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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, Muhammad Sasmito Djati   +1 more
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KARAKTERISTIK DAN PROFIL INULIN BEBERAPA JENIS UWI (Dioscorea spp.) Characteristic and Inulin Profil of Wild Yam (Dioscorea spp.)

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, Eni Harmayani, Rudi Nurismanto   +2 more
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Properties and performance index of natural fiber reinforced cross-ply composites made from Dioscorea alata stem fibers

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, Lawrence Chiedu Kebodi, Jayakrishna Kandasamy, Michael May, Ignatius Echezona Ekengwu   +4 more
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Morphological Characterization of Purple Yam (Dioscorea alata) in Purwodadi Botanic Garden [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
Dioscorea 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, Mas’udah Shofiyatul, Turhadi, Yulia Nina Dwi   +3 more
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Physiological and biochemical evaluation of Dioscorea alata L. tubes cultivated on a modified ion-exchange substrate

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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Propiedades funcionales de almidones de ñame (dioscorea alata)

Biotecnoloía en el Sector Agropecuario y Agroindustrial, 2018
El ñame es un producto característico de la costa Caribe colombiana. El desconocimiento de las propiedades fisicoquímicas del ñame, ha restringido el uso del producto a consumo en fresco y preparaciones tradicionales. La industria de alimentos se encuentra en la búsqueda de almidones nativos que presenten ciertas propiedades específicas de resistencia ...
Salcedo Mendoza, Jairo, García Mogollón, Carlos, Salcedo Hernández, David   +2 more
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Production of hybrid seeds by intraspecific crossing in yam Dioscorea alata L [PDF]

, 2019
Manual crosses were carried out over two successive years on Dioscorea alata for the production of hybrid seeds between five females and seven males' parents with contrasting characteristics.
Adebola, P., Arnau, Gemma, Asfaw, Asrat, Bakayoko, Y., Dibi, K.B.E., Ehounou, Adou Emmanuel, Essis, B.S., Kouakou, A.M., Maledon, Erick, N'Guetta, Assanvo Simon-Pierre, N'zi, J.C., N'Zue, Boni   +11 more
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Potential health benefits of water yam (Dioscorea alata)

Food & Function, 2013
Yam is the third most important root and tuber crop in the tropics but few species are grown as health food and/or for medicinal purposes. To ascertain the potential health benefits and alternate usage of the species, 20 varieties of Dioscorea alata (water yam) were investigated for their total dietary fiber (TDF), dry matter and amylose contents as ...
Faustina, Dufie W.M., Oduro, I., Ellis, W., Asiedu, Robert, Maziya-Dixon, B.B.   +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.
D Fortuna, S S Mardjan, T C Sunarti, E Darmawati, S M Widayati, N Purwanti   +5 more
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Viruses incidence on yam (Dioscorea spp.) in five municipalities of sucre, colombia incidencia de virosis en ñame

Temas Agrarios, 2014
In Colombia, yams (Dioscorea spp.) are grown in the Caribbean region, with Dioscorea alata L. and Dioscorea rotundata Poir. most cultivated species. One of the limiting factors in these crops are diseases caused by viruses, especially by Potyvirus that ...
Iris R. Payares, Javier D. Beltrán, Euriel Millán   +2 more
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