or soybean is not available on Beninese markets.
Adinsi, Laurent +7 more
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Inberitance patterns of tetraploid Dioscorea alata varieties [PDF]
, 2009 Polyploidy is a crucial issue for yam improvement programmes. Recent studies have revealed that the basic chromosome number of the species D. alata is x = 20 and that accessions with 2n = 40, 60 and 80 chromosomes are diploid, triploid and tetraploid ...
Abraham, Kuttolamadathil +4 more
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Perbanyakan Gembili (Dioscorea Esculenta) Dan Ubi Kelapa (Dioscorea Alata) Menggunakan Bibit Set Mini [PDF]
, 2014 Ubi kelapa and Gembili are potential sources of fungsional food, because of their high nutrition content. But their production and utilization in Indonesia remains lack behind, due to their low economic value, requiring long cultivation period and high ...
Diantina, S. (Surya), Hutami, S. (Sri)
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Psychoimmunological effects of dioscorea in ovariectomized rats: role of anxiety level
Annals of General Psychiatry, 2007 Background Anxiety levels in rats are correlated with interleukin-2 (IL-2) levels in the brain. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of dioscorea (wild yam), a Chinese medicine, on emotional behavior and IL-2 levels in the brain of
Kao Mei-Ding +6 more
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Discovery of three genotypes of Discorea trifida grown in Venezuelan Amazons with quite low-amylose starch: 1. Physical attributes and proximate composition of the tubers and characterization of its waxy starches [PDF]
, 2009 Yam Dioscorea trifida, is an economical and cultural important crop for indigenous from Amazon region of South America. These crops could be a potential supply of starch that would be good source for different food industries. Nonetheless, is very little
Dufour, Dominique +6 more
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Alternative Media for Bacterial Growth Using a Different Source of Carbohidrats [PDF]
, 2015 The high cost of instant media such as nutrient agar encourage researchers to find an alternative media from raw materials that are easily available and cheap.
Rahayu, A. T. (Anisah)
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Participatory assessment of local yam cultivars (Dioscorea cayenensis and D. rotundata) in Benin [PDF]
, 2006 Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir. and Dioscorea cayenensis Lam.) is a native, old and traditional crop of West Africa. A long history of cultivation combined with high genetic diversity has led to important indigenous knowledge that needs to be ...
Dansi, Alexandre, Vernier, Philippe
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Comparison of the Polysaccharide Content of Cultivated Dioscorea nipponica Makino and Research on Pharmacologic Activity of Polysaccharide [PDF]
International Journal Bioautomation, 2013 Dioscorea nipponica Makino, a perennial herb growing in mountainous areas of the Chinese Changbai mountains and Korean peninsula, has long been used as a folk medicine for bronchitis, asthma, and rheumatoid arthritis. Due to these therapeutic properties,
Guangqing Xia +5 more
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Removal of Cyanides from Gadung (Dioscorea hispida Dennst.) Tuber Chips using Leaching and Steaming Techniques [PDF]
, 2011 Gadung (Dioscorea hispida Dennst.) has been considered as one of staple foods in Indonesia. However, its high cyanides content has limited its utilisation for commercial food production. This work is aimed to investigate the removal of cyanides content
Budiyati, C.S. +2 more
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FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF WILD YAM (Dioscorea spp.)
Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2013 Samples of wild yam tubers (Dioscorea alata, D. bulbifera var. vera, D. esculenta, D. oppositifolia var. dukhumensis, D.oppositifolia var. oppositifolia, D. pentaphylla var. pentaphylla, D. spicata, D. tomentosa and D.
Ponnumani Sundaradhas Shajeela +2 more
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