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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
openaire   +3 more sources

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
doaj   +1 more source

Pengaruh faktor lingkungan terhadap pertumbuhan beberapa aksesi Dioscorea alata L terpilih koleksi kebun raya purwodadi

Jurnal Agro, 2021
Uwi (Dioscorea alata L.) merupakan jenis tanaman umbi-umbian berpotensi nutrisi. Namun pemanfaatannya sebagai bahan pangan alternatif masih jarang, karena keterbatasan informasi potensi nutrisi dan sistem budidaya.
Abban Putri Fiqa, Titik Helen Nursafitri, F. Fauziah, Shofiyatul Masudah   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Multi-Trait Selection Index for Simultaneous Selection of Water Yam (Dioscorea alata L.) Genotypes

Agronomy
Water yam (Dioscorea alata L.) is the most widely cultivated yam species with good agronomic attributes. However, several biotic and abiotic constraints and its lower food quality such as poor pound ability limit its production and use.
Fatoumata Ouattara, P. Agre, I. Adejumobi, M. Akoroda, F. Sorho, K. Ayolie, R. Bhattacharjee   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Water Yam (Dioscorea alata L.) Growth and Tuber Yield as Affected by Rotation and Fertilization Regimes across an Environmental Gradient in West Africa

Agronomy, 2022
Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is a staple food crop and a source of income for millions of people in West Africa. Traditionally, in West Africa, yams are grown without any external inputs, leading to low tuber yields.
Nestor Pouya, V. K. Hgaza, D. I. Kiba, LE Bomisso, B. Aighewi, S. Aké, E. Frossard   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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
openaire   +1 more source

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
doaj   +3 more sources

Genomic resources for water yam (Dioscorea alata L.): analyses of EST sequences, De Novo sequencing and GBS libraries [PDF]

, 2015
Published online: 29 July ...
Asiedu, Robert, Bhattacharjee, R., Saski, C.A., Scheffler, Brian E.   +3 more
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Elite Genotypes of Water Yam (Dioscorea alata) Yield Food Product Quality Comparable to White Yam (Dioscorea rotundata)

Applied Sciences
Water yam (Dioscorea alata), also known as winged yam, is one of the most economically significant yam species, serving as a staple food crop in tropical and subtropical regions.
M. Adesokan, E. Alamu, Según Fawole, A. Asfaw, B. Maziya-Dixon   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Development of genomic simple sequence repeat markers for yam [PDF]

, 2016
Yam ( Dioscorea spp.) is a major staple crop widely cultivated for its starchy tubers. To date, very few marker resources are publicly avail - able as tools for genetic and genomic studies of this economically important crop.
Asiedu, Robert, Babil, P., López Montes, Antonio José, Mitsuoka, C., Sartie, A.M., Takagi, H., Tamiru, M., Terauchi, R., Yamanaka, S.   +8 more
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