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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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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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TOKSISITAS AKUT DAN LETHAL DOSIS (LD50) EKSTRAK ETANOL UWI BANGGAI UNGU (Dioscorea alata L.) PADA TIKUS PUTIH (Rattus norvegicus)

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, Khildah Khaerati, Ihwan   +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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Diversity and Utilization of Dioscorea Spp. Tuber as Alternative Food Source in Nganjuk Regency, East Java [PDF]

, 2015
Dioscorea spp. is local tuberous food crop that has potential as alternative food source to support food security program in Indonesia. Exploration study and collecting mission subjected to Dioscorea spp. have been conducted in Nganjuk Regency. The study
Hapsari, L. (Lia), Trimanto, T. (Trimanto)   +1 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. End-of-day (EOD) light treatments did not affect organogenesis.
Joan John, William Courtney, Dennis R. Decoteau   +2 more
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Informal Seed System on Greater Yam (Dioscorea alata):

Mountain Journal of Science and Interdisciplinary Research (formerly Benguet State University Research Journal), 2020
Indigenous knowledge on variety, seed selection and seed-related practices is very important in the maintenance of greater yam diversity. However, baseline information on indigenous production, storage, or exchange of traditional greater yam varieties, and planting materials is very limited, especially among the indigenous people of the Northern ...
Dalen T. Meldoz, Betty T. Gayao, Grace S. Backian   +2 more
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