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Composites Part C: Open Access, 2022 In this study, post-harvest Dioscorea alata stem fiber was rated, extracted and treated with 2 % concentration of Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) for 4 h. Three replicate samples of Dioscorea alata stem fibre/epoxy composites (DASFEC) were prepared as per ASTM ...
Christian Emeka Okafor +4 more
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Extraction and characteristic of Dioscorea alata mucilage
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2020 Abstract Dioscorea alata (DA) mucilage is classified as water-soluble polysaccharides, which has potential as a source of hydrocolloid. This research was conducted to investigate effects of salt types on water to tuber ratio to produce the most optimal mucilage yield.
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Lye Peeling of Fresh Yam, Dioscorea alata
The Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico, 2021 Studies were conducted to determine the most suitable conditions for the lye-peeling of fresh yam, Dioscorea alata, of the Florido variety. Good peeling resulted from each of these boiling lye solution combinations: 5 minutes in 10-percent, 4 minutes in 15-percent, or 3 minutes in 20-percent.
J. M. Rivera-Ortiz, M. A. González
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Genetic control of flowering in greater yam (Dioscorea alata L.) [PDF]
BMC Plant Biology, 2021 AbstractBackgroundGreater yam (Dioscorea alataL.) is a major tropical and subtropical staple crop cultivated for its starchy tubers. Breeding of this dioecious species is hampered by its erratic flowering, yet little is currently known on the genetic determinism of its sexual reproduction.ResultHere we used a genome-wide association approach and ...
Cormier, Fabien +9 more
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Potency of Purple Yam (Dioscorea alata L) as an Immunomodulatory Agent
Berkala Kedokteran, 2018 : Purple yam tuber (Dioscorea alata L.) is one of tubers that has not been used optimally. One of the nutrients contained in Dioscorea species is Saponin Steroid.
Sri Nabawiyati Nurul Makiyah +1 more
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Agritech, 2012 Wild yams (Dioscorea spp.) grow well in Indonesia known as Uwi, is the kind of tubers that grow in the community,but they have not been used optimally. Publicity about the characteristics and types has been limited.
Sri Winarti +2 more
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PHOTOCONTROL OF DIOSCOREA ALATA PLANTLET GROWTH IN VITRO [PDF]
HortScience, 1990 The effects of light spectral quality on Discorea alata cv, Oriental in vitro grown plantlets were investigated. Cultured nodes were treated with red (R) or far-red (FR) light at the end of a 14 hr photoperiod.
Joan John +2 more
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Morphological Characterization of Purple Yam (Dioscorea alata) in Purwodadi Botanic Garden [PDF]
BIO Web of ConferencesDioscorea spp. (Yam) is an edible tuber plant from the Dioscoreaceae family. There are around 600 species of Dioscorea spp., one of them is Dioscorea alata. D.
Lathifah Fariya Putri +3 more
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Овощи России, 2021 Relevance. Currently, there is an increased interest in medicinal plants and preparations from natural herbal raw materials. This is due to the fact that biologically active substances of plants are more easily included in vital processes and do not ...
A. N. Karasiova
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Jurnal Ilmiah Medicamento, 2020 Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian eksperimental murni dengan tujuan untuk mengetahui gejala toksisitas akut dan lethal dose 50 ekstrak etanol uwi Banggai ungu (Dioscorea alata L.) terhadap tikus putih (Rattus norvegicus). Penelitian ini menggunakan 20
Corry Stephanie Sulastra +2 more
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