White-water yam (Dioscorea alata L.) is one of the potential sources of starch; however, it is not yet available for commercial purposes. Besides, native white-water yam starch (WS) presents limited functionality due to poor flowability, mechanical ...
Sulastri E. +4 more
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Among the species of Dioscorea which tubers are used as human food, D. alata L. is one of the most productive and important economically. In this work the effect of sucrose (0, 2, 4, 6, 8,10%) and growth regulators concentration (ANA 0, 0.27, 2.7, 27, 54
Maylen García Corria +2 more
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Impact of anthocyanins derived from Dioscorea alata L. on growth performance, carcass characteristics, antioxidant capacity, and immune function of Hainan black goats. [PDF]
Feng H, Shi H, Yang F, Yun Y, Wang X.
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Ploidy levels of Dioscorea alata L. germplasm determined by flow cytometry
Dioscorea alata L. is a highly important crop, widely distributed in the humid and semi-humid tropics. Flow cytometry was used to determine the ploidy levels of 74 D. alata genotypes collected mainly from West African countries.
Muoneke, C. +10 more
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Shoot and plantlet regeneration from meristems of Dioscorea rotundata poir and Dioscorea alata L. [PDF]
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 weeks as commonly obtained in other monocots and root and
Ingelbrecht, I.L. +3 more
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Étude d'une Igname Dioscorea alata L. bulbifère et subspontanée aux Antilles
Study of a D. alata yam bearing bulbils and subspontaneous in the West Indies In the West Indies a D. alata yam is found with many bulbils and a profound, irregular tuber the head of which is not eaten.
Degras, L., Suard, C., Poitout, R.
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Bacterial Community of Water Yam (Dioscorea alata L.) cv. A-19. [PDF]
Kihara S +10 more
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Optimización de un medio de cultivo para plantas micropropagadas de Dioscorea alata L. [PDF]
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Identification and validation of QTLs for tuber quality related traits in greater yam (Dioscorea alata L.). [PDF]
Ehounou AE +10 more
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Variability of greater yam (Dioscorea alata L.) cultivars in Malaysia
Dioscorea alata L. or greater yam is one of the old and highly variable tuber crop in Malaysia. Genetic variation of this species is poorly documented, which is becoming a hindrance in optimizing the use of its genetic resources available in this country.
Andrew, Ngadin
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