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Revue Ecosystèmes et Paysages, 2023 La commune de Tchaoudjo 2 située dans la région Centrale du Togo, a un paysage agraire qui se dégrade considérablement et se compose de plusieurs types de parcs agroforestiers.
Sim-Bassi Issifou Amadou +2 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. +4 more
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Preparation of Yam (Dioscorea alata L.) Flakes
The Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico, 2021 Dehydrated yam flakes to be prepared as instant mashed yam were produced from lye-peeled tubers steam-cooked for periods of 5, 10, 15, and 20 minutes. The longer the cooking period, the higher the damage suffered by the cells, as evidenced by the free starch available in the flakes.
E. J. Rodríguez-Sosa, M. A. González
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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 +2 more
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Study on Starch Granules of Local Varieties of Dioscorea hispida and Dioscorea alata [PDF]
Journal of Tropical Life Science, 2016 Starch is regarded as vital in the food industry, where granule size and shape determine its function and uses. One plant taxon that is widely known as a starch source is Dioscorea (Dioscoreaceae), whose starch and protein content make it a healthy food. As the initial step to identify which varieties possess potential as starch sources, we conducted
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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 +2 more
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Plants, 2021 Yam (Dioscorea spp.) species are predominantly dioecious, with male and female flowers borne on separate individuals. Cross-pollination is, therefore, essential for gene flow among and within yam species to achieve breeding objectives.
Jean M. Mondo +4 more
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Profiling Anthocyanins in Thai Purple Yams (Dioscorea alata L.) [PDF]
International Journal of Food Science, 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 ...
Subin Srivichai, Parichat Hongsprabhas
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Postharvest application of growth regulators on Dioscorea alata (L.) and Dioscorea rotundata (Poir.)
Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Hortícolas, 2021 Yam is a tuber that sees high demand and consumption in Colombia, whose post-harvest quality losses during storage have been a challenge for farmers. At the Universidad de Cordoba-Colombia, Agronomy Engineering program, between March and August of 2019, a trial was established to estimate the effect of two growth regulators on the variables: tuber ...
Carlos Enrique Cardona-Ayala +2 more
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Cœnocytic Vessel Elements in Dioscorea alata L. [PDF]
Nature, 1963 DURING the course of a morpho-histogenic study on the cultivated species of Dioscorea of Gujarat State, India, certain observations were made on the development of the vessel elements in the stem of D. alata (Kamodio variety). The vessel elements of the plant were found to be unusual in being very broad with long scalariform plates which often exhibit ...
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