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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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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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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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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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, 2022 Disease incidence, disease severity score and resistance status in Dioscorea alata and Dioscorea rotundata landraces screened for anthracnose resistance.
Nkese Ime Okon (12975712) +6 more
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Crescimento in vitro, aclimatização e conteúdo de diosgenina de diferentes somaclones de Dioscorea composita Hemsl. (Dioscoreaceae) [PDF]
, 2006 Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências Biológicas.
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RISIKO USAHATANI UBI ALABIO (DIOSCOREA ALATA L.) DI DESA SUNGAI AMBANGAH KECAMATAN SUNGAI RAYA KABUPATEN KUBU RAYA [PDF]
, 2023 Alabio sweet potato (Dioscorea alata L.) is a palawija crop that has potential for alternative food. Risk is the possibility of loss arising from conditions beyond the farmer's control.
Maswadi, Maswadi +2 more
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