The Effect of Anthocyanins from Dioscorea alata L. on Antioxidant Properties of Perinatal Hainan Black Goats and Its Possible Mechanism in the Mammary Gland [PDF]
Animals, 2022 (1) Background: The mammary glands of the perinatal goats are susceptible to reactive oxygen species (ROS) leading to oxidative injury. Although Dioscorea alata L.
Yuanxin Zhang +4 more
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Profiling Anthocyanins in Thai Purple Yams (Dioscorea alata L.). [PDF]
Int J Food Sci, 2020 Two accessions of Thai purple yam (Dioscorea alata) were investigated for their chemical constituents during tuber development when the vines were 3 to 8 months old. Yam tubers contained total phenolic compounds ranging between 100 and 385 mg gallic acid equivalent (GAE), flavonoids 60–160 mg catechin equivalent (CE), monomeric anthocyanin of 10–90 mg ...
Srivichai S, Hongsprabhas P.
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Epidemiological Surveys of Yam Fields in Côte d’Ivoire Revealed the First Detection of YMMV and Evidence of Episomal Badnavirus [PDF]
VirusesYam (Dioscorea spp.) is a major staple food, contributing significantly to food security and income generation for millions of people worldwide. In 2019, surveys were conducted across the seven agro-ecological zones (AEZs) of Côte d’Ivoire, the third ...
Maïmouna M. Koné +10 more
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Exploration and Characterization of “Uwi” Plant (Dioscorea sp.) in East Java Uplands, Indonesia [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 “Uwi” (Dioscorea sp.) is a tuber plant species with potentials to support the national food diversity program because it has high tolerance when planted in upland areas, which are wide in Indonesia and beyond.
Wuryantoro Wuryantoro +4 more
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A telomere-to-telomere genome assembly for greater yam (Dioscorea alata). [PDF]
Plant CommunZhang YM +8 more
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Caryologia, 2021 The genus Dioscorea comprises of economically-important plant species known for their starch throughout the world; it is also a major source of food and income in Africa.
Joshua Matthew, Julius Faluyi
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Stomatal complex types, stomatal density, and the stomatal index in some species of dioscorea [PDF]
Archives of Biological Sciences, 2009 Dioscorea alata L. has three stomatal complex types, namely, paracytic, anisocytic, and tetracytic stomata, with percentage frequency values of 50, 18, and 32, respectively.
Abdulrahaman A.A. +2 more
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Shoot and plantlet regeneration from meristems of Dioscorea rotundata Poir and Dioscorea alata L. [PDF]
African Journal of Biotechnology, 2008 In vitro culture media capable of regenerating moderate to high shoots and/or plantlets from meristems of two yam species – Dioscorea rotundata and Dioscorea alata within comparable duration of 10 weeksas commonly obtained in other monocots and root and tuber crops were investigated.
Adeniyi, O.J. +3 more
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Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2023 Yam (Dioscorea spp) occupies an important place in the diet of the populations of Côte d’Ivoire. It is a real source of starch and therefore generates enormous commercial potential.
Ganemtore Souleymane +4 more
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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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